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Week of November 28, 2016 - Press Clips

By Brian Sigritz posted 11-30-2016 10:00 PM

  

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