National
Short on Cash, Cities and States Consider Taxing Nonprofits
Pew Trusts - StateLine.org - 10/5/2016
Caring for the Opioid Epidemics Youngest Victims
Pew Trusts - StateLine.org - 10/5/2016
Can Higher Cigarette Taxes Create Smoke-Free States?
Governing.com - 10/4/2016
The Cities That Are Fighting Back Against State Intervention
Route Fifty - 10/4/2016
Despite new Zika funds, states might not get any for months
Washington Post - 10/3/2016
Welfare and the Underappreciated Value of Long-Term Thinking
Governing.com - 10/1/2016
Why People Arent Buying Lottery Tickets
Time.com (Time Magazine) - 9/30/2016
The Week in Public Finance: State Tax Revenues Slip, 'Dark Store' Strategy Spreads and More
Governing.com - 9/30/2016
Alaska
Alaska to get $1.1M grant to process sexual assault evidence
Fairbanks News-Miner - 10/5/2016
Alaska Gov. Walker, state senator agree to speed up lawsuit over PFD
Alaska Dispatch News - 10/4/2016
Any solutions to Alaska's fiscal crisis will be painful, forum attendees say
Alaska Dispatch News - 10/2/2016
Arizona
Gov. Doug Ducey's plan to modernize Medicaid wins approval
Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com & KPNX-TV NBC 12 Phoenix - 9/30/2016
Group wants electricity fee to fund Arizona schools
Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com & KPNX-TV NBC 12 Phoenix - 9/30/2016
California
Jerry Brown vetoes expansion of unpaid leave for new parents
Fresno Bee - 9/30/2016
Brown signs bills to reform CPUC, urges administrative fixes too
San Diego Union-Tribune - 9/30/2016
Schools get millions to aid Latino students
San Diego Union-Tribune - 9/30/2016
Colorado
Colorado school districts join legal fight against TABOR
Denver Post - 10/4/2016
Marijuana edibles will look different in Colorado starting Oct. 1, among many new state rules
Denver Post - 9/30/2016
Connecticut
Senate president joins call to scrap proposed fare hikes
New London Day - 10/4/2016
State Reaches $120 Million Settlement With RBS Securities
Hartford Courant - 10/3/2016
Lembo: Early Data Points to a Balanced State Budget
Hartford Courant - 10/3/2016
States Closes Fiscal Year With $170 Million Deficit
Hartford Courant - 9/30/2016
Connecticut lawmakers approve deal to keep Sikorsky Aircraft
New London Day - 9/28/2016
Delaware
U.S. Supreme Court to weigh unclaimed property dispute
Wilmington News Journal (Delaware Online) - 10/3/2016
Florida
Scott renews fight over tax money for job incentives
Orlando Sentinel - 10/3/2016
Zika money needs to arrive quickly, Florida members of Congress say
Miami Herald - 10/1/2016
Florida Lottery plans major expansion under huge new deal
Tampa Bay Times and Tampa Bay.com - 9/30/2016
News With Zika bill done, Scott has wish list for Washington
Tallahassee Democrat & Tallahassee.com - 9/30/2016
Georgia
Casino owner says gambling in Georgia could help send kids to college
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - 10/4/2016
Georgia wins federal dollars for charter schools
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - 10/4/2016
Teachers' recommendations to Georgia governor due this month
Athens Banner-Herald - 10/2/2016
Lawmakers tell rural hospitals aid should not go to consultants
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - 10/1/2016
Idaho
Idaho fines DOE over missed waste treatment deadline
Boise Idaho Statesman - 10/5/2016
Illinois
Treasurer suspends Illinois' $30B in Wells Fargo business
Springfield State Journal-Register - 10/4/2016
State gets another credit downgrade due to pension woes
Chicago Sun-Times - 10/3/2016
Rauner's deficit projection $2.4B less than lawmakers'
Springfield State Journal-Register - 9/30/2016
Indiana
Indiana likely to settle on road funding plan after elections
Northwest Indiana Times (nwi.com) - 9/30/2016
State's tax amnesty brings in $188.5 million
Journal Gazette.net - 9/30/2016
Iowa
Branstad 'confident' Iowa will qualify for federal flood aid
Sioux City Journal - 10/4/2016
Kansas
Kansas' internal budget reports show impact of 5 percent cut
Topeka Capital-Journal - 10/4/2016
Kansas collected $45m less than expected in September, adding to budget shortfall
Topeka Capital-Journal - 10/3/2016
Lawmakers fear KanCare backlog will grow again
Topeka Capital-Journal - 10/3/2016
FEMA denies Kan. appeal for funds for May storms
Wichita Eagle & Kansas.com - 10/3/2016
Brownback says school finance ruling could lead to tax increase
Wichita Eagle & Kansas.com - 10/1/2016
Democrat sees Kansas tapping road funds; governor won't say
Topeka Capital-Journal - 9/30/2016
Kentucky
Bevin cites part of high court ruing he likes
Louisville Courier-Journal - 10/4/2016
Feds give OK to disconnect kynect
Louisville Courier-Journal - 10/4/2016
Bevin approves funds for K-12 schools after facing criticism from Democrats
Lexington Herald-Leader - 9/30/2016
Louisiana
John Bel Edwards, Jeff Landry come to compromise on abortion lawsuits, Medicaid fraud funding
New Orleans Times-Picayune & Nola.com - 10/4/2016
Maine
LePage says he will focus on funding reforms for Maine public schools in his next state budget proposal
Central Maine - 10/4/2016
LePage: Next state budget proposal wont pay for school superintendents
Bangor Daily News - 10/4/2016
Maine dissolves 27 local public health groups with little explanation
Bangor Daily News - 9/30/2016
Maryland
Rawlings-Blake asks state for $30 million to help Baltimore pay for DOJ-mandated police reforms
Baltimore Sun - 10/4/2016
Massachusetts
Baker administration reverses itself on pay raise for nursing home workers
Boston Globe and Boston.com - 10/2/2016
Revenue shortfalls lead to talk of taxes, budget cuts
Boston Herald - 10/1/2016
Michigan
Federal Flint aid a plus to Michigan, says credit rating agency
Mlive.com - 10/3/2016
Student count day equals critical cash for districts
Mlive.com - 10/3/2016
Minnesota
Minn. home care workers demand action on staff shortages, wages
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - 9/30/2016
Mississippi
Gov. Bryant says he's open to lottery discussion
Jackson Clarion-Ledger - 10/1/2016
Missouri
First quarter shows Missouri tax revenue "doing okay"
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 10/4/2016
Montana
Salary is one obstacle to keeping teachers in Montana's rural schools
Billings Gazette - 10/4/2016
State revenue growth slower than expected, sparking campaign debates over how best to budget
Missoula Missoulian - 10/2/2016
Nebraska
Nebraska state agencies brace for possible budget crunch
Lincoln Journal Star - 10/3/2016
Nebraska Corrections Department welcomes new program to reduce recidivism, lift spirits in troubled prison system
Omaha World-Herald - 9/30/2016
Nevada
Nevada to receive $22m in grant awards to assist crime victims
Las Vegas Review-Journal - 10/3/2016
Nevada taxable sales increase 3 percent in latest month
Las Vegas Review-Journal - 10/3/2016
No change advised in 2017 tax on employers for jobless benefits
Las Vegas Review-Journal - 10/3/2016
Nevada Supreme Court strikes down school choice funding method
Las Vegas Review-Journal - 9/30/2016
New Hampshire
Surplus boosts rainy day fund
Concord Monitor - 10/5/2016
State: Relief may be coming soon for dairy farmers
Concord Monitor - 10/4/2016
New Jersey
Christie dares Dems: Put education funding overhaul on the ballot
Newark Star-Ledger/NJ.com - 10/4/2016
SANDY RECOVERY: New Jersey may owe millions back to the federal government
Asbury Park Press - 10/4/2016
7 things you need to know about N.J.'s 23-cent gas tax hike deal
Newark Star-Ledger/NJ.com - 10/1/2016
Christie announces deal to raise gas tax, fund road projects
Press of Atlantic City - 10/1/2016
School funding not based on actual enrollment
Asbury Park Press - 9/30/2016
New Mexico
Senate, House eye different cuts to fix budget
Santa Fe New Mexican - 10/5/2016
State confirms film incentives' benefits, again
ABQJournal Online - 10/5/2016
NM universities fear higher cuts to state funding
ABQJournal Online - 10/5/2016
House passes budget bills, calls recess
Santa Fe New Mexican - 10/4/2016
House adds some punch to 'three strikes' law
ABQJournal Online - 10/3/2016
Senate approves measures to cut deficit
ABQJournal Online - 10/1/2016
New York
Gov. Andrew Cuomo seeks 'zero growth' budget
Albany Times-Union - 10/5/2016
LI seeks millions in state aid for 112 projects
NewsDay.com - 10/4/2016
North Carolina
House speaker unveils 2017 priorities amid re-election fight
Charlotte Observer - 10/4/2016
North Dakota
N.D. Legacy Fund tops $4 billion in less than six years
INFORUM-Fargo - 10/1/2016
Two ballot measures to cost millions if implemented
Bismarck Tribune - 9/30/2016
Ohio
State can try to make ECOT online school return money, judge rules
Cleveland Plain Dealer & Cleveland.com - 9/30/2016
Oregon
Recreational marijuana in Oregon by the numbers
Portland Oregonian, Hillsboro Argus, Oregon Live.com - 9/30/2016
Big winners after one year of recreational pot sales: Consumers, tax coffers
Portland Oregonian, Hillsboro Argus, Oregon Live.com - 9/30/2016
Pennsylvania
Can lawmakers fix the casino law in time?
Allentown Morning Call - 10/1/2016
State employees begin to cash in on their $525 million contract
Pennlive.com - 9/30/2016
South Carolina
Little changes after devastating 2015 flood
Charleston Post & Courier - 10/1/2016
South Dakota
Regents working with governor on a major research centers plan
Rapid City Journal - 10/5/2016
State wants proof teachers are getting new sales tax money
Rapid City Journal - 10/4/2016
Tennessee
Tennessee: Changing Medicaid providers' financial incentives saved $11.1 million
Chattanooga Times Free Press - 10/4/2016
Tennessee receives $20M charter school grant
Memphis Commercial Appeal - 10/4/2016
Texas
School finance, pre-K among issues to watch in 2017
My San Antonio.com - 10/4/2016
Texas keeps juveniles closer to home to improve rehabilitation
Fort Worth Star-Telegram - 10/3/2016
Abbott: School finance system has to be fixed
My San Antonio.com - 10/1/2016
Texas formally pulls out of federal refugee resettlement program
Fort Worth Star-Telegram - 10/1/2016
Texas cashes in as record-breaking lottery ticket sales top $5 billion
Fort Worth Star-Telegram - 9/30/2016
Utah
Attorneys general cast doubt on Utah land push
Daily Herald - 10/2/2016
Virginia
Army Corp of Engineers approve permit for U.S. 460 project
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot/HamptonRoads.com - 9/30/2016
Washington
Inslee on education funding: What governor has and hasnt accomplished
Seattle Times - 10/1/2016
West Virginia
Revenue keeps falling, and WVs budget woes continue
Charleston Daily Mail - 10/4/2016
WV economy must diversify, experts say
Charleston Gazette - 10/4/2016
Wisconsin
UW officials propose 1 more year of tuition freeze, then small increase in 2018-19
Madison.com-Wisconsin State Journal-Capital Times - 10/5/2016
State spending on education up in Wisconsin
WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison - 10/4/2016
Vos: 'Disingenuous' for Walker to request alternative transportation plan from lawmakers
Madison.com-Wisconsin State Journal-Capital Times - 10/1/2016
Wyoming
WyoLotto prepares to roll out Lucky for Life game
Cheyenne Wyoming Tribune-Eagle - 10/4/2016
Wyoming counties working strategically to handle budget cuts
Cheyenne Wyoming Tribune-Eagle - 10/2/2016