State tax revenues

In budget talks, House Speaker José Oliva says lawmakers will discuss how to prepare for a recession that may result from the economic impacts of COVID-19.

The state's lookback at gambling revenues since 2012 comes as a large-scale expansion looms.

If the new projections bear out Wisconsin would bolster cash and reserve balances while trimming a longstanding GAAP deficit

The governor has recommended a $54.15 billion budget amid flat state revenue collections in the current fiscal year.

For the next fiscal year, which begins Oct. 1 , the general fund is projected to have $235 million more than estimates made last May, bringing the total to $11.2 billion.

Oklahoma saw its economy steadily slowing through 2019, according to Treasurer Randy McDaniel.

Deborah Goldberg succeeds Utah State Treasurer David Damschen as president of the National Association of State Treasurers.

A new survey by the National Association of State Budget Officers reports these reserves had a median balance of 7.6% of a state’s general fund in fiscal 2019, compared with 4.7% in fiscal 2007 before the onset of Great Recession in December of that year.

Gov. Tim Walz wants to use some of the extra funds for a bonding bill to fund infrastructure investments in the state.

In a recent Moody's report, analysts said states would be able to weather a moderate recession due to healthy reserves.