It was a busy launch day yesterday. The Statehouse crew almost didn't have time to watch much of the White Sox's 4-3 comeback win against the Cleveland Guardians to go up 2-0 in the ALDS.
We'll be down a man tomorrow as Brenden Moore heads to Sox Park to see if the boys can clinch. Ben Szalinski, meanwhile, is on to hockey season.
The lead: Caution amid rising revenue
State revenue continues to smash budgeted expectations for the first quarter of the fiscal year, with September finishing 10% ahead of the same month a year ago.
But even as fiscal year 2027 is $1 billion — or 8.2% — ahead of last year’s pace, the Commission on Government Forecasting and Accountability warns several factors could soon reduce this robust growth — including the fact that $265 million in assumed revenue is tied up in the courts.
Ben Szalinski wrote about which sources are surging and why analysts are cautious.