(The Center Square) – State and local government debt surpassed $6.1 trillion in 2023, according to an analysis by Reason Foundation. The majority of debt was held by state governments, $2.66 trillion ...

The national debt recently surpassed $38 trillion, but America’s debt crisis isn’t limited to the federal government. Less well known is that, nationwide, state and local governments now hold more ...

"There are pressures that locals will be feeling, and the states can compound those pressures; sometimes they do, sometimes they don't," S&P Managing Director Jane Ridley said. States face broadening ...

States and local governments across America have collectively accumulated over $6 trillion in liabilities, roughly $5 trillion of which are long-term obligations. These burdens are unevenly ...

Colorado, Texas, and Washington face state-level ballot questions on tax burdens and funding services. But most of the tax and bond questions are local ones. In Colorado, voters will decide on two ...

Acting Texas Comptroller Kelly Hancock announced the launch of the Local Government Bond, Tax and Project Transparency Database on Monday. The online tool provides the public with transparent access ...

After advocacy from the community, the Board voted to include funding for a $3.2mm turf field at Scarsdale Middle School in ...