Williams Report: Holiday Recap
Budget
Connecticut: Official projects Connecticut budget deficit at $224 million
Kentucky: Governor Matt Bevin is ordering most state agencies to cut their budgets by 1.3% to cover budget gap.
Missouri: Missouri Republicans hope to pass a massive tax cut.
Nebraska: Gov. Ricketts looks unite to urban, rural interests with tax plan
New Mexico: The Latest: Legislature would spend more on public schools, 3 percent general fund increase overall.
Virginia: Medicaid expansion is the $584 million line item in Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s final two-year budget
Washington: Governor’s proposed budget includes fossil fuel carbon tax.
Washington: Four-year balanced budget law is doing its job
West Virginia: West Virginia lawmakers return to brighter outlook
Pensions
California: Circumstances might open door to pension cuts for California.
Hawaii: State pension woes raise specter of county bankruptcies.
Kentucky: Kentucky pension reform: A few details emerge on new bill’s contents
Rhode Island: Pension shortfall jumps 15 percent.
Texas: Houston issues $1 billion in pension obligation bonds at 3.97 percent interest rate