state budget issues

state budget issues

Analyzing Costs Associated with Winter Storms

Because natural disasters and winter storms are unpredictable, they can lead to unexpected costs and impacts on state and local budgets. This issue brief summarizes some of the issues to examine when trying to determine the costs of winter storms on state and local budgets.

NASBO has recently received several inquiries regarding the impact of winter storms on state budgets. Because natural disasters and winter storms are unpredictable, they can lead to unexpected costs and impacts on state and local budgets. This issue brief summarizes some of the issues to examine when trying to determine the costs of winter storms on state and local budgets. NASBO will continue to share information and identify best practices when dealing with natural disasters and winter storms.

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2008 Budget Processes in the States

Budget Processes in the States, Summer 2008

Budget Processes in the States highlights key budget issues, demonstrating the diversity in state budgeting practices. The budget process is the arena in which a state determines public priorities by allocating financial resources among competing claims. The report chapters are organized around particular topical areas: the budget cycle, budget requirements, budgeting tools, the budget document, and monitoring the budget. Data for this report were collected from the fifty states during fiscal 2008.

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