National
Loss of Muni Exemption Would Have Added $500B to 2003-12 Borrowing Costs
Bond Buyer
Price’s Appointment Boosts GOP Plans to Overhaul Medicaid
Governing.com
Governors planning 'very, very active' role in ObamaCare rewrite
The Hill
Public Colleges Reduce Out-of-State Prices
ABC News
Drug Prices, Senior Programs May Deliver Blow to State Budgets
Pew Trusts - StateLine.org
States Test Alternative Road Funding
Engineering News-Record
Judge blocks Obama rule extending overtime pay to 4.2 million workers
Reuters
Trump's Infrastructure Plan Dwarfed by Estimates of Need
Pew Trusts - StateLine.org
Trump's Win Puts Medicaid Expansion On Hold In Red States
Forbes.com (Forbes Magazine)
The Week in Public Finance: Trump's Impact on Muni Bonds, Panning Social Investing and More
Governing.com
Alabama
New authority approves sale of bonds backed by BP payments
AL.com - 11/28/2016
Alabma Medicaid change to managed care postponed till October
AL.com - 11/25/2016
Alabama's mental health care for prisoners goes on trial
AL.com - 11/25/2016
Alaska
Permanent Fund starts FY17 with 3.86 percent return
Juneau Empire - 11/30/2016
Alaska Gov. Walker looks to local leaders for help lobbying lawmakers on budget plan
Alaska Dispatch News - 11/26/2016
Judge: Walker had authority to cut Alaska dividend amount
Juneau Empire - 11/18/2016
Arizona
Arizona school chief's education plan would require $680M in new funds
Tucson Arizona Daily Star - 11/30/2016
Diane Douglas' $680M funding plan: More money for teachers, buses
Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com & KPNX-TV NBC 12 Phoenix - 11/29/2016
Arkansas
Consultant: Decision making to blame for foster care woes
Arkansas News.com - 11/29/2016
California
California faces a looming teacher shortage
Los Angeles Times - 11/30/2016
Charter challenges appellate ruling to state Supreme Court
San Diego Union-Tribune - 11/30/2016
Brown administration warns of discipline for employees who strike next week
Sacramento Bee - 11/29/2016
State high court to rule on banning public pension spikings
San Francisco Chronicle (SFGate.com) - 11/23/2016
Colorado
Colorado must “act now” to address aging population, rising costs, study says
Denver Post - 11/30/2016
Gov. Hickenlooper debuts “aggressive” new efforts to battle homelessness with marijuana tax dollars
Denver Post - 11/27/2016
Colorado wants more precision in economic development incentives
Denver Post - 11/18/2016
Connecticut
Connecticut legislatures spending cap panel needs more time
New Haven Register - 11/29/2016
Child Care Subsidy Program Limits Enrollment Again
CT News Junkie - 11/29/2016
Budget Cutting Scenario Would Reduce Array Of State Services
Hartford Courant - 11/18/2016
Delaware
Delaware backs special education suit in Supreme Court
Wilmington News Journal (Delaware Online) - 11/23/2016
Delaware's schools try to get more bang for their buck
Wilmington News Journal (Delaware Online) - 11/23/2016
Florida
More funding to battle heroin epidemic among Palm Beach County's legislative priorities
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel & SouthFlorida.com - 11/29/2016
Legislature targets funding of another favorite of Gov. Scott tourism marketing
Miami Herald - 11/25/2016
Georgia
Georgia wildlife officials told to raise hunting, fishing license fees
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - 11/28/2016
Teachers group demands sit-down with Nathan Deal after Amendment 1 defeat
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - 11/26/2016
Idaho
Analyst: Idaho has reasonable taxes but outdated policies
Boise Idaho Statesman - 11/30/2016
Idaho governor to keep receiving stipend in lieu of mansion
Boise Idaho Statesman - 11/24/2016
Illinois
Madigan stays out of mix as budget clock ticks
Chicago Sun-Times - 11/29/2016
Republicans accuse Democrats of 'good cop, bad cop' routine on Rauner agenda
Chicago Tribune - 11/28/2016
Conditions at state's sole women's prison 'untenable': study
Chicago Tribune - 11/28/2016
Indiana
Panel fails to recommend specific ISTEP alternative
Northwest Indiana Times (nwi.com) - 11/30/2016
Trump picks Healthy Indiana Plan architect
Journal Gazette.net - 11/29/2016
Indiana school referendums pass at higher rates than before
Journal Gazette.net - 11/27/2016
Indiana budget doubts loom over pre-K, school funding
Northwest Indiana Times (nwi.com) - 11/27/2016
Iowa
Debate sparked over Iowa public pensions
Sioux City Journal - 11/30/2016
Branstad praises regents 2-year budget model
Sioux City Journal - 11/24/2016
Kansas
Kansas launches initiative to boost access to high-speed internet in schools
Topeka Capital-Journal - 11/29/2016
Lawmakers call on Brownback to make budget cuts before session
Wichita Eagle & Kansas.com - 11/26/2016
Rosy tax revenue estimates, thorns of budget shortfalls bleeding Kansas
Topeka Capital-Journal - 11/24/2016
Brownback says no furloughs, layoffs in budget proposal
Lawrence Journal-World - 11/23/2016
Kentucky
Bevin orders cuts at Public Service Commission, worrying consumer advocates
Lexington Herald-Leader - 11/30/2016
Teachers to sue Bevin over troubled Ky pensions
Louisville Courier-Journal - 11/29/2016
Bevin says Trump’s election improves outlook for Kentucky’s Medicaid waiver
Lexington Herald-Leader - 11/29/2016
Ky. Board of Ed. looks into charter schools
Louisville Courier-Journal - 11/28/2016
Ky.'s retirement systems continue downward slide
Louisville Courier-Journal - 11/28/2016
Louisiana
Louisiana legislators want to spare higher education, but budget problem getting worse
New Orleans Times-Picayune & Nola.com - 11/19/2016
Louisiana budget deficit: Higher education, Medicaid providers likely to be affected
New Orleans Times-Picayune & Nola.com - 11/18/2016
Maine
Maine House GOP leader doubts Legislature has the courage for tax reform
Bangor Daily News - 11/29/2016
LePage asks for changes in minimum wage, education ballot initiatives
Bangor Daily News - 11/28/2016
Maryland
Hogan, Assembly leaders reach deal on Northrop Grumman, schools aid
Baltimore Sun - 11/29/2016
Massachusetts
Governor says hes not worried Trump will retaliate against Mass.
Boston Globe and Boston.com - 11/28/2016
Report: Meeting state need for vocational education would cost $27M
The Republican - 11/25/2016
Legislative staffers to get raise as state worker layoffs loom
Boston Herald - 11/24/2016
Michigan
Michigan Senate panel votes to close school pensions to new members
Lansing State Journal - 11/30/2016
Minnesota
Gov. Mark Dayton, GOP lawmakers clash on health care fix
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - 11/29/2016
Gov. Dayton seeking citizens to help set legislators' pay
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - 11/23/2016
Mississippi
Bryant appears receptive to Jackson's legislative
Jackson Clarion-Ledger - 11/28/2016
Hood: Legislature can't keep ed contract from public
Jackson Clarion-Ledger - 11/21/2016
Missouri
Missouris struggle to pay for road and bridge repair continues
Kansas City Star & KansasCity.com - 11/30/2016
Missouri looking for way to cut burial costs on dead prisoners
St. Louis Post-Dispatch - 11/27/2016
Missouri House Budget Chair to meet with Greitens to discuss finances
Missouri Net - 11/23/2016
Montana
Bullock confident as second term, Legislature set to begin
Billings Gazette - 11/29/2016
Bullock renews preschool pitch as districts launch their own programs
Billings Gazette - 11/29/2016
Gov.'s budget looks to fire fund for extra cash
Bozeman Daily Chronicle - 11/26/2016
Budget tops to-do list for lawmakers in 2017
Great Falls Tribune - 11/23/2016
Lawmakers pencil in $1 million for suicide prevention program, grants
Bozeman Daily Chronicle - 11/18/2016
Nebraska
Nebraska tax incentive program may see changes after report
Omaha World-Herald - 11/26/2016
Nebraska retailers mount a push to require online shops to collect local sales tax
Omaha World-Herald - 11/25/2016
Nevada
ESAs arent dead, but still mired in limbo
Las Vegas Review-Journal - 11/30/2016
Task force begins weighing overhaul of Nevadas juvenile justice system
Las Vegas Review-Journal - 11/30/2016
New Hampshire
NH takes on fight to stop 'brain drain'
Manchester Union Leader - 11/28/2016
Budget wishes include tuition freeze, mental health money
Concord Monitor - 11/26/2016
Arlinghaus to lead Sununu budget effort during transition
Manchester Union Leader - 11/18/2016
New Jersey
N.J. Supreme Court rules forced teacher furloughs were wrong
NJ.com - 11/29/2016
Christie announces $300M N.J. Statehouse renovation project
NJ.com - 11/29/2016
N.J. takeover of Atlantic City spares ailing resort town from going broke, Moody's says
NJ.com - 11/28/2016
New Mexico
Gov. says permanent fund is off-limits as budget fix
ABQJournal Online - 11/25/2016
Starting pay for New Mexico prison guards to rise
ABQJournal Online - 11/25/2016
Attendance dips, revenues rise at New Mexico state museums
ABQJournal Online - 11/18/2016
North Carolina
NC residents who dont qualify for federal insurance subsidies feel the sting of rate increases
Raleigh News & Observer - 11/26/2016
North Dakota
ND attorney general says state can start tapping Legacy Fund earnings in 2017
Grand Forks Herald - 11/24/2016
Ohio
Gov. John Kasich warns state spending will tighten as revenues fall
Cleveland Plain Dealer & Cleveland.com - 11/30/2016
GOP bill would raise unemployment taxes, cut benefits
Columbus Dispatch - 11/29/2016
Open enrollment not always helpful to Ohio schools bottom line
Columbus Dispatch - 11/28/2016
Fate of Ohios Medicaid expansion tied to Obamacares future
Columbus Dispatch - 11/28/2016
Hefty lame duck agenda in Ohio Issues before legislature include puppy mills, school reform, civil forfeiture.
Toledo Blade - 11/28/2016
ECOT loses appeal in state attendance audit
Columbus Dispatch - 11/23/2016
Ohio can tax out-of-state online retailers, court rules
Dayton Daily News - 11/18/2016
Oklahoma
OHP warns of slower nonemergency response time
NewsOK.com - 11/29/2016
State posts draft of new education plan
NewsOK.com - 11/23/2016
Rhode Island
Raimondo moves to expand Medicaid restructuring
Providence Journal - 11/28/2016
R.I. pension locked into underperforming investment for a year
Providence Journal - 11/26/2016
South Carolina
Shaky dams continue to cost state money; DHEC seeks $5 million more in next year's budget
The State - 11/29/2016
S.C. avoids more than $491 million in prison costs due to reforms
Charleston Post & Courier - 11/28/2016
SC agencies say budget cuts would eliminate hundreds of state jobs
The State - 11/26/2016
South Dakota
Governor predicts 'lean' state budget for upcoming cycle
Rapid City Journal - 11/29/2016
Republican leaders in Legislature are working to block anti-corruption act that voters passed
Capital Journal (Pierre) - 11/29/2016
Lawmakers grill SD Labor Sec on health of unemployment trust fund
Capital Journal (Pierre) - 11/24/2016
Daugaard: teachers seeing higher pay after funding hike
Rapid City Journal - 11/18/2016
Tennessee
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam doubles down on internet sales tax
Chattanooga Times Free Press - 11/29/2016
More than 800 staff vacancies in Tennessee prisons
The Tennessean - 11/28/2016
Haslam believes he has 'good problem' on his hands regarding proposed budget
Chattanooga Times Free Press - 11/27/2016
Texas
Texas House speaker pledges to reverse disabled kids therapy service cuts
Fort Worth Star-Telegram - 11/30/2016
Bill promises sweeping Texas property tax reform, relief
Fort Worth Star-Telegram - 11/30/2016
Greg Abbott hopeful Trump win means Texas can cut border spending
Austin American-Statesman - 11/23/2016
Vermont
Gov.-elect Phil Scott getting pushback on budget
Burlington Free Press - 11/24/2016
Virginia
McAuliffe: state's economic outlook improving
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot/HamptonRoads.com - 11/28/2016
Washington
New Washington state college savings program not ready until next year
Spokane Spokesman-Review - 11/27/2016
West Virginia
WV school systems facing $11M budget cut
Charleston Gazette - 11/28/2016
Wisconsin
UW System president makes case for $92.5 million budget increase
Lacrosse Tribune - 11/30/2016
Decreased spending pushes UW-Madison out of research ranking
WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison - 11/26/2016
State faces $693 million shortfall heading into 2017-19 budget
Lacrosse Tribune - 11/23/2016
Report: 'No easy answers' on transportation funding
WISC-TV Channel 3000.com Madison - 11/19/2016
Wyoming
Wyoming Veterans Museum could face cuts
Casper Star-Tribune - 11/29/2016
Mead to unveil budget recommendations at a time of declining revenues, big cuts
Casper Star-Tribune - 11/29/2016
UW administrative spending higher than peers
Cheyenne Wyoming Tribune-Eagle - 11/28/2016
UW trustees hear recommendation to change tuition policy
Cheyenne Wyoming Tribune-Eagle - 11/24/2016
Wyoming sentencing reform effort moves forward
Cheyenne Wyoming Tribune-Eagle - 11/22/2016
Wyoming schools confronted with budget shortfall
Cheyenne Wyoming Tribune-Eagle - 11/18/2016