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State and Local Government Debt Burdens
11/14/11
Map of Property Tax Levels by County
02/28/11
Special Report on State-Local Tax Burdens
02/24/11
Housing as both consumption and investment.
02/18/11
Foreclosure(s) and Property Taxes
02/18/10
Are User Fees an Untapped or Overused Revenue Source?
04/20/09
Transparency and User Fees
04/10/09
Intergovernmental Aid and Political Footballs in MN
04/10/09
Minding Our Snow Business
02/05/09
Local Governments Facing Budget Crisis
01/29/09
State Film Credits
11/24/08
Anticipating Sales Tax Revenue Drops
11/20/08
Explaining Local Outsourcing Decisions (I)
10/07/08
Funding school capital outlays in North Carolina
08/20/08
Criteria for revenue evaluation
07/11/08
The surprising "fiscal disparity" in China (2)
07/10/08
New partnership between a county and school system
06/17/08
Outsourcing red-light traffic control
06/17/08
Spatial data mining in local finance
06/06/08
The birth of a new city: Menifee, CA
06/05/08
To contract, or not to contract? The case of Compton City policy department
05/28/08
Iowa considers fees to provide property tax relief
05/09/08
Peoria (AZ) to explore privatizing jail services
05/08/08
Vallejo City (CA) declared bankruptcy
05/08/08
JOBZ: Minnesota's Economic Development policy
05/06/08
The possible merger of two towns
04/17/08
How may a city die?
04/14/08
A "poster child" case for Value Capture
03/13/08
Do bond rating agencies discriminte municipal bonds?
03/12/08
Data of local finance and education performance, North Carolina
03/12/08
Post-Proposition 13 revenue-raising strategies
03/11/08
Minnesota's local sales tax
03/11/08
Local Option Sales Tax in North Carolina
03/10/08
Homeowners refund in Minnesota
02/19/08
Renter’s Property Tax Refund Program
02/19/08
Minnesota's fiscal disparities programs
02/19/08
Perception of nonprofit efficiency
02/16/08
Revenue instability of sales tax
02/05/08
Maine cannot maintain infrastructure without federal funds
02/04/08
Orange county file lawsuit to void pension agreement
01/31/08
New Jersey township considers selling water utility
01/24/08
Unfunded mandates further burden local governments
01/15/08
Fourteen Reasons Why Property Taxes Vary From Year to Year
01/13/08
Putting prisoners for better use?
01/11/08
Consolidation and service-sharing
01/09/08
Private cash for urban infrastructure
01/07/08
The timing of school bond referendum
01/04/08
A fight about firefighting: dispute in local service agreement
12/21/07
Big hit on the municipal bond market
12/20/07
Cities form collaboration to secure water supplies
12/20/07
Employee wellness program and health insurance costs
12/19/07
Budget Crisis continues in Ypsilanti
12/18/07
Falling home values affect property tax levy
12/18/07
Wayzata Public Schools receives bond rating upgrade
12/12/07
Florida State Investment Trust Fund in Trouble
12/11/07
Own Source Revenues: What to include?
12/10/07
Actuary and Governmental Post-employment Benefits
12/04/07
CPI, PPI, and IPD
11/20/07
Local fiscal issues: alternative sources of revenue
11/20/07
Which budget to be balanced?
11/13/07
GFOA's financial indicators database
11/04/07
Census data on state and local government finance
11/04/07
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