Updated May 26, 2023 FY 2024 State Budget Status This page tracks the status of FY 2024 state budgets as they are passed by state legislatures and signed by governors. Fiscal Map Table
Updated May 22, 2023 The Most Hated Tax- and What States Are Doing About It With years of appreciation reflected in current property assessments, the pressure on lawmakers to provide property tax relief is intense. Fiscal Graphic Table
Updated May 18, 2023 The Most-Hated Tax—and What States Are Doing About It Two popular options for state property tax relief, homestead exemptions and circuit breakers, are covered here. However, years of appreciation are reflected in current property assessments, and the pressure on lawmakers to provide property tax relief remains intense. Fiscal State Legislatures News
Updated May 17, 2023 2023 Mid-Year State Tax Actions Update As 2023 legislative sessions wrap up across states it is clear that tax relief is still a priority for lawmakers. At least thirteen states have approved measures that reduce taxes and revenue by millions. Fiscal
Updated May 03, 2023 ARPA State Fiscal Recovery Fund Allocations NCSL database detailing state actions illustrating ways states are utilizing their American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) allocations. Real-time, up-to-date. Fiscal Database Table
Updated April 21, 2023 Fiscal Conditions Are Strong, but Uncertainty Looms State fiscal situations continue to rebound as the COVID-19-induced recession subsides, though lingering inflation adds an element of uncertainty. Fiscal State Legislatures News
Updated April 20, 2023 Analysis | Possible Consequences of US Government Debt Default There’s no modern precedent for a federal debt default, so it’s difficult to predict what would happen. But most analysts anticipate widespread economic turmoil that would likely send the U.S. and global economies into a tailspin and perhaps even a major depression. Fiscal State-Federal State Legislatures News
Updated April 18, 2023 State Tax Actions Database The State Tax Actions database contains details on recent state tax changes and allows you to search and view the changes in various categories (2015 to present). Fiscal Database
Updated April 17, 2023 Tax Form Checkoff Programs Make Charitable Giving Less, Well, Taxing With the proliferation of income tax checkoff programs since their introduction in Colorado in 1977, it’s never been easier for taxpayers to donate part of their refunds to charity. Fiscal State Legislatures News
Updated April 17, 2023 State Income Tax Checkoff Box Programs Learn about the proliferation of checkoff programs and the extensive variety of causes Americans can contribute to, as well as potential oversight concerns and measures taken to manage administrative costs. Get a breakdown of checkoff programs in every state. Fiscal Table
Updated April 13, 2023 CFI Committee Newsletter | April 2023 Some of the latest financial services, technology, broadband and telecommunications, and commerce policy issues we are following include: Registration Now Open for NCSL’s 2023 Legislative Summit; The Money Transmission Modernization Act in the States. Fiscal State-Federal Technology
Updated April 12, 2023 State of State Budgets Join us as NCSL’s fiscal policy experts Erica MacKellar and Jackson Brainerd discuss these topics and more. Fiscal Video