State budgets

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.

Sens. Manchin and Schumer's long-elusive deal on a energy, climate and tax bill includes no muni-friendly items or SALT reform.

Keely Martin Bosler steps away from California fiscal policy after two decades of analyzing and helping to craft the state’s budgets.

Court decisions are highlighting the complexity of controlling how states spend money allocated them by federal law.

“In the Great Recession it took us like seven or eight years to get back to where we were pre-recession,” Florida's Ben Watkins said. “This time it was less than 24 months.”

Public sector employment remains low despite the influx of federal aid, and governments dangling high wages and benefits could face long-term credit challenges, panelists said at Brookings Municipal Finance Conference.

The lack of a TRANs deal will put off a test of how competitive bidding for the debt may be impacted by the state’s pro-firearm and fossil fuel policies that have sidelined a few big underwriting firms.

Private activity bonds for a coffee farm and general obligation bonds for an emergency center were cut with Gov. David Ige's veto pen.

Included in the Democrats’ all but dead Build Back Better bill, an expansion of the low-income housing tax credit could be a boon for the housing sector.

Coming back from COVID, states in the Southeast are seeing their revenue streams perk up as economic activity resumes across the region.

Illinois closed the books June 30 on a "record-breaking" year for general fund revenues.

The budget package awaiting Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's signature leaves billions on the table, for now, with contentious negotiations looming over the shape of tax relief.

Public private partnerships offer a new financing model for Colorado, which is prohibited from issuing general obligation bonds for state capital needs.

High energy prices and low unemployment have aided Oklahoma’s economy.