Nebraska lawmakers entered the 2023 session with a record $1.9 billion budget surplus — equal to nearly 17 percent of this year’s total budget. Today, that surplus ...

House and Senate Democrats have struck agreement on a compromise $1.3 billion surtax surplus spending bill, preparing it for ...

As Mississippi's state revenues have continued to trend down, does that put the state at risk of not meeting its budget?

Lawmakers love to say budgets are “statements of values.” But in our state government, here’s a more apt description: They’re ...

The budget committee will be helped by the Medicaid surplus this year and a low preliminary estimate of $223 million to update state costs for K-12 education. However, the health care program for ...