With unemployment low, inflation high, wages rising and the Federal Reserve raising interest rates, economists expected a recession. That one hasn’t happened might be thanks to pandemic stimulus checks and unemployment benefits, coupled...

Policy experts on both ends of the political spectrum tend to agree that sales tax holidays are not the best way to offer impactful tax relief, but consumers like them. This year, 19 states will offer tax holidays on school-related items.

Because of deadlines built into the budgeting process, most states complete their spending plans well before the start of the new accounting period.

NCSL talks with lawmakers from Massachusetts, New Jersey and Pennsylvania about legislative caucuses formed specifically to promote the manufacturing sector.

To help manufacturers deal with supply chain disruptions, workforce shortages and other issues, some states have formed legislative caucuses to develop the workforce, ease regulatory burdens, encourage innovation and educate other lawmakers on...

Escape the annual budget bubble with data and expert insights from Fiscal 50, an interactive tool from The Pew Charitable Trusts.