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The state has an estimated $31 billion budget surplus to work with as the governor preps this fall for his January budget reveal, the Legislative Analyst’s Office said.
November 18 -
State economies are generally stronger than anticipated in the first half of 2021.
November 16 -
Turnout was less than 14% during Saturday's voting where only one constitutional amendment out of four was approved.
November 15 -
Gov. Phil Murphy’s narrow re-election win and Senate President Steve Sweeney’s stunning loss to an unknown resonate well beyond the Garden State.
November 12 -
The state's fiscal 2022 update and five-year forecast offers a brighter near- and mid-term budget picture thanks to federal relief and strong revenues.
November 10 -
A study by the Reason Foundation attempts to solve the problem of paying both tolls and fuel taxes on the same highway and offers a blueprint for how states can allocate toll revenue.
November 3 -
If commuters continue to work from home more often than in the office, their normal spending patterns on things like coffee and lunch will shift and impact business districts, neighborhoods and ultimately tax revenues.
October 26 -
Wisconsin reported healthier-than-expected fiscal 2021 results that should benefit a new money deal planned for next month.
October 20 -
Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot's finance team laid out plans to tap more than half of $9 billion of existing and proposed borrowing authority through 2022 to refinance debt for savings and fund infrastructure and pandemic recovery efforts.
October 14 -
Even with a balanced fiscal 2022 budget in place, Michigan still has billions in federal aid and additional state funds to spend at a later date.
October 1