By Christopher Butler | Tennessee Watchdog
NASHVILLE – Officials in Pickett County misused almost $150,000 of taxpayer money, according to an audit that state Comptrollers released today.

By Chriss Street | CalWatchdog
SACRAMENTO — State Controller John Chiang shocked California legislators today when he sent a letter announcing that the state will run out of cash on March 8. That is, unless Legislature allows state Treasurer Bill Lockyer to delay $2.4 billion in payments to universities, counties and Medi-Cal, while borrowing another $3.3 [...]

By Jim Dooley | Hawaii Reporter
HONOLULU – The effects of newly downgraded tax revenue projections will be “minimal” for the current state budget but will be “quite considerable and severe” in future years, causing Gov. Neil Abercrombie’s administration to at least consider the possibility of future tax increases, Budget Director Kalbert Young said today.
Young’s comments [...]

By Mark Lisheron | Texas Watchdog

HOUSTON — Making good on a promise of safety, red light camera systems are at this very moment protecting the ability of our elected officials to spend money.
Getting a $46 million cut of red light camera fines collected statewide, the Texas Legislature had at one time declared it would [...]

By Jim Dooley | Hawaii Reporter
HONOLULU – State departments want to expand the budget by  some $334.7 million, Budget and Finance Director Kalbert Young said in the first of a series of money briefings to lawmakers planned for this week and next.
Young said new general fund requests from Gov. Neil Abercrombie’s administration total nearly $120 [...]