Budget

The Great Budget Bake-Off

Ingredients: 8 - Appropriations Subcommittee Reports (linked below): Economic and Community Development Criminal Justice Higher Education General Government Natural Resources, Agriculture, and Environmental...read more

Why’d You Have to Go and Make Things So Comp-licated? Demystifying the Compensation Bill

Every year, the Legislature passes a bill that adjusts the ongoing base funding for state employees’ compensation, sometimes referred to as the “compensation bill” or just the “comp bill.” This bill has a lot of moving parts, making its...read more

The Quest for Accountability: Why One Measure Can’t Rule them All

Passed on the 10th day of session, the base budget bills for state agencies provide important direction for state agencies in the upcoming budget year. Included for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 is intent language establishing line item performance...read more

The Budgeting Balance: Revenues, Requests, and Reality

In December, Legislative economists provided updated revenue estimates to the Executive Appropriations Committee, along with a summary of how current spending and statutorily required and recommended revenue set asides paints a narrow margin for...read more

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