Tag: Budgets and Deficits

Capital budget 1 of last big pieces pending

Capital budget 1 of last big pieces pending

Becky Bohrer · April 22, 2014 9:42 pm

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is renewing his calls for state lawmakers to enhance pension reforms. (AP image)

Chris Christie renews call for pension system reforms

Associated Press · April 22, 2014 4:00 am

Aurora, Ill., Mayor Tom Weisner, right, accompanied by several mayors and village presidents from across Illinois, speaks during a news conference calling for state lawmakers to overhaul local pension systems for police and fire departments, Monday, April 21, 2014, in Chicago. (AP Photo/M. Spencer Green)

Mayors’ group pushes for Illinois pension reform

Sophia Tareen · April 22, 2014 4:00 am

John Hickenlooper signs bill increasing budget reserves

John Hickenlooper signs bill increasing budget reserves

Washington Examiner · April 21, 2014 8:17 pm

Packing boxes dot the walls on the fourth floor of the state Capitol late Saturday, April 19, 2014, in Juneau, Alaska. Sunday marks the last scheduled day of the 90-day legislative session. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

Alaska lawmakers plan to power through on education

Becky Bohrer · April 21, 2014 4:00 am

Gov. Pat Quinn promised tighter controls Saturday after a review found that the Illinois Medicaid program paid an estimated $12 million for medical services for people who had already died. (AP image)

Pat Quinn: New controls after Medicaid paid for dead

Jason Keyser · April 21, 2014 4:00 am

Rep. Steve Thompson, R-Fairbanks, left, looks on during a presentation on Gov. Sean Parnell's plan for addressing the state's unfunded pension obligation during a House Finance Committee hearing on Saturday, April 12, 2014, in Juneau, Alaska. Also shown is Rep. Bryce Edgmon, D-Dillingham, right. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

Alaska Senate passes new approach to pension obligation

Becky Bohrer · April 21, 2014 4:00 am

Colorado nears decision on spending pot taxes

Associated Press · April 21, 2014 4:00 am

In this April 15, 2014 photo, Jeff Woodbury, assistant school facilities director checks, on a wood heat furnace used by schools in Falmouth, Maine. The furnace was partially funded from a grant of federal stimulus dollars to the Maine Forest Service. The grant program helped 24 facilities slash costs for the heating season ending in 2013 by replacing nearly 900,000 gallons of heating oil with locally produced wood chips and pellets. (AP Photo/Blake Davis)

Schools slash heating bills with stimulus project

Blake Davis · April 20, 2014 4:36 pm

Amid budget woes, gas drilling tax turns GOP heads

Amid budget woes, gas drilling tax turns GOP heads

Marc Levy · April 19, 2014 2:32 pm

Connecticut state Senate Minority Leader and gubernatorial hopeful John McKinney, R-Fairfield, enters the House Chamber before Gov. Dannel P. Malloy delivers his 2014 State of the State address in front of a joint session of the legislature in the House Chambers at the Capitol in Hartford, Conn., Thursday, Feb. 6, 2014. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)

Connecticut GOP offers state budget alternative

Susan Haigh · April 18, 2014 4:00 am

Oklahoma state Rep. Scott Inman gestures during a news conference in Oklahoma City, Monday, Feb. 3, 2014. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Oklahoma House’s top Democrat: No time for tax cut

Tim Talley · April 18, 2014 4:00 am