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State spending growth topped 18.2% in FY 2022, the highest annual increase in state spending since the National Association of State Budget Officers began recording the data in 1979.
December 16 -
Tribal governments have invested in 344 infrastructure and affordable housing projects as a result of $20 billion received from the American Rescue Plan Act.
December 1 -
A separate report showed the state's workforce declined by 1% between 2011 and 2021 while the workforce increased 5.1% nationally during that time frame.
November 23 -
A combination of federal funding and rising tax collections has filled the coffers.
November 18 -
The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board has filed to extend G-27 relief to give dealers an extra six-month window for remote inspections
November 17 -
American Rescue Plan Act dollars amounted to around 22% of states' annual general fund budgets, according to a court filing from a trio of southern states fighting ARPA's restriction on tax cuts.
October 26 -
In its analysis of primary market data from 2019 to 2021, the MSRB showed that market participants fled competitive offerings during the COVID period and preferred private placements.
October 24 -
Illinois will pay down another $450 million of the $1.8 billion outstanding from a $4.5 billion federal loan to pay pandemic-related unemployment claims.
September 27 -
A Reason Foundation study found K-12 debt steadily rising since 2014.
August 19 -
The bulging surpluses are a result of $5 trillion in economic stimulus from the federal government including American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds which boosted economic activity and tax revenues.
August 11