Updated April 28, 2025 What's Ahead for State Budgets and Taxes Join us as NCSL’s fiscal policy expert Erica MacKellar and Brian Wanko, who focuses on the federal budget process, federal and state revenues and taxes, as they break down what these developments mean for states heading into the new fiscal year. Fiscal State-Federal Virtual Meeting
Updated April 24, 2025 FY 2026 State Budget Status This page tracks the status of FY 2026 state budgets as they are passed by state legislatures and signed by governors. Fiscal Map Table
Updated April 22, 2025 How to Raise a Tax When states experience budget gaps and slow revenue growth lawmakers are put in the difficult position of balancing their state budget. One way is to increase or impose new taxes, but doing so is unpopular and often met with resistance. Fiscal Table
Updated April 10, 2025 ARPA: Evidence-Based Investments Database States, territories and the District of Columbia are required to submit Recovery Plan Performance Reports detailing the use of their funds. In those reports, recipients describe the projects and programs they are implementing and how evidence-based practices and program evaluation are incorporated into their plans. The information in the database was collected by reviewing Recovery Plan Performance Reports submitted to Treasury in 2022 and 2023. Fiscal Database
Updated April 02, 2025 The Income Tax Debate: Balancing Budgets and Fairness In this installment of “State of Play,” a bipartisan video series created by A Starting Point and NCSL, Washington Rep. April Berg (D) and Arkansas Rep. Carlton Wing (R) discuss income taxes. Fiscal State Legislatures News Video
Updated March 20, 2025 Despite Uncertainties, US Economy Stable for Now, Analyst Says Economist Christopher Thornberg says the current churn in the economy under the new administration comes on top of a strong economy that was already facing some challenges. Fiscal State Legislatures News
Updated March 20, 2025 Recognizing the Officials Who Get the Bids, Sign the Contracts March is National Procurement Month, a time to recognize the state government officials who annually enter into hundreds of contracts with suppliers for everything from office supplies to construction to complex IT projects. Fiscal State Legislatures News
Updated March 17, 2025 Seven Years of Sports Betting: Did States Get it Right? Since 2018, when the Supreme Court paved the way for legalized sports betting, states have gone all in. But the frenzy around sports betting expansion has slowed, and legislators are shifting their attention towards state revenues. Fiscal Table
Updated March 05, 2025 Exploring the Impact of Legalized Sports Betting in the States In this installment of “State of Play,” a bipartisan video series created by A Starting Point and NCSL, Georgia Rep. Marcus Wiedower (R) and Nevada Sen. Dina Neal (D) discuss the advantages, disadvantages and other topics related to legalized sports betting in the states. Fiscal State Legislatures News Video
Updated February 18, 2025 Belt-Tightening Budgeting on the Horizon State budget challenges are brewing after years of historic growth. Fiscal Graphic
Updated February 18, 2025 Budgets and Revenue Resource Center NCSL recognizes the robust dialogue and debate around the federal government’s fiscal and budgetary future, including ongoing discussion on federal tax legislation, the US debt ceiling, federal spending reform, and reconciliation and appropriations measures. Financial Services Fiscal State-Federal
Updated February 17, 2025 States Can(nabis) Collect Millions 24 states have legalized recreational marijuana use and an additional 38 states allow marijuana use for medicinal purposes. Since its legalization, states have collected millions of dollars in tax revenue to fund various projects. Fiscal Map Table