Fiscal Policy

With the weather outside becoming frightful, many small businesses in Michigan are wondering how they'll survive as COVID-19 spreads more easily in crowded, indoor places.The state of Michigan's Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity has teamed up with the Small Business Association of…

The U.S. government started fiscal 2021 with an October budget deficit of $284 billion, a record for the month, as coronavirus-related outlays spiked sharply from a year earlier and revenues declined, the Treasury Department said on Thursday.

The federal deficit in 2019 was $984 billion, equal to 4.6 percent of gross domestic product. Learn more about the deficit with a new interactive version of the infographic.

According to a new study, less than half of the money was spent; a third was saved for a rainy day

Fiscal 50: State Trends and Analysis, an interactive resource from The Pew Charitable Trusts, allows you to sort and analyze data on key fiscal, economic, and demographic trends in the 50 states and understand their impact on states’ fiscal health.