state budget

Kentucky Wildlife Commissioner Racks Up Huge Travel Bill

Associated Press — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 11:46:16 +0000

Commissioner Jonathan Gassett has spent more than $71,000 to attend meetings across the country during a time of financial belt-tightening across state government. That's far more than even the governor's chief industrial recruiter whose job requires extensive travel.

State Courthouse Spending on the Rise

Associated Press — Mon, 10 Sep 2012 09:30:45 +0000

State spending on courthouse buildings is going up even as Kentucky's judicial system struggles to pay for its daily operations.

State courthouses shut down September 4th for the second of three furlough days this year because of state budget cuts. The Courier-Journal reports state budgets show a boom in courthouse building spending from 1998 to 2008 has resulted in the doubling of cost for debt service and related costs for buildings.

Volunteer State Revenue Numbers Much Better than Expected

Associated Press — Thu, 12 Jul 2012 15:17:56 +0000

Tennessee general fund revenues have beaten projections by more than a half-billion dollars with one month left in the budget year. State Finance Commissioner Mark Emkes says collections came in at $130 million above estimates in June, which reflects economic activity from the previous month.

Negotiators Start Talks over State Budget

Associated Press — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 17:31:58 +0000

Negotiators for the Senate and House have started talks to work out disagreements on spending priorities for a new state budget in Kentucky. A group of Representatives and Senators held their initial meeting this morning on the two year, 19.5 billion dollar budget.