The National Association of State Budget OfficersMedia Contact
Scott D. Pattison
Executive Director
202-624-8804
spattison@nasbo.org
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New report on state higher education financing
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Brian Sigritz discusses trends in spending and revenue growth and what impact these, and sequestration, have on healthcare, transportation and education.
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Brief analyses of governors' proposed budgets for fiscal 2014
Latest Publications
The fall edition details governors’ enacted budgets. With data gathered from all 50 state budget offices and published jointly with the National Governors Association, the report provides narrative analysis of the fiscal condition of the states and data summaries of state general fund revenues, expenditures, and balances.
This annual report examines spending in the functional areas of state budgets: elementary and secondary education, higher education, public assistance, Medicaid, corrections, transportation, and all other. It also includes data on the State Children’s Health Insurance Program and on revenue sources in state general funds.
This report details the process behind proposing and enacting a state budget. The report contains 50-state data on the budget cycle, budget requirements, budgeting tools, the budget document, and monitoring the budget. Specific topics covered include whether a state passes a budget annually or biennially, budget timelines, governors’ budget authority, and budget agencies’ organization.
NASBO in the News
2013
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Fear of U.S. Cuts Grows in States Where Aid Flows (February 22)
- States' Fragile Recovery at Risk (January 23)
- Uncertainty from Washington Continues for States (January 4)
- Fiscal Cliff Deal a Mixed Bag for State, Local Leaders (January 3)
- Beyond the Cliff: Muni Market Breathes Temporary Sigh of Relief (January 3)
- State, local government finances humming again (January 3)
2012
- US state, local spending expands for first time in 3 years (December 20)
- As State Budgets Rebound, Federal Cuts Could Pose Danger (December 14)
- US states inch closer to pre-recession prosperity (December 14)
- State Tax Revenue Rebounds as Post-Recession Spending Rises (December 14)
- States face double fiscal whammy: Federal aid cuts and spiraling health-care costs (December 14)
- States still targeting Medicaid pay to contain costs (June 25)
- C-SPAN Washington Journal Interview (June 26)
- State, local spending at lowest point since '80's (June 20)
- Budget Turnarounds: Some States Socking Cash Away (June 19)
- States trim rate of spending growth (June 12)
- State revenue tops forecast as U.S. governors reduce spending (June 12)
- Revenues recover but states still tight fisted (June 12)
- As state revenues recover, health costs remain a burden (June 12)