State budgets

There are only four statewide bond measures appearing on ballots across the country, the lowest since 2010.

California revenues are $2 billion below its 2023-23 Budget Act forecast for the first two months of the fiscal year 2023.

Improved commitments to pension funding, coupled with other changes to the two states' retirement systems, have yielded bond rating upgrades for both.

Despite a boost in state funding, Arizona school districts face big budget cuts unless the Republican-controlled legislature lifts a cap on their spending.

The once-barren budget stabilization fund now tops $1 billion but it's meager compared to the cushion built up by other states.

Massachusetts Treasurer Deborah Goldberg talks about the Bay State's economic recovery, the largest ESG bond deal ever done in the municipal space and special state initiatives such as promoting diversity and inclusion and creating a Baby Bond taskforce. Chip Barnett and Thomas Nocera host. (22 minutes).

With Texas reporting a double-digit revenue increase in fiscal 2022 and projecting a record budget surplus, Gov. Greg Abbott wants a large property tax cut.

Nearly all construction firms have job openings, and more than half said they're seeing projects being scaled back, postponed or canceled.

Economists presented a good news-bad news scenario during their September forecast that included the possibility of a recession, which would kill the kicker rebate.

Fitch said it expects the law will spur more public power borrowing for clean energy facilities.

The state is heavily dependent on personal income taxes, which have dropped the most.

A Reason Foundation study found K-12 debt steadily rising since 2014.

With online sports wagering off to a fast start in New York State, lobbyists for online casino games want to be next.

William Glasgall of the Volcker Alliance dives deep into factors affecting state and local budgets. He looks at what the Inflation Reduction Act means, how states are using stimulus money and economic effects of work from home. Caitlin Devitt hosts. (31 minutes)

S&P revised the state's outlook to positive in September, which gives it a one-in-three chance of a ratings boost over the two-year outlook period.

During her almost 14 years as Virginia state treasurer, Manju Ganeriwala oversaw the issuance of more than $33 billion of municipal bonds.

The latest revenue numbers come ahead of a governor's race that rematches incumbent Brian Kemp against Democrat Stacey Abrams, whom he narrowly beat in 2018.

All states hit the Aug. 1 deadline to submit electric vehicle charging station plans to unlock the first piece of funding in the federal infrastructure package.

The future outlook now is much more fragile, the Citizens Budget Commission said.

Several states are holding sales tax holidays for school supplies and other items amid strong revenue collections, although critics say they will do little to ease the impact of high inflation.