State budgets

State lawmakers will return to Columbia for a two-day session that will also determine what to do with embattled state-owned utility Santee Cooper.

Depending on recovery, state's deficit could soar to $126 billion.

The loss of $1.03 billion in revenues prompted state lawmakers to ask congressional delegates to support a $500 billion relief package for states.

A bipartisan group of New York lawmakers announced Wednesday plans to introduce a bill that would split federal aid between counties and municipalities.

The steep drop in revenue does not yet reflect the collapse in oil prices, Oklahoma Treasurer Randy McDaniel said.

The state government, which was looking at multibillion-dollar surpluses before the coronavirus struck, is now facing a $54.3 billion of red ink.

The two state administrations laid out initial estimates of revenue losses due to the pandemic as the federal government debates additional relief.

The lowest-rated state government moved a $1.2 billion GO certificate deal to the day-to-day calendar in the face of a skeptical buyside.

The state will cut its budget no more than 4% amid a revenue crisis, legislative leaders announced.

Financial damage from the COVID-19 pandemic forced New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy to retreat from plans to build up the state’s reserves.

Howard Cure, director of municipal bond research at Evercore Wealth Management, analyzes New York State’s $177 billion 2021 fiscal year budget and the impact of major fiscal uncertainties stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic. Andrew Coen hosts.

S&P Global Ratings said balancing the state budget "will be met against a growing cloud of uncertainty” between the recession and COVID-19.

Texas suffered its worst sales tax plunge in 10 years as the pandemic began to grip the state's economy.

Speaker Nancy Pelosi said there could be three tranches of federal aid directed to state, county and municipal governments

Better technology can help enhance efficiency, analysts and civic leaders say.

According to the survey that Tom Kozlik prepared, more than 90% of 211 analysts and specialists found coronavirus the most compelling issue facing the public finance industry. Public pensions ranked second.

Illinois tentatively plans to sell $1.2 billion of certificates next week and $1 billion of bonds the following week.

William Glasgall of the Volcker Alliance explores deficits, budget cuts, rainy-day funds and borrowing options amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Paul Burton hosts.

Where and how residents buy their alcohol in the commonwealth's control state system has resurfaced as a budgetary, policy and public-health dynamic.

The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities said bankruptcy "could significantly raise states' cost of issuing bonds to pay for major transportation projects and other investments that boost the economy."