State budgets

New Jersey’s health benefit agreements with public sector unions mark an important step toward managing a growing expense, according to Moody’s.

Oklahoma's rapidly recovering economy and structural budget repairs led Moody's to boost its outlook from negative.

In an aging nation, Texas is showing the strongest demographic trends, according to S&P Global Ratings.

State officials have lost two rounds in a lawsuit that says California improperly diverted money intended for homeowners to make payments on housing bonds.

State Comptroller Susana Mendoza blames Gov. Bruce Rauner for the two-year budget impasse, which she called a "man-made calamity." Paul Burton and Chip Barnett host.

The threat of lower tax revenues after the IRS denied the SALT tax workaround isn’t the only worry.

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy says the state will save $497 million over two years.

New Illinois measures help without attacking the state's real budget problems, according to Moody's Investors Service.

Connecticut’s planned issue of credit revenue bonds is a “potentially terrible long-term solution,” says Municipal Market Analytics.

The Texas Public Finance Authority is laying the groundwork for revenue bonds to fund a Capitol mall and another office complex in Austin.

Tax revenue from gambling in August was up 24.5% year-over-year, according to a state report.

Incumbent Bill Walker, an independent, faces challenges from Democrat Mark Begich and Republican Mike Dunleavy.

Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo and Republican Cranston Mayor Allan Fung will duel in November's general election.

S&P boosted the outlook on New Mexico's AA rating to stable from negative.

State Controller Betty Yee said revenues came in $1.14 billion higher than anticipated.

Maine Gov. Paul LePage is pushing the federal government to reverse the decisions of his state's voters and courts, and block a Medicaid expansion plan.

His two-decade career as a California elected official has given him a reputation as a fiscal policy expert.

The state recorded $31.94 billion of sales tax revenue, according to state Comptroller Glenn Hegar.

The state gas tax will rise by 4.3 cents per gallon on Oct. 1 to support the state's Transportation Trust Fund.

The Maine Supreme Court dealt a blow to Gov. Paul LePage’s efforts to slow voter-approved Medicaid expansion.