National
FHWA Reallocates $2.8B in Highway Funds to States
Engineering News-Record - 9/8/2016
As School Starts, More States Focus on Native American Students
Pew Trusts - StateLine.org - 9/8/2016
Goodlatte Introduces Revamped Internet Sales Tax Proposal
Forbes.com (Forbes Magazine) - 9/8/2016
Private Prisons Have a Problem: Not Enough Inmates
Bloomberg.com - 9/8/2016
How Pooling Assets Could Help Sustain Public Pension Funds
Governing.com - 9/8/2016
Ballot Initiative Efforts on Upswing in 2016, Despite Absence of Hot-Button Marriage and Abortion Questions
Route Fifty - 9/7/2016
Health Law Faces Critical Year
Wall Street Journal - 9/7/2016
After a Decade of Cuts, Renewed Support for Public Television
Pew Trusts - StateLine.org - 9/6/2016
In Recovery, Many Poor Schools Left Behind
ABC News - 9/6/2016
25 Years Later, What Happened to 'Reinventing Government'?
Governing.com - 9/2/2016
States Voting on Marijuana, Medical or Recreational, in November
Governing.com - 9/2/2016
Jobs Report: Local Government Employment Picking Up
Governing.com - 9/2/2016
The Week in Public Finance: Mega-Subsidies Math, a Comeback for Bond Insurance and More
Governing.com - 9/2/2016
Puerto Rico Bonds Risk Court Workout If Consensus Eludes Panel
Washington Post - 9/1/2016
Alabama
Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley calls BP bill 'victory for the people'
Huntsville Times - 9/7/2016
Compromise BP bill has $120 million for coastal county highways
AL.com - 9/7/2016
With lottery dead, legislators seek short-term Medicaid fix
Montgomery Advertiser - 9/6/2016
Alaska
After tough year, UA president remains optimistic
Fairbanks News-Miner - 9/5/2016
Permanent fund board pitched on tax credit investment
Fairbanks News-Miner - 9/3/2016
Arkansas
Opponent of casino proposal calls sponsors 'shadowy'
Arkansas News.com - 9/7/2016
California
Charter school charge: Parents, leaders demand Gov. Jerry Brown end fraud, sign transparency bill
Contra Costa Times - 9/6/2016
At last minute, Legislature OKs tax relief for underwater mortgages
Sacramento Bee - 9/3/2016
Colorado
Colorado to expand coverage for Hep C patients, but some still wont get the expensive drug
Denver Post - 9/2/2016
Connecticut
Court Orders New Funding Formula For Public Education
Hartford Courant - 9/7/2016
Connecticuts 2017 budget balanced, but fiscal warning clouds loom
New Haven Register - 9/2/2016
Malloy Promises Aid To Bridgeport To Fight Gun Violence
Hartford Courant - 9/1/2016
Delaware
Delaware mental health services get more oversight
Wilmington News Journal (Delaware Online) - 9/6/2016
Choice and charter funding formula still uncertain
Wilmington News Journal (Delaware Online) - 9/1/2016
State leaders: More addiction resources needed
Wilmington News Journal (Delaware Online) - 9/1/2016
Florida
Budget forecast may mean hard time ahead for Scott, successor
Palm Beach Post - 9/7/2016
Florida lawmakers frustrated over Zika funding inaction
Tampa Bay Times and Tampa Bay.com - 9/7/2016
Florida Disaster Fund has $90,000 for Pulse nightclub survivors, families but no plan to distribute the money
Tampa Bay Times and Tampa Bay.com - 9/2/2016
Georgia
Clayton school board opposes state taking over failing schools
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - 9/6/2016
Panel: Transportation tax votes could put Atlanta area under spotlight
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - 9/1/2016
Hawaii
Ige wants to double local food production by 2030
KHNL/KGMB-TV Hawaii News Now - 9/3/2016
Idaho
Idaho schools chief unveils budget proposal
Boise Idaho Statesman - 9/2/2016
Illinois
Proposal for expanded services would help addicts, mentally ill, Rauner aides say
Springfield State Journal-Register - 9/8/2016
Moody's issues warning about lack of state budget, sees bill backlog growing to $14B
Springfield State Journal-Register - 9/2/2016
U of I: More faculty leaving over state finance crisis
Springfield State Journal-Register - 9/2/2016
State finally releases grants for local park projects
Chicago Tribune - 9/1/2016
Indiana
Indiana makes deal expected to expand rural broadband access
News-Sentinel - 9/6/2016
State's data hub shows promise
Journal Gazette.net - 9/4/2016
State saves $147 million on bonds
Journal Gazette.net - 9/3/2016
Iowa
Regents' budget idea has challenges because of state funding
Des Moines Register - 9/4/2016
State revenues start slow
Quad-City Times - 9/3/2016
Regents seek 40.5 percent increase for office, staff
Des Moines Register - 9/1/2016
Kansas
Brownback administration input process for school finance contrasts with an earlier project: KanCare
Topeka Capital-Journal - 9/5/2016
Kansas misses August revenue estimates by about $10 million
Wichita Eagle & Kansas.com - 9/2/2016
Kentucky
Kentucky to cease drivers license renewal mailer; will save state $250,000 annually
Lexington Herald-Leader - 9/7/2016
Louisiana
Louisiana could save money with prison alternatives, auditor says
New Orleans Times-Picayune & Nola.com - 9/7/2016
Maine
Maine State Lottery sales set new record
Bangor Daily News - 9/7/2016
Maryland
Maryland casino revenues rise for ninth straight month, top $100 million
Baltimore Sun - 9/7/2016
Massachusetts
Health care spending in Mass. again exceeds target
Boston Globe and Boston.com - 9/7/2016
Michigan
Study: Mich. tuition hikes, aid cuts boost
Detroit News - 9/6/2016
Minnesota
Court ruling: Counties may hire private auditing firms instead of State Auditor
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - 9/6/2016
Ten central Minnesota counties to share $5.4 million in state disaster aid
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - 9/3/2016
Mississippi
Mississippi governor cuts spending 2 months into budget year
The Sun Herald - 9/8/2016
Bryant orders more budget cuts
Jackson Clarion-Ledger - 9/7/2016
Analysis: Tax and budget groups? Been there, done that
The Sun Herald - 9/5/2016
Missouri
State Senator Schatz hopeful for SB 641 override; Governor Nixon describes it as poor fiscal policy
Missouri Net - 9/6/2016
Nixon touts affordability in response to college-cost audit
Columbia Missourian - 9/5/2016
Missouri's revenue wobbles in August
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 9/3/2016
Montana
Montana tribes taking health issues into their own hands
Billings Gazette - 9/8/2016
State revenue projects falling short, report says
Great Falls Tribune - 9/7/2016
Funding proposal for older Montana special needs students stalls in legislative commission
Missoula Missoulian - 9/6/2016
Governor says he ‘commits’ $1.5M in fire suppression funds
Great Falls Tribune - 9/1/2016
Nebraska
NU celebrates record enrollment, applauding increases in minority and out-of-state students
Omaha World-Herald - 9/8/2016
Battle lines forming for tax showdown
Lincoln Journal Star - 9/5/2016
State delivers wage proposal to raise prison workers pay
Lincoln Journal Star - 9/3/2016
Nebraska gets $40 million from feds for road improvements
Omaha World-Herald - 9/3/2016
Nebraska corrections staff could get raises of up to 11.8% under Ricketts plan
Omaha World-Herald - 9/3/2016
Nevada
Nevada Legislature mulls special session on stadium
Las Vegas Sun - 9/6/2016
Nevada, Clark County taxable sales up in June
Las Vegas Review-Journal - 9/3/2016
Nevada Department of Education doles out $3.2 million in charter school grants
Las Vegas Review-Journal - 9/1/2016
New Hampshire
Judge finds state education funding unconstitutional
Nashua Telegraph - 9/7/2016
Judge: Dover, other districts owed money for education
Concord Monitor - 9/7/2016
As the nation faces a shortage of new teachers, local school districts not yet feeling the pinch
Concord Monitor - 9/4/2016
State receives two federal grants to expand drug treatment
Concord Monitor - 9/2/2016
New Jersey
Legislators offer bills to make college more affordable
Press of Atlantic City - 9/8/2016
Christie taking a wrecking ball to 'outdated' state office buildings in Trenton
Newark Star-Ledger/NJ.com - 9/7/2016
Christie: Private schools will get state money for security
Newark Star-Ledger/NJ.com - 9/7/2016
Christie uses back-to-school bill-signing to draw attention to school funding proposal
North Jersey.com (Bergen County Record & Herald News) - 9/6/2016
NJ tightens reins on emergency aid to the needy
Asbury Park Press - 9/5/2016
New Mexico
Senate Dem fears inaction is worsening state budget woes
Santa Fe New Mexican - 9/8/2016
Tobacco, alcohol in crosshairs for tax increases
ABQJournal Online - 9/8/2016
State colleges, universities could be prime targets in budget talks
Santa Fe New Mexican - 9/2/2016
New York
Parents Sue After New York State Denies Money to Failing Schools
New York Times - 9/7/2016
North Carolina
As NC seeks to privatize Medicaid, nonprofit touts cost savings
Raleigh News & Observer - 9/3/2016
North Dakota
North Dakota launches state-funded voucher program for addiction treatment
Bismarck Tribune - 9/4/2016
Ohio
Kasich to delay policy change for Head Start funding
Columbus Dispatch - 9/8/2016
Oklahoma
Saturday's 5.6 magnitude earthquake ties record in Oklahoma
NewsOK.com - 9/4/2016
Oklahoma justice task force has first meeting
NewsOK.com - 9/1/2016
Oregon
Agency that accredits pot labs on verge of 'collapse'
Salem Statesman-Journal - 9/7/2016
Oregon report shows large increase in Medicaid
Salem Statesman-Journal - 9/7/2016
Pennsylvania
Penn State seeks voluntary faculty, staff buyouts
Philly.com - 9/7/2016
Audit warns of turnpike's costs, increase in toll scofflaws
Allentown Morning Call - 9/6/2016
Pennsylvania's largest state government union ratifies new labor contract
Pennlive.com - 9/3/2016
NJ Gov. Christie orders tax hike on Pa. commuters
Philly.com - 9/2/2016
South Carolina
Costly child-support system still 3 years away, SC agency says
The State - 9/7/2016
After hundreds of millions spent on SC roads where are the orange cones?
The State - 9/3/2016
South Carolina legislators ask state Supreme Court to end education oversight
Charleston Post & Courier - 9/3/2016
S Carolina wants audits of board spending at Clemson, USC
The State - 9/2/2016
South Dakota
State releases free or reduced school lunch
Sioux Falls Argus Leader - 9/6/2016
Tennessee
Despite surplus, state seeks 2 percent cut in spending
Knoxville News-Sentinel - 9/4/2016
Haslam calls special session in effort to save $60M in highway funds
Nashville Tennessean - 9/2/2016
Texas
Oil bust blamed as Texas budget outlook shrinks nearly $1B
Fort Worth Star-Telegram - 9/8/2016
State revenues take $1 billion hit due to oil and gas industry
Houston Chronicle - 9/7/2016
Facing tighter budgets, Texas officials ready to consider prison cuts
Austin American-Statesman - 9/5/2016
Austin, I-35 share of TxDOT windfall remains unclear
Austin American-Statesman - 9/1/2016
Utah
Judge signs order barring Utah from cutting Planned Parenthood funds
Salt Lake City Deseret Morning News - 9/8/2016
Vermont
Vermont approves emergency takeover of drug labs
Burlington Free Press - 9/1/2016
Washington
High court weighs whether to sanction state further over school funding
Olympian - 9/8/2016
Washington Supreme Court justices skeptical of school-funding prospects
Spokane Spokesman-Review - 9/7/2016
Washington to receive $14 million for mental health facilities
Spokane Spokesman-Review - 9/5/2016
West Virginia
WV August revenues up from last year, still under forecast
Charleston Gazette - 9/6/2016
Wisconsin
Assembly Republicans suggest toll roads to plug state funding shortfall
WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison - 9/7/2016
Walker to propose sales tax holiday for next year
WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison - 9/7/2016
State tax collections fall below projections for year
WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison - 9/1/2016
Wyoming
Report: Wyoming stands to lose $900M if feds keep minerals in the ground
Casper Star-Tribune - 9/5/2016
Sales tax takes the spotlight as Legislature explores new revenue options
Casper Star-Tribune - 9/4/2016
Mead: Departing legislative leaders will be a challenge when working on budget
Casper Star-Tribune - 9/3/2016