Bolstering the Bay Area Against Climate Change Impacts
Rebuild by Design and The Rockefeller Foundation’s latest competition represents a shift in focus from disaster response to resilience planning.
Cost Sharing Among State Defined Benefit Pension Plans
In response to the budget strains and funding challenges, some states have looked to alternatives to traditional pensions.
In Tide of Red Ink, Some States Show Surpluses
The budget winners avoided deep tax cuts and maintained robust rainy day funds.
Relative of Kansas Gov. Slams His Budget Proposal; Colo. Lawmakers May Pursue Tax Hike
Also in our Weekend State and Local Daily Digest: Emergency declaration in Georgia; Philly-area bridge closed after structural fracture; a big EPA fine from a Honolulu molasses spill.
In Effort to Protect the Muni Bond Tax Exemption, ‘It’s a Full Court Press’
Columbia, S.C., Mayor Stephen Benjamin is helping lead a push by city halls to defend the tax break. “We’re going to speak to every member of Congress.”
Unease Over Tapping Louisiana’s Rainy-Day Fund; D.C. Mayor vs. Bill O’Reilly
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Philly’s rat stats; Arkansas mayor resigns amid scandal; and Nevada governor’s education proposal.
Iowa Gov. Details $110 Million in Budget Cuts; Hope vs. Reality in Olympia
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: More state legislative updates; L.A. legal settlements strain city finances; and Denver police horse euthanized after neglect.
Pennsylvania Seeks to Close Two Prisons to Help Alleviate $1.7 Billion Budget Gap
“We’re not in ideal times,” said Corrections Secretary John Wetzel. “If you look at the financial realities, our choices were to reduce staffing and programming, or do this.”
The Budget Mess Continues in Kansas
Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback recently told The Kansas City Star: “I want a fairer tax system, but it’s like that was all counter to my policies.” Good luck replenishing that bone-dry rainy day fund.
Muni Bond Tax Exemption Gets Nod of Approval From Trump During Mayors Meeting
“He showed great interest in helping cities,” Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett said following a visit to Trump Tower on Thursday.
An Unusual Thing Happened With State Budgets Around the U.S. in Fiscal 2016
It had to do with mid-year budget cuts and it’s outlined in a new report from the National Association of State Budget Officers.
Mayor of Former Steel Mill Town Hopes Federal Aid Will Flow Under Trump
“If there’s ever an opportunity, it’s now,” says Mayor Lou Mavrakis of Monessen, Pennsylvania.
Drug Prices, Senior Programs May Deliver Blow to State Budgets
Recent changes in federal programs for seniors could drive up states’ Medicaid costs by millions of dollars.
First Female Mayor of Cheyenne, Wyo., Will Confront Tough Fiscal Challenges
“It’s just a matter of taking what we have and being smarter with those dollars,” Marian Orr told Route Fifty.
Counties Struggle Under Burden of Unfunded Mandates
“Both the state and federal governments must be more cognizant of the financial pressures created by unfunded mandates," according to Joel Griffith, the deputy research director at the National Association of Counties.
States' Personal Income Shows Uneven Economic Recovery
These trends matter for state governments, because tax revenue and spending demands may rise or fall along with residents’ incomes.
Navigator Award Finalists: Sherry Schoonover and Team, City of Topeka, Kan.
Making its easier to track capital improvement projects—and the funding that’s been budgeted and spent on them.
Despite Slow Growth, Tax Revenue Has Recovered in 31 States
But the national trend masks how widely recovery has varied across the states.
Navigator Award Finalist: Chelsa Wagner and Team, Allegheny County Controller’s Office
Bringing greater transparency to county government finances.
Navigator Award Finalist: Wes Craiglow, Deputy Director for Planning and Development, Conway, Ark.
Making the case for city planners to think more like farmers and encourage development that will be the most beneficial to a municipal budget.
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