Monthly Archive:: May 2015

With six legislative days remaining in this year’s session, next year’s General Fund and Education Trust Fund budgets are taking center stage at the State House. The FY 2016 Education Trust Fund budget, which appropriates nearly $6 billion in state funds, passed the House ...Read More

A recent study published by MetLife Mature Market Institute estimates that the financial loss by victims of elder financial crimes and exploitation is more than $2.9 billion a year with approximately 2 million seniors being exploited. Awareness of elder financial abuse is growing and ...Read More

It is nearly universally acknowledged that a major financial crisis is looming for next year’s State General Fund budget. There appears to be no consensus among legislators on how to solve the problem. There are, however, at least three public solutions being considered. First ...Read More

By the end of this week, the 2015 session will be two-thirds complete. Though there are numerous bills that have yet to gain momentum in the Legislature, none are more important than the State General Fund (SGF) budget for the next fiscal year. The ...Read More