National
Pension Crisis: Could Buyouts Be a Solution?
Governing.com - 9/15/2016
As economy rebounds, state funding for higher education isn’t bouncing back
PBS - 9/14/2016
U.S. public pensions turn to currency as returns sour
Reuters - 9/14/2016
States With the Highest (and Lowest) Uninsured Rates
Governing.com - 9/13/2016
Studies Discredit Policies That Punish Poor for Saving Money
Governing.com - 9/13/2016
Sluggish Chinese Economy, Brexit Bite Tourism States
Pew Trusts - StateLine.org - 9/13/2016
In States That Didn't Expand Medicaid, Rural Hospitals Hit Harder
Governing.com - 9/13/2016
What Fiscal 2015 Pension Returns May Mean for the States
Bond Buyer - 9/12/2016
Express Lanes Have a Popularity Problem
Pew Trusts - StateLine.org - 9/12/2016
The Week in Public Finance: Unsustainable Health-Care Costs, an Oil State Not in Crisis and More
Governing.com - 9/9/2016
Alabama
Judge hears both sides in lawsuit challenging Gulf State Park hotel
AL.com - 9/14/2016
Alabama lawmakers prop up Medicaid with another short-term fix
Mobile Press-Register - 9/9/2016
Alaska
Walker talks finances, LNG in Kenai
Juneau Empire - 9/13/2016
Alaska schools will share $6.35M in funding that Walker meant to veto
Alaska Dispatch News - 9/10/2016
Arizona
Douglas wants $19 million more for schools
Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com & KPNX-TV NBC 12 Phoenix - 9/12/2016
Arkansas
Legislative panel OKs fee on marketplace insurance plans
Arkansas News.com - 9/14/2016
Governor: Use tobacco settlement funds for disabled services
Arkansas News.com - 9/13/2016
California
Jerry Brown signs funding bill amid push to extend cap and trade
Sacramento Bee - 9/15/2016
California drivers get 2.2-cent tax cut
San Diego Union-Tribune - 9/14/2016
Colorado
Colorado pot shops post record-breaking sales figures topping $122 million in July
Denver Post - 9/13/2016
Connecticut
Auditors Question UConn Spending, Recommend Changes
Hartford Courant - 9/13/2016
Legislative leader sees grounds to appeal ed ruling
Danbury News-Times - 9/13/2016
State: ConnectiCare Might Not Leave Obamacare
Hartford Courant - 9/13/2016
State Gets $5 Million In Grants To Combat Opioid Crisis
Hartford Courant - 9/12/2016
Municipal Lobby Presses Property Tax Reform
CT News Junkie - 9/12/2016
Delaware
Education about autism, training get boost from state
Wilmington News Journal (Delaware Online) - 9/13/2016
Florida
Florida prison guards call for special session
Tallahassee Democrat & Tallahassee.com - 9/14/2016
As lawmakers talk Zika funding, cases continue to surge in state
Palm Beach Post - 9/13/2016
Incoming Florida House Speaker ready to cut state spending immediately
Palm Beach Post - 9/12/2016
Georgia
Georgia universities request $265 million for construction, repair
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - 9/14/2016
State of Georgias tax take up 6.8 percent in August
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - 9/12/2016
HOPE falls short of meeting scholarship needs for low-income students, report says
Athens Banner-Herald - 9/9/2016
Gov. Nathan Deal, state of Georgia, bank a record $2 billion
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - 9/9/2016
Idaho
Idaho tax revenues up, could mean surplus for state budget
Boise Idaho Statesman - 9/11/2016
Idaho Lottery asks vendors about Keno, other illegal games
Boise Idaho Statesman - 9/10/2016
Illinois
Should state keep road money in a lockbox?
Illinois Daily Herald - 9/12/2016
STATE'S BILLS CONTINUE TO PILE UP; HEALTH PROVIDERS MAY ASK STATE WORKERS TO PAY MORE
Springfield State Journal-Register - 9/11/2016
Illinois asks federal government for Medicaid flexibility
Illinois Daily Herald - 9/10/2016
Illinois state universities say fall enrollments a mixed bag
Illinois Daily Herald - 9/9/2016
Indiana
Hoosier lawmakers eye changes to state employee pensions
Northwest Indiana Times (nwi.com) - 9/15/2016
Iowa
Iowa Supreme Court hears debate on mental health institution closures
Sioux City Journal - 9/15/2016
DHS seeks 3.6 percent state spending hike in fiscal 2018
Quad-City Times - 9/14/2016
Broad coalition to push for sales tax hike targeted at water quality
Des Moines Register - 9/12/2016
Kansas
Kansas regents call for restoration of higher education funds
Topeka Capital-Journal - 9/14/2016
Kansas Supreme Court hears case on job protection for teachers
Wichita Eagle & Kansas.com - 9/14/2016
Kansas lawmakers fear further delays to $100 million KPERS payment
Topeka Capital-Journal - 9/12/2016
KDOT says most roads in 'good' condition but contractors warn of trouble ahead
Lawrence Journal-World - 9/12/2016
Kentucky
Ky. shouldn’t go ‘backward’ on Medicaid expansion, federal official says
Lexington Herald-Leader - 9/14/2016
Ky social workers say job crisis growing
Louisville Courier-Journal - 9/14/2016
Bevin Medicaid plan debated at forum
Louisville Courier-Journal - 9/14/2016
Louisiana
Louisiana considers $400 million short-term loan until more tax revenue arrives
New Orleans Times-Picayune & Nola.com - 9/15/2016
Louisiana loses another round in effort to defund Planned Parenthood
New Orleans Times-Picayune & Nola.com - 9/15/2016
Feds to shoulder bigger share of Louisiana flood costs
New Orleans Times-Picayune & Nola.com - 9/9/2016
Maine
LePage welfare privatization bid puts 51 state jobs on chopping block
Bangor Daily News - 9/12/2016
Fewer students overall at UMaine System, but more from outside
Central Maine - 9/12/2016
Maryland
Maryland's mental health treatment wait list shortened
Baltimore Sun - 9/13/2016
Hogan, Franchot demand answers about lack of AC in Baltimore County schools
Baltimore Sun - 9/9/2016
Massachusetts
Charter debate focuses on funding, equity issues
Boston Globe and Boston.com - 9/13/2016
Michigan
Michigan prison closing brings 51 layoffs
Mlive.com - 9/14/2016
Detroit casinos report $8.5M increase in revenue for August 2016
Mlive.com - 9/14/2016
Meet the man behind Snyder's spreadsheets
Lansing State Journal - 9/12/2016
Lawmakers return after long summer break,
Detroit Free Press - 9/11/2016
Officials: 2017 road money boost smaller than claimed
Detroit Free Press - 9/9/2016
14 cities sue Michigan over revenue-sharing math
Detroit Free Press - 9/9/2016
Minnesota
Casinos are boost to Minnesota economy, new tribal report says
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - 9/15/2016
Little progress as Mark Dayton, Kurt Daudt discuss special session
St. Paul Pioneer Press - Twin Cities.com - 9/9/2016
Mississippi
Mississippi closing private prison with history of abuse
The Sun Herald - 9/15/2016
Watchdog committee on hold, awaits appointments
Hattiesburg American - 9/13/2016
Rating agencies to visit Jackson for state credit review
The Sun Herald - 9/11/2016
Missouri
Nixon making budget cuts after lawmakers enact tax breaks
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 9/15/2016
Proposed state tobacco tax increase heads to the Missouri Supreme Court
Missouri Net - 9/14/2016
Nixon overridden by Legislature on sales tax break for yoga, dance studios
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 9/14/2016
Missouri lawmakers seek ways to avoid another shortfall
Missouri Net - 9/13/2016
Revenue growth still a concern for Nixon administration
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 9/13/2016
Missouri prison programs aim to instill positive qualities in offenders
Missouri Net - 9/12/2016
Montana
MSU sends regents a record $225 million budget
Bozeman Daily Chronicle - 9/15/2016
UM budgets for 6 percent enrollment drop; figures are preliminary
Missoula Missoulian - 9/15/2016
Nebraska
Sides continue to spar over death penalty cost
Lincoln Journal Star - 9/15/2016
Uptick in tax revenue makes Nebraska Legislature special session less likely
Omaha World-Herald - 9/13/2016
Nebraska's gross tax receipts lower than forecast again
Lincoln Journal Star - 9/13/2016
NU defends request for more state aid
Lincoln Journal Star - 9/9/2016
Nevada
Gov. Sandoval calls for clarity on proposed stadiums road infrastructure costs
Las Vegas Review-Journal - 9/12/2016
New Hampshire
NH districts get support after ruling
Nashua Telegraph - 9/10/2016
New Jersey
$1.3B tax cut at center of new transportation funding talks
Newark Star-Ledger/NJ.com - 9/15/2016
Atlantic City casino win down 6% in August
Press of Atlantic City - 9/15/2016
State tells A.C. to withhold teachers' opt-out pay
Press of Atlantic City - 9/14/2016
N.J. has spent next to nothing on anti-smoking programs, report says
Newark Star-Ledger/NJ.com - 9/12/2016
Christie move to end Pa. tax agreement bring bucks to N.J., but will businesses leave?
Newark Star-Ledger/NJ.com - 9/9/2016
New Mexico
Justice officials plead to avoid cuts to budget
ABQJournal Online - 9/14/2016
UNM to freeze hiring, prepare for 5 percent budget cut
ABQJournal Online - 9/13/2016
Moodys puts state bonds under review for possible downgrade
Santa Fe New Mexican - 9/13/2016
Special session could include other issues besides budget
Santa Fe New Mexican - 9/10/2016
New York
Cuomo calls on lawmakers to OK $2 billion in funding to tackle homelessness, affordable housing crisis
New York Daily News - 9/14/2016
Cuomo announces providers that will use $150M to build 1,200 housing units for the homeless
New York Daily News - 9/13/2016
North Carolina
NC colleges and universities need some sprucing up, governor says
Charlotte Observer - 9/12/2016
North Dakota
ND colleges receive $3.7 million in federal grants
INFORUM-Fargo - 9/9/2016
Ohio
Ohio's $71 million charter schools grant hit with more restrictions
Cleveland Plain Dealer & Cleveland.com - 9/14/2016
ECOT, state continue fighting over how to calculate funding
Columbus Dispatch - 9/14/2016
Ohio pension funds put some expenditures on OhioCheckbook.com
Cleveland Plain Dealer & Cleveland.com - 9/13/2016
Local taxpayers on hook for free college courses taken by Ohios middle-, high-school students
Columbus Dispatch - 9/12/2016
U.S. rejects Ohio proposal to require Medicaid premiums
Toledo Blade - 9/9/2016
Ohio delays preschool funding change until next school year
Cleveland Plain Dealer & Cleveland.com - 9/9/2016
Oklahoma
$40M to be returned to public education Oklahoma
NewsOK.com - 9/15/2016
State Supreme Court rules against provision of workers' comp law
NewsOK.com - 9/14/2016
Oregon
Gov. Brown retools aging cybersecurity systems
Salem Statesman-Journal - 9/15/2016
Report: Oregon's economy is growing, job market tightening
Salem Statesman-Journal - 9/14/2016
Forecast: Oregon's economy coming 'back down to earth'
Portland Oregonian, Hillsboro Argus, Oregon Live.com - 9/14/2016
A closer look at economic research on Measure 97
Salem Statesman-Journal - 9/11/2016
Pennsylvania
Study: Pa. school-funding reform plan a failure
Philly.com - 9/15/2016
Pennsylvania state government borrows another $1.2B
Allentown Morning Call - 9/14/2016
Pennsylvania high court hears school funding challenge
Allentown Morning Call - 9/13/2016
Pa. casinos showing decline for August slot revenue? Almost all of them
Pennlive.com - 9/12/2016
Pa. announces rules for 2017 tax amnesty program
Philly.com - 9/9/2016
Rhode Island
Needle-exchange program loses $65,000 in state funds
Providence Journal - 9/13/2016
South Carolina
Borrowing proposal for housing of sexual predators receives approval
The State - 9/13/2016
South Dakota
Rural SD schools worry about funding
Rapid City Journal - 9/13/2016
As investments lag, SDRS poised to cut millions in expenses
Rapid City Journal - 9/12/2016
Tax-credit scholarships released with few details
Sioux Falls Argus Leader - 9/9/2016
Tennessee
Facing $60M penalty, Tennessee repeals underage DUI law
Knoxville News-Sentinel - 9/15/2016
Texas
Lawmakers Frustrated Over Costs to Pay Off Tolls
Texas Tribune - 9/15/2016
GOP senators renew push for Texas to let students attend private schools at state expense
Dallas Morning News - 9/14/2016
Legislators sound off on public ed
My San Antonio.com - 9/14/2016
Texas college officials want state to pay veterans' tuition
Houston Chronicle - 9/13/2016
Key Texas Lawmakers Show Little Appetite for Medicaid Expansion
Texas Tribune - 9/13/2016
Utah
Judge orders state not to block Planned Parenthood funding
Daily Herald - 9/9/2016
Vermont
VT agencies asked to consider cutting programs
Burlington Free Press - 9/11/2016
Virginia
Virginia's August revenue collections up 12 percent over August 2015
Roanoke Times - 9/13/2016
Washington
Tentative deal for 30,000 state workers includes raises, $12 minimum wage
Tacoma News Tribune - 9/14/2016
West Virginia
Judge restores benefits to people in WVs Medicaid waiver program
Charleston Gazette - 9/14/2016
WV governor sends letter to Obama for flood relief funds
Charleston Gazette - 9/14/2016
Tomblin to call flood relief session next week
Charleston Gazette - 9/13/2016
Wisconsin
DOT proposes funding roads with cuts, borrowing
WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison - 9/14/2016
Walker promises to keep road borrowing low in next budget
WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison - 9/13/2016
Lawmakers want answers on millions transferred from veterans home
Madison.com-Wisconsin State Journal-Capital Times - 9/12/2016
Wyoming
Wyoming governor reiterates call to expand state's tech industry
Casper Star-Tribune - 9/14/2016