articles by topic

This index includes every article in First Reading since its inception in 1986, organized by subject matter.  Issues of First Reading from June 2000 to the present are available for download and linked.  Contact the Research Unit for availability of articles from older issues.  Abstracts of reports required to be filed with the General Assembly, which are included in each issue, are not included in this index.

finance

Changes in State Debt 1981-1991-May 91, p. 1

Credit Reporting and Rating Agencies Do Complex Jobs-May 2010, p. 1

Daily Available Balance in General Revenue Fund-Dec 87, p. 11; Jan 88, p. 12; Feb 88, p. 16; Apr 88, p. 20; May 88, p. 16; Jun 88, p. 20; Aug 88, p. 22; Nov 88, p. 12; Apr 90, p. 17; Dec 90, p. 4

Federal Balanced Budget Amendment-Will it Happen?-Feb 88, p. 13

IEFC Projects Sluggish Economy and Revenues-May 92, p. 1

Lapsed Appropriations Give Insight into Budget-Jan 88, p. 1

Local Government Distributive Fund History-May 2015, p. 6

Lotteries Have Long, Colorful History-Apr 89, p. 9

Lottery and the Common School Fund-Apr 89, p. 1

Revenues and Spending, FYs 1997-2001-Jun 2002, p. 3

School Aid Formula: A Primer-May 88, p. 6; Oct 89, p. 1

"Sports Betting" Lottery Games Grow-Oct 89, p. 20

Stadium Finance Still An Issue-Jun 87, p. 1

State Budget Likely to be Tight-Apr 90, p. 1

State of the State-Mar 88, p. 9

State Revenues are Flat in FY 2003-So Far-Oct 2002, p. 1

State School Aid Alternative: H.B. 602-Dec 89, p. 7

State Revenue Outlook is Guarded-Jan 89, p. 1

State Revenues Stay Healthy-So Far-Nov 87, p. 1

State Road Money at Record Levels-May 88, p. 10

State’s Fiscal Outlook is Guarded-Dec 2001, p. 1

State’s Fiscal Outlook Worsens-Apr 91, p. 1

Summary of Appropriations Vetoed and Vetoes Overridden-Jun 2002, p. 2

Tightening the State’s Belt: State of the State 1977 to 1988; Mar 88, p. 5