U.S. Fiscal Risk Digest

Abington's department heads are building level-funded and 5%-cut budgets, but the forecast says a 6.3% reduction is needed to balance.

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Iowa's public universities reported $9.52 billion in actual FY2026 revenues, running 1% over budget.

• Tuition made up 63.1% of operating revenues at...

The Senate approved a Democratic-sponsored $2.62 billion fiscal 2026 budget to close out the year, including $1.8 billion for MassHealth, the state's...

Former councilman Robert Cushman argues Warwick's retirement and health promises are outrunning its funding. These are his claims and need checking...

The fund's 2026 financial report lists a benefit liability of 205,882, but the excerpt doesn't label the units or show assets. A separate $-0- entry...

These are projected, not scheduled, reductions. A CRFB analysis modeled a 24% benefit cut and estimates Connecticut retirees could lose about $556 a...

• Federal debt passed $40 trillion in late August, but the authors call it only "the tip of the financial iceberg".
• They estimate total federal...

Treasury is hinting it may revisit the mix of bills, notes and bonds rather than simply keep enlarging auctions across the curve. Dealers are focused...

US investment-grade corporate bond issuance reached $1.88 trillion through November 4, passing the 2020 mark of $1.86 trillion. Fewer deals raised...

Patterson officials have approved a preliminary 2027 budget that would be the first to exceed the state's two percent levy cap. The $17.2 million plan...

The state-created commission has until March 5 to erase projected deficits. Voters overwhelmingly rejected a tax that would have raised $4.73...

Before repeating this editorial's pension claims, check them against primary actuarial and budget documents:

• Funded ratios: The state worker and...

The Milwaukee County Board adopted a $1.5 billion 2027 budget with a $316 million property tax levy. The reported $4.6 million hole came from an...

Robert Cushman argues Warwick cannot fund required pension and retiree-health contributions alongside other services. He cites a $14 million gap in...

Estimates put public pension holdings in AI-related companies at $570 billion to $700 billion, a range Equable's Anthony Randazzo calls probably...

The projected surplus is a conditional forecast. The $143B surplus by end-2026 and $152B by end-2027 assumes a 6.61% asset return and an unchanged...

The Milliman 100 report ties October's drop mainly to falling rates. The discount rate fell 27 basis points to 6.20%, and liabilities rose $30...

The mayor says the next budget balances without one-time fixes, something the city's forecast has never shown in its 20 years of publication. Testing...

Gov. Sanders' proposed nearly $7 billion budget would fund new commitments alongside a promised fifth round of income tax cuts:

• Medicaid: $150...

Dayton Public Schools projects it will run out of cash by the end of the 2028-29 school year, and no levy or cuts have been approved yet.

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