Videos

Mercatus Center’s Eileen Norcross discussed the results of her group’s recently released State Fiscal Condition Ranking Report.

Budget and tax policy experts discussed the challenges facing state budgets in 2017. Topics included economic growth, infrastructure investment, Medicaid, and the potential effects of…

Policy analysts talked about what state and local governments were doing to address the rise in unfunded pension liabilities. A new report from the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) shows…

Local leaders and utility officials from around the nation testified at a hearing on the federal government’s role in maintaining and improving water and wastewater infrastructure. They…

Alasdair Hamblin talked about oil market trends and their impact on the state economies. He used a slide presentation. Paul Doucette presented the joint NLGA and General Electric annual award for Public…

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf (D) delivered his annual budget address to a joint session of the General Assembly at the state capitol in Harrisburg. He said the commonwealth is in crisis, and…

Following their meeting with the president and vice president, several state governors spoke to reporters outside the White House about the impact of the sequestration cuts on their states. Several of…

Governor Tom Corbett (R) delivered the annual address on the state budget to a joint session of the Pennsylvania legislature. He announced a rejection of Medicaid expansion under the 2010…

Chiefs of staff to the governors of Virginia, Colorado, and Oklahoma talked about the fiscal issues of their states and some of the ways they were dealing with those issues. Topics included Medicaid costs, pension…

Following opening remarks from Tom Donohue and Joe Califano, former Lieutenant Governor Richard Ravitch (D-NY) summarized a report from the State Budget Crisis Task Force on the fiscal challenges of states in the midst of “fiscal…

Chris Megerian was interviewed by phone about California’s budget shortfall and the proposals Governor Jerry Brown has made in response. The interview with Mr. Megerian began approximately…

Dennis Cauchon talked about the decline in spending among states and localities. He discussed what states and localities are doing to cut back on spending and what specifically is being cut…

Barry Anderson talked about state budgets are recovering but have not returned to pre-recession levels of 2008 according to the biannual report, The Fiscal Survey of States released by the…

Former governors debated ballancing state budgets.

Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker (R) and Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin (D) testified on the fiscal status of their states. Governor Walker defended his efforts to strip public employee…

Witnesses testified about efforts in several states to cut spending in their state budgets. Among the issues they addressed were providing benefits and pensions for state workers, limiting…

Governors testified about their experiences complying with the health care law’s mandates, particularly the burdens imposed by requirements to maintain Medicaid eligibility in return for…

Governor Kasich and members of his cabinet held a town hall meeting on his budget proposal.

Lily Eskelsen talked about the effects of budgetary cutbacks on teachers and students as well as the impact of union negotiations on the education system. She responded to telephone calls and…

Josh Kraushaar talked about Republican governors' actions regarding the 2010 health care law, federal funding for high-speed rail, and unions. He also talked about the 2012 presidential election…