State budgets

Rising state-supported debt and sidestepping best practices alarm the comptroller.

State tax collections are faring better than predicted early in the COVID-19 pandemic but uncertainties abound, says a University of Illinois task force fiscal report.

Gov. Tim Walz's proposed tax hikes to eliminate a budget gap and produce new revenue for his economic initiatives drew GOP backlash.

The case has also has fiscal implications for Arkansas, Delaware, Nebraska, New York, and Pennsylvania.

Oregon Gov. Kate Brown championed aspects of her proposed budget that would move the needle on racial and income equality in the state.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York’s legislature may agree on the concept of online sports betting, but a fight lurks over the winners and losers of implementation.

Skeptics ask whether New York's governor is overplaying the Washington hand and how the state can improve its own lot.

State tax revenues remain down compared to pre-coronavirus figures but estimates in a new forecast are higher than its previous official forecast in August.

The California Assembly budget committee discussed Gov. Gavin Newsom's more pressing budget requests during a Monday hearing.

In a speech short on specifics, Ducey said tax cuts would help stimulate the economy.

Monday’s vote was the start of the process of allowing lawmakers to work on the approximately $12 billion state budget in a conference committee.

Despite the coronavirus pandemic, Tennessee state revenue collections last month were about $156 million more than the budget estimate.

Federal aid and budget cuts could erase Texas's nearly $1 billion revenue shortfall, state Comptroller Glenn Hegar says.

The continued escalation of COVID-19 cases in California and the resulting economic volatility took precedence as Gavin Newsom unveiled his fiscal 2021 budget.

Despite a fiscal blow, Oklahoma landed in a better position than many expected, the treasurer says.

The new corporate tax incentive legislation includes an annual cap for a key component, in an effort not to repeat the mistakes of its predecessor program.

The spending plan the governor will release Friday will include a $4.5 billion economic recovery package in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.

Texas saw sales tax revenue fall 5% in December, ending a dark year of pandemic and lower oil prices.

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer named Dave Massaron to replace Budget Director Chris Kolb, who is taking an administrative job at the University of Michigan.

New Jersey and Connecticut on Tuesday joined a legal battle to stop neighboring states from taxing residents who due to the pandemic have stopped commuting over state lines and are now working remotely.