The bulk of the funding boosts are going toward education and rainy day savings.
The Week in Public Finance: Is the Next Recession Near? 2 Ways to Know
1 State and 1 County Now Accept Bitcoin. Will Others Follow?
The Week in Public Finance: Kansas City Suburb Headed Toward Default
Why States Hoping for Online Holiday Sales to Boost Budgets May Not Get Their Wish
Was Amazon's HQ2 Search a Waste of Time for Cities?
The Week in Public Finance: Federal Tax Reform Fuels Record State Spending
The Week in Public Finance: How Tax Policies Fared at the Ballot Box
Another Historic Night for Women, and Not Just in Congress
Amid Rising Home Prices, Voters Split on Property Tax Reductions
Oregon Businesses Lose Ballot Attempt to Protect Tax Breaks
Not My Netflix or Yoga: A Second State Bans Service Taxes
Voters Lower Cap on Income Taxes in North Carolina
In States With Teacher Strikes, Voters Refuse to Raise Education Funding
While Feds Loosen Payday Loan Regulations, Colorado Voters Clamp Down
Education Funding Concerns Kill Effort to Wean Oklahoma Budget Off Oil
Raising Taxes Could Be Harder Now in Florida
Oregon Voters Could Make It Harder to Raise Revenue
Some two decades ago, Oregon joined more than a dozen states in passing a constitutional amendment that requires a legislative supermajority to approve tax hikes. Three years ago, the state Supreme Court and a subsequent legislative counsel opinion created what some say is a loophole. In November, voters could close it, making it harder for the state to raise revenue.
The Week in Public Finance: Will Oklahoma Finally Wean Its Budget Off Oil?
Oil prices fell to a two-month low this week. Any time they tumble, oil-dependent states like Oklahoma are on edge. More than most states with economies heavily reliant on oil and natural gas, its budget is extremely vulnerable to the ebb and flow of the oil economy.