National
Is your state next to raise its gas tax?
CBS - 10/12/2016
On Medicaid, States Won't Take Feds' No for an Answer
Governing.com - 10/11/2016
U.S. Supreme Court declines to hear tobacco arbitration dispute
Reuters - 10/11/2016
States struggle with rising Medicaid drug costs
The Hill - 10/10/2016
Five More States On Track To Legalize Recreational Marijuana
Forbes.com (Forbes Magazine) - 10/10/2016
Tennessees Free College Program Is Popular, But Will It Succeed?
Governing.com - 10/7/2016
States confront exploding pension costs
The Hill - 10/7/2016
Drug-Addiction Epidemic Creates Crisis in Foster Care
Pew Trusts - StateLine.org - 10/7/2016
Can You Go Home Again? Some Older Retirees Say Yes
Pew Trusts - StateLine.org - 10/7/2016
Hoping for the Success They Had Against Tobacco, State AGs Unite to Fight Climate Change
Governing.com - 10/7/2016
The Week in Public Finance: Wells Fargo's Punishment, a Surprising Study and Kansas' Forecasting Blues
Governing.com - 10/7/2016
US state public pension unfunded liabilities to hit $1.75 trillion: Moody's
CNBC - 10/7/2016
U.S. State Pension Deficits to Widen as Investment Gains Shrink
Bloomberg.com - 10/7/2016
Alabama
See how fund transfers have hurt Alabama State Parks
AL.com - 10/12/2016
Senator: Prisons to be biggest issue for Alabama lawmakers in 2017 in wake of DOJ investigation
Birmingham News - 10/11/2016
Alaska
Alaska courts downgrade with record bond sale for pension funds
Fairbanks News-Miner - 10/12/2016
S&P warns it could drop Alaska credit rating again if state borrows money for pension shortfall
Alaska Dispatch News - 10/8/2016
Arizona
5 things we learned about Arizona's budget, economy
Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com & KPNX-TV NBC 12 Phoenix - 10/10/2016
Feds strip key parts of state Medicaid reform
Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com & KPNX-TV NBC 12 Phoenix - 10/8/2016
Ex-revenue official: Lack of corporate tax auditors could cost state $100M
Tucson Arizona Daily Star - 10/6/2016
Arkansas
Hutchinson hails year-round drug take-back program
Arkansas News.com - 10/11/2016
California
Gov. Jerry Brown contemplates second chances in backing prison-reform measure
Sacramento Bee - 10/12/2016
If Proposition 55 passes, the state budget will rely even more on California's highest earners
Los Angeles Times - 10/10/2016
Connecticut
Connecticut could lose $68.3M when rival casino opens in Massachusetts
New Haven Register - 10/11/2016
House Majority Leader 'Outraged' By Proposal To Close Vocational Schools
Hartford Courant - 10/6/2016
Delaware
State-backed housing rising in Seaford
Wilmington News Journal (Delaware Online) - 10/10/2016
Florida
State to send $7M to Miami-Dade for Zika fight; one new local case reported
Miami Herald - 10/12/2016
State, federal resources to aid Hurricane Matthew recovery
Jacksonville Times-Union & Jacksonville.com - 10/10/2016
Obama signs Florida disaster declaration after Hurricane Matthew
Miami Herald - 10/10/2016
Hawaii
New policy would bank $680M in state rainy day fund
Honolulu Star-Advertiser - 10/9/2016
Obama signs disaster declaration to aid recovery efforts to Maui flooding
KHNL/KGMB-TV Hawaii News Now - 10/6/2016
Idaho
Idaho juvenile justice more secretive than adult system
Boise Idaho Statesman - 10/8/2016
Illinois
Illinois lawmaker pushes to ban post-retirement bonuses for educators
Chicago Tribune - 10/11/2016
Comptroller warns state could delay employee pension contribution due to Rauner-Madigan impasse
Chicago Tribune - 10/6/2016
U of Illinois says it has reduced staff, costs since 2015
Illinois Daily Herald - 10/6/2016
Indiana
NWI casino revenue drops slightly in September
Northwest Indiana Times (nwi.com) - 10/12/2016
State took, repaid loan for jobless trust fund
Journal Gazette.net - 10/11/2016
Hoosiers didn't shop until they dropped in September
Northwest Indiana Times (nwi.com) - 10/8/2016
Iowa
Regents to consider two-tier tuition for 5 more Iowa State majors
Des Moines Register - 10/11/2016
Kansas
Legislative leaders budget for 10 extra days next year
Wichita Eagle & Kansas.com - 10/12/2016
Many Kansas lawmakers able to benefit from business tax cuts
Lawrence Journal-World - 10/10/2016
Kansas to face challenges as population ages
Topeka Capital-Journal - 10/8/2016
Kentucky
Ky.'s REAL ID extension ends, not yet renewed
Louisville Courier-Journal - 10/12/2016
Jails crowded, Ky reconsiders private prisons
Louisville Courier-Journal - 10/8/2016
Louisiana
As Hurricane Matthew targets U.S., Louisiana lawmakers demand rush on flood aid
New Orleans Times-Picayune & Nola.com - 10/6/2016
Maine
Report: Education tax on wealthy Mainers will damage state economy
Central Maine - 10/11/2016
Maine drug abuse prevention program again seeks funding
Bangor Daily News - 10/6/2016
Maryland
Transit advocates renew call for Red Line as part of statewide rail network
Baltimore Sun - 10/11/2016
Massachusetts
Despite strong September, Mass. tax revenues remain sluggish
Springfield Union-News & Sunday Republican - 10/6/2016
MassDOT board approves new toll rates as state readies switch to cashless Mass. Pike system
Springfield Union-News & Sunday Republican - 10/6/2016
Mass. pension fund benefits from treasury bond investments
Boston Globe and Boston.com - 10/6/2016
State health spending in 2015 was higher than first thought
Boston Globe and Boston.com - 10/6/2016
Michigan
State litigation spending balloons on Flint crisis
Detroit News - 10/11/2016
MDOT director wants to change how road money is
Lansing State Journal - 10/10/2016
Mississippi
Mississippi budget panel questions agencies' contracts
The Sun Herald - 10/12/2016
Revamp of Mississippi education funding formula proposed
The Sun Herald - 10/12/2016
Miss. budget request: Spend more to find tax
Hattiesburg American - 10/7/2016
Missouri
Enrollment declines at University of Missouri, but not as much as expected
Kansas City Star & KansasCity.com - 10/7/2016
Missouri voters will see 6 questions on ballot on topics like tobacco, state parks and voting
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 10/6/2016
Montana
Legislators will face their toughest budget challenge in years
Billings Gazette - 10/10/2016
Nebraska
State tax cut push underway
Lincoln Journal Star - 10/12/2016
Nevada
Nevada lawmakers debate details of proposed Raiders stadium in Las Vegas
Las Vegas Review-Journal - 10/10/2016
Sandoval reverses course, special session wont address budget shortfall
Las Vegas Review-Journal - 10/6/2016
New Hampshire
Dairy relief board asks Legislature for $3.6M amid drought
Concord Monitor - 10/11/2016
New Jersey
North Jersey casino promises could go unfilled, study says
Press of Atlantic City - 10/12/2016
23 cent gas tax hike deal will open new budget hole for N.J., Moody's warns
Newark Star-Ledger/NJ.com - 10/10/2016
Legislature OKs higher gas tax; heads to Christie
Asbury Park Press - 10/8/2016
Gas tax hiked, sales tax cut under new TTF plan
Asbury Park Press - 10/7/2016
State won't make Atlantic City immediately repay $62 million
Press of Atlantic City - 10/7/2016
New Mexico
States short-term budget fix leaves little in savings
Santa Fe New Mexican - 10/9/2016
Lawmakers step back from fiscal cliff, pass solvency measures
Santa Fe New Mexican - 10/7/2016
Private school funding case put on hold
ABQJournal Online - 10/7/2016
Special session ends with budget deal, no vote on death penalty, crime bills
ABQJournal Online - 10/7/2016
House, Senate agree on cuts to higher education
ABQJournal Online - 10/6/2016
New York
N.Y. counties put in call to state: More 911 funds please
Albany Times-Union - 10/12/2016
First wave of broadband funds awarded
Albany Times-Union - 10/8/2016
North Carolina
Flooding widespread in NC as death toll rises to 18
Raleigh News & Observer - 10/12/2016
Heres how FEMA preps for the devastation of Hurricane Matthew
Charlotte Observer - 10/7/2016
North Dakota
Lawmakers eye Legacy Fund interest for energy incentives
Bismarck Tribune - 10/12/2016
North Dakota State University extension service facing cuts
INFORUM-Fargo - 10/7/2016
Ohio
ECOT online charter school appeals two rulings that threaten $60 million in funding
Cleveland Plain Dealer & Cleveland.com - 10/11/2016
State Over $79M in grants going to crime victim services in Ohio
Toledo Blade - 10/8/2016
Oregon
Possible PERS fix: Borrowing money
Portland Oregonian, Hillsboro Argus, Oregon Live.com - 10/8/2016
Pennsylvania
Slots fix won't shortchange towns, officials say
Philly.com - 10/6/2016
State System may ask state for 14 percent funding increase
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - 10/6/2016
Rhode Island
Raimondo: Providence shouldn't file for bankruptcy
Providence Journal - 10/10/2016
R.I. officials put positive spin on performance of new benefits system
Providence Journal - 10/7/2016
South Carolina
SC governors praise Haley for Hurricane Matthew actions
The State - 10/6/2016
South Dakota
State university students would pay hundreds more under next round of fee increases proposed for 17
Rapid City Journal - 10/12/2016
Regents set tuition aid and research buildings atop 2017 request from governor, Legislature
Capital Journal (Pierre) - 10/10/2016
Tennessee
Governor's Task Force focuses on health, education, entrepreneurship
Nashville Tennessean - 10/10/2016
Texas
Told to cut their budgets, Texas agencies respond with fatalism, flair
Austin American-Statesman - 10/6/2016
Vermont
Shumlin pushes new health care model
Burlington Free Press - 10/6/2016
Washington
High court orders $100,000-per-day fine to continue in McCleary school-funding case
Tacoma News Tribune - 10/7/2016
West Virginia
Gee: WVU to cut spending $45M by 2020
Charleston Daily Mail - 10/10/2016
WV awarded $17 million for disaster relief
Charleston Daily Mail - 10/7/2016
Wisconsin
Regents approve plan to raise UW in-state tuition in 2018-19 school year
Madison.com-Wisconsin State Journal-Capital Times - 10/8/2016
Federal judge tosses food stamp drug testing lawsuit
WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison - 10/7/2016
Wyoming
Legislative task force recommends repairing Rawlins prison
Casper Star-Tribune - 10/8/2016
Mead says he's hopeful Wyoming will avoid more budget cuts
Casper Star-Tribune - 10/6/2016