Despite Record Annual Budget Surpluses, States Face Massive Long-term Shortfalls

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images) Getty Images Most states currently have a budget surplus, including deep blue states like California, New Jersey, New York, and Ill...

Stock Buyback Tax Will Harm State & Local Pensions

US President Joe Biden speaks at the 29th AFL-CIO Quadrennial Constitutional Convention at the … [+] Pennsylvania Convention Center in Philadelphia on June 14, 2022. (Photo by Nicholas Kamm / AF...