State tax revenues

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.

California lawmakers warned by LAO against spending a large anticipated surplus.

Sound Transit says it can continue to collect taxes approved by its own voters in 2016 until bonds it backs are repaid.

Total state spending increased 5.7% in fiscal 2019 supplied by a 4.7% increase in federal funding that was augmented by a 5.9% increase the use of state funds.

A Senate committee has approved a bill requiring remote sellers to collect the state's 6% sales tax. It could generate $700 million in new revenue.

Michigan is more vulnerable because of its higher exposure to the auto manufacturer relative to other U.S. states, said Moody's Investors Service.

The state will encounter budget gaps in the following two years, according to a new long-range revenue forecast.

As health risks associated with e-cigarettes have gained attention, some states are trying to deter minors from the product through taxation.

Chicago’s long-standing effort to host and profit from a casino will require a legislative makeover to attract financing, a report said.

Thousands of voters want the constitutional amendment on the 2020 ballot while utilities and groups ask the Florida Supreme Court to strike it down.

Rainy day funds are vital to help states maintain fiscal flexibility and limit painful spending cuts or tax increases.

The state auditor raised questions about how the state controller reported California's OPEB liability in the report, which took 11 months to release.

Fitch Ratings has developed two indices tracking LGIPs.

The number of states levying special annual registration fees on electric vehicles has risen by seven this year to 27 as governments seek new ways to fund transportation.

States collected more than $45.2 billion in motor fuel taxes in 2017, compared with $36.8 billion 10 years earlier, according to the Federal Highway Administration.

A surging population and a healthy economy kept local governments riding high in sales tax revenue for the first half of the year.

The 10 most populous U.S. states that levy income taxes all saw April revenue spikes, in many cases after missing projections in the previous months.

For the fiscal year, the state's total revenue collections are ahead 6.2% over the same period last year.

California's April revenues came in $4 billion higher than anticipated.