National
Would Eliminating Taxes on Services Help or Hurt the Poor?
Governing.com - 8/31/2016
Weaker corporate profits cost states millions
The Hill - 8/31/2016
How Academia Is Failing Government
Governing.com - 8/31/2016
These States Are Getting Grants to Help Them Explore Gas Tax Alternatives
Route Fifty - 8/31/2016
Some Colleges Choose to Slash, Freeze Tuition
U.S. News & World Report - 8/31/2016
Nurses Step In to Boost Treatment for Opioid Addiction
Pew Trusts - StateLine.org - 8/31/2016
U.S. Funding for Fighting Zika Virus Is Nearly Spent, C.D.C. Says
New York Times - 8/30/2016
A Building Boom is Driving Economic Growth in Most States
Pew Trusts - StateLine.org - 8/30/2016
States Struggle With Oil & Gas Taxation During Downturn
Forbes.com (Forbes Magazine) - 8/29/2016
States Say Bah! Humbug! to Sales Tax Holidays
Pew Trusts - StateLine.org - 8/29/2016
U.S. public universities turning to private sector to meet campus needs
Reuters - 8/26/2016
How Cuts Are Pushing College Students Out of State
New York Times - 8/26/2016
States Start to Approve Steep Increases in Health Premiums
Governing.com - 8/26/2016
The Week in Public Finance: Pensions' Funding Gap, An Assault on Fees and More
Governing.com - 8/26/2016
U.S. state public pension funding gap shrinks in fiscal 2014 -Pew
Reuters - 8/24/2016
Alabama
Judge orders Alabama Secretary of State to add amendment to November ballot
AL.com - 8/27/2016
Alabama lottery bill stumbles before finish line
Montgomery Advertiser - 8/26/2016
Alabama lottery bill passes House on second vote
AL.com - 8/26/2016
Alaska
New natural resources commissioner says hes working to put more oil in Alaskas future
Alaska Dispatch News - 8/30/2016
State meeting hears input about privatization of Alaska Psychiatric Institute
Alaska Dispatch News - 8/26/2016
Claims for expanded Medicaid group $30 million over estimates in first year
Juneau Empire - 8/26/2016
Arizona
AZ earns praise for teacher training database
Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com & KPNX-TV NBC 12 Phoenix - 8/28/2016
State tax-amnesty program offers generous terms
Tucson Arizona Daily Star - 8/26/2016
Arkansas
Views differ on import of Medicaid expansion numbers
Arkansas News.com - 8/28/2016
California
How would the California Secure Choice retirement account program work?
San Jose Mercury News - 8/30/2016
State community colleges 'Promise' help for low-income, first-time students
San Jose Mercury News - 8/30/2016
State may have to pay local water agencies millions
San Francisco Chronicle (SFGate.com) - 8/30/2016
California governor signs bill banning coal-export funding
Sacramento Bee - 8/27/2016
Colorado
Marijuana sales tax money to help State Fair, FFA and 4-H
Pueblo Chieftain - 8/30/2016
Colorado officials seek higher hunting, fishing fees
Pueblo Chieftain - 8/29/2016
Connecticut
Decision Expected Sept. 7 In State Education Funding Case
Hartford Courant - 8/31/2016
State-local panel launched
Waterbury Republican-American - 8/30/2016
Delaware
State changes unclaimed property rule after settlement
Wilmington News Journal (Delaware Online) - 8/30/2016
State, feds to talk addiction solutions
Wilmington News Journal (Delaware Online) - 8/30/2016
Florida
FEMA rejects Gov. Scott's state of emergency request for algae
Orlando Sentinel - 8/25/2016
Georgia
Is school-takeover ballot language ‘misleading?’ Georgia PTA thinks so
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - 8/29/2016
$300 million boost sought for Georgias state health care programs
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - 8/25/2016
Hawaii
State forecasts steady economic growth
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - 8/30/2016
State ends fiscal year with record $1 billion surplus
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - 8/26/2016
State sits on record $1 billion surplus
KHNL/KGMB-TV Hawaii News Now - 8/25/2016
Idaho
Idaho lawmakers impasse on Medicaid expansion persists
Boise Idaho Statesman - 8/29/2016
Illinois
Rauner vetoes bill raising caregivers' minimum wage
Springfield State Journal-Register - 8/30/2016
Despite budget warnings from Rauner, TRS board votes to lower investment estimates
Springfield State Journal-Register - 8/27/2016
Illinois' pension payment expected to increase by $400M
Illinois Daily Herald - 8/27/2016
Iowa
Medicaid managers' spending on Iowans varies greatly
Des Moines Register - 8/26/2016
Kansas
Opposition to Kansas' 'LLC loophole' appears to be growing
Topeka Capital-Journal - 8/29/2016
With 11 cases, Kansas draws upon federal dollars in Zika fight
Topeka Capital-Journal - 8/29/2016
K-State cuts library hours, staff and subscriptions; school cites budget cuts as a key culprit
Topeka Capital-Journal - 8/25/2016
Brownback wants public input on new school funding system
Lawrence Journal-World - 8/24/2016
Kentucky
Kentucky pension system doubling down on hedge fund that lost money
Lexington Herald-Leader - 8/29/2016
House GOP leader calls pension meeting organized by Democrats a ‘charade’
Lexington Herald-Leader - 8/29/2016
Bevin’s overhaul of U of L board raises ‘significant’ accreditation issues
Lexington Herald-Leader - 8/26/2016
Bevin Medicaid revision loosens some benefits
Louisville Courier-Journal - 8/24/2016
Louisiana
Louisiana borrows $187 million for state construction
New Orleans Times-Picayune & Nola.com - 8/31/2016
Louisiana delegation implores FEMA to reduce local match for flood aid
New Orleans Times-Picayune & Nola.com - 8/30/2016
Louisiana renews private prison contracts, as federal government cuts them
New Orleans Times-Picayune & Nola.com - 8/27/2016
Maine
Funding to fight opiate crisis falls as deaths surge
Central Maine - 8/28/2016
Maryland
Maryland revenue down $250 million from projections
Baltimore Sun - 8/30/2016
Classrooms in Maryland's juvenile facilities to get more technology
Baltimore Sun - 8/24/2016
Massachusetts
Some elderly Massachusetts residents will go on waiting list for services
Springfield Union-News & Sunday Republican - 8/30/2016
Budget gap has no easy fixes
Boston Globe and Boston.com - 8/29/2016
Gov. Charlie Baker to include Canada in opioid crisis approach
Boston Herald - 8/29/2016
State will expand discounts for Mass. E-ZPass users
Boston Globe and Boston.com - 8/24/2016
Michigan
$3.4M Snyder tab prompts bill to limit private counsel
Detroit News - 8/30/2016
23% of Michigan public school students opt for school choice
Mlive.com - 8/29/2016
Economy improved, but Michigan cities still in crisis
Lansing State Journal - 8/29/2016
Public funding for private schools under review
Detroit News - 8/26/2016
Minnesota
Minnesota DEED seeks equity grant proposals
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - 8/29/2016
Dayton, Met Council seek to revive Southwest Light Rail prospects
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - 8/25/2016
Mississippi
Mississippi casino revenue flat in July as regions split
The Sun Herald - 8/30/2016
Mississippi seeks groups for $1M prekindergarten expansion
The Sun Herald - 8/30/2016
Analysis: Miss. lawmakers jockey for BP money
Jackson Clarion-Ledger - 8/28/2016
Biloxi: Casino rent belongs in our pockets, not the general fund
The Sun Herald - 8/25/2016
Missouri
Auditor: Missouri's state buildings need $600 million in repairs, upgrades
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 8/26/2016
Missouri judge stops appointment of Nixon as public defender
Columbia Missourian - 8/25/2016
Montana
Ending fund balance less than expected, memo says
Great Falls Tribune - 8/29/2016
Missoula, state agencies report meth back on the rise
Missoula Missoulian - 8/29/2016
Nebraska
Corrections officials: 138 more full-time security officers needed to meet safety requirements
Omaha World-Herald - 8/26/2016
Nevada
State treasurer wants to replace some taxes with corporate income tax
Las Vegas Review-Journal - 8/30/2016
New Jersey
Atlantic City budget down $20 million, relies on $106 million of state aid
Press of Atlantic City - 8/30/2016
Christie points to Medicaid success with enrollment up and costs down
North Jersey.com (Bergen County Record & Herald News) - 8/29/2016
N.J. plan looks to help counties prepare for huge storms
North Jersey.com (Bergen County Record & Herald News) - 8/29/2016
Christie sends $54M to towns after vote on public worker health care cuts
Newark Star-Ledger/NJ.com - 8/29/2016
Christie, Democrats take another stab at ending N.J. road funding crisis
Newark Star-Ledger/NJ.com - 8/29/2016
Christie announces $42 million more aid for Sandy towns
Asbury Park Press - 8/26/2016
New Mexico
Concerns arise about retirement savings in New Mexico
Santa Fe New Mexican - 8/30/2016
State 'over-budgeted' by $1 billion for current, just-ended fiscal years
ABQJournal Online - 8/29/2016
Gloomy news for New Mexico budget
ABQJournal Online - 8/25/2016
State cash reserves hit zero as budget troubles mount
Santa Fe New Mexican - 8/25/2016
New York
NY's Southern Tier finally gets a casino
Syracuse Post-Standard & Syracuse.com - 8/30/2016
North Dakota
Agencies see new normal coming for state funding
Bismarck Tribune - 8/28/2016
N.D. leaders shift toward willingness to spend Legacy Fund earnings for 2017-19 budget but which earnings?
Bismarck Tribune - 8/27/2016
Historic increase expected from schools trust fund
Bismarck Tribune - 8/26/2016
Ohio
State pays off debt, will save businesses from additional taxes
Columbus Dispatch - 8/30/2016
Public access to life-saving overdose drug expands to 79 Ohio counties
Columbus Dispatch - 8/29/2016
Ohio releases 2nd report card on Medicaid managed care plans
Dayton Daily News - 8/29/2016
Gamblers in Ohio have lost $9.7 billion over four years
Columbus Dispatch - 8/28/2016
Kasich says 'We're not looking the other way' as overdose deaths hit record
Columbus Dispatch - 8/26/2016
Ohio state troopers to receive first raise since 2008 in new union contract
Cleveland Plain Dealer & Cleveland.com - 8/25/2016
Oklahoma
Report: Oklahoma school districts would share $370M for teacher salaries through penny tax
NewsOK.com - 8/31/2016
Oregon
Oregon's road usage charge program gets grant to expand
Salem Statesman-Journal - 8/31/2016
Report: Oregon schools extremely behind in funding
Salem Statesman-Journal - 8/25/2016
Pennsylvania
Pa. casinos don't bite on extra hours to sell alcohol
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - 8/30/2016
Gov. Tom Wolf seeks more charter school oversight
Allentown Morning Call - 8/24/2016
Rhode Island
New direction for R.I.'s 6-10 Connector overhaul?
Providence Journal - 8/29/2016
R.I. LAWMAKER CALLS FOR STATE INVESTMENT AT MILITARY FACILITIES
Providence Journal - 8/26/2016
South Carolina
SC pension fund deficit to increase by $1.4 billion
The State - 8/30/2016
S.C. lawmakers tackle ballooning pension problem
Charleston Post & Courier - 8/30/2016
Haley asks agencies to trim budgets by more than $200 million
Charleston Post & Courier - 8/29/2016
Gov. Haley directs SC agencies to plan possible budget cuts
The State - 8/29/2016
SC tax agency collects $178 million in unpaid fees, fines
The State - 8/28/2016
How spending too little on SC roads costs hundreds of lives
The State - 8/27/2016
SC lawmakers will have added $440 million to spend next year
The State - 8/25/2016
SC guard shortage leads to prison lockdowns
The State - 8/24/2016
South Dakota
Tax, fee increases boost funding for state, local roads and bridges
Capital Journal (Pierre) - 8/30/2016
Tennessee
Tennessee gets federal funding to bolster opioid overdose tools
Nashville Tennessean - 8/31/2016
TennCare dental manager ups number of kids in program
Nashville Tennessean - 8/29/2016
Texas
Texas DPS seeks border-security budget hike increase to $1 billion
Houston Chronicle - 8/29/2016
Vermont
Vermont's roads: Ready for the next Irene?
Burlington Free Press - 8/29/2016
VT mental health care rebuilt after Irene
Burlington Free Press - 8/27/2016
Virginia
After hearing over $2.2B fund, questions on openness linger for UVa
Richmond.com - 8/27/2016
'Tough decisions ahead' regarding Virginia budget, McAuliffe says
Roanoke Times - 8/27/2016
McAuliffe announces nearly $1.5 billion revenue shortfall, says state will pull from employee raises
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot/HamptonRoads.com - 8/26/2016
Rainy Day Fund will help soak up Virginia's budget shortfall - for now
Richmond.com - 8/26/2016
Wisconsin
Walker declares state of emergency in western Wisconsin after flooding
Lacrosse Tribune - 8/30/2016
Wisconsin spends $9.7M on one-time bonuses, pay increases
Lacrosse Tribune - 8/29/2016
DNR delays raises doubts about vow to fend off more cuts
Lacrosse Tribune - 8/29/2016
Experts disagree on value of 'performance-based' funding Scott Walker will seek for UW System
Lacrosse Tribune - 8/28/2016
Governor offers $4.5M for troubled Milwaukee neighborhood
Madison.com-Wisconsin State Journal-Capital Times - 8/27/2016
With less state aid, municipalities scaling back road repairs, but not police and fire
Lacrosse Tribune - 8/26/2016
Wyoming
State economic downturn slowing, report suggests
Casper Star-Tribune - 8/31/2016
Mead promises no more budget cuts in 2016, warns that more cuts will result in layoffs
Casper Star-Tribune - 8/31/2016
Wyoming's tourism industry unlikely to offset energy losses
Cheyenne Wyoming Tribune-Eagle - 8/30/2016
Gov. Matt Mead tells state agencies to brace for more cuts
Casper Star-Tribune - 8/25/2016
State committee to discuss sales tax exemptions
Cheyenne Wyoming Tribune-Eagle - 8/25/2016