Politics

Paul Burton
March 25, 2020 12:09 PM

The Disaster Emergency Funding Board, authorized in 1973, will consider Gov. Gina Raimondo's request for up to $300 million short term borrowing.

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Chip Barnett
March 24, 2020 11:09 AM

Despite rising 3% in 2019, DiNapoli expects bonuses to drop this year.

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March 23, 2020 5:20 PM

Eric Holcomb said the state will consider using bond authority to move forward with capital projects that were to have been funded on a pay-go basis.

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Chip Barnett
March 20, 2020 11:51 AM

The majority of the economic disruption will occur in fiscal 2020, but the revenue impacts will extend into the first half of fiscal 2021, says Moody's Analytics Dan White.

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March 18, 2020 11:33 AM

When lawmakers cast the final vote on the 2021 budget, they won’t have updated revenue projections but other states and industries do.

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Andrew Coen
March 18, 2020 9:31 AM

State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli released updated state revenue projections.

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March 16, 2020 3:00 PM

Lawmakers return to the state capital to formally approve the budget Thursday amid concerns over the novel coronavirus outbreak.

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Yvette Shields
March 12, 2020 4:07 PM

Other Midwest legislatures are canceling sessions or weighing early spring breaks to slow the spread of COVID-19.

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Andrew Coen
March 12, 2020 2:36 PM

With a state budget deadline on the horizon, NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo is requesting revised revenue estimates that factor in the economic realities of fast-spreading virus.

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March 12, 2020 12:34 PM

The stock market plunge amid the COVID-19 pandemic increases the risk of a revenue shock for California and other states that depend on capital gains taxes.

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