Budget Blog

Week of October 3, 2016 - Press Clips

By Brian Sigritz posted 10-05-2016 02:37 PM

  

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