As Costs Rise, States Should Prioritize Essential Spending in Coming Budget Cycle
Interactive Exhibits Enable Deeper Understanding of Metrics
- Outlook for state credit quality upgraded to “Stable” versus 2023 outlook of “Declining.”
- State rainy-day funds remain at near-record levels but rising costs are pressuring state budgets.
- Northeast, Great Plains and Great Lakes regions benefited from a slowing of pandemic migration patterns to the west and south.
- Interactive graphics enable a closer look at the report’s 13 economic, socioeconomic and financial metrics by state and region.
Tue, Jun 4, 2024