MinnPost asked local economists about what’s driving those trends and how concerned the state should be about the projected ...

Minnesota will see a higher-than-expected surplus for this current budget, but is expected to see a deficit in the future due ...

MMB characterized the state's overall budget and economic outlook as "stable" but acknowledged "structural budget challenges ...

Lawmakers are required to balance their budgets and must now figure out how to tackle the deficit for the 2028-29 cycle.

The federal government announced that the 2025 budget deficit came in at $1.8 trillion vs. a CBO estimate of $1.9 trillion. The lower-than-expected deficit was primarily driven by higher-than-forecast ...

Minnesota projects a $2.5 billion budget surplus for next year, but warns of a nearly $3 billion deficit by 2029—an improved ...

The Minnesota budget office is projecting an increasing deficit for the state in its next budget cycle, despite cuts during ...

New data paints a mixed picture of Minnesota's state finances, with improving fortunes in the current budget but a deficit ...

The state's top budget writers believe tax cuts favored by Republican legislative leaders are setting North Carolina on a path toward lower state revenues within the next year or two, according to a ...

Forecasters say there’s a two and a half billion dollar surplus in the current budget, and the earlier projection of a ...

Minnesota’s latest budget forecast, released Thursday, will shape 2026 legislative priorities as lawmakers face economic ...

The Nebraska Economic Forecasting Advisory Board updated its revenue projections on Friday. Shown is the State Capitol. (Paul Hammel/Nebraska Examiner) LINCOLN — An updated Nebraska economic forecast ...