State taxes

Pension costs and slow growth in state revenues contributed to a fifth straight year of net tax-supported debt growth of under 2%.

Alaska's credit quality and the future of some existing and proposed bonding programs hang in the balance as lawmakers wind down the clock in Juneau.

For the first time in nearly 30 years, Oklahoma has raised taxes to deal with a teachers strike, a credit positive step, says Moody's Investors Service.

Employers in New York also are allowed to implement a 5% payroll tax as a way of paying some of their employees’ state income taxes.

The report illustrates how federal, state and local laws must be changed if the Supreme Court rules in favor of South Dakota and against Wayfair Inc. in an online sales tax case.

States are poised to see increases in their corporate tax base because of the federal tax overhaul, according to a new study.

After years tight budgets that followed tax cuts and revenue shortfalls, Oklahoma teachers and government employees are threatening to walk off the job.

After several years of sluggish revenue growth, U.S. states enacted cautious budgets for fiscal 2018, according the National Association of State Budget Officers.

State Treasurer John Chiang wants a study to consider a state bank for the legal pot industry.

The Oklahoma governor urged lawmakers to end a six-week-long special session by closing a $215 million budget gap.