Muni Bond Tax Exemption Gets Nod of Approval From Trump During Mayors Meeting
“He showed great interest in helping cities,” Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett said following a visit to Trump Tower on Thursday.
An Unusual Thing Happened With State Budgets Around the U.S. in Fiscal 2016
It had to do with mid-year budget cuts and it’s outlined in a new report from the National Association of State Budget Officers.
Mayor of Former Steel Mill Town Hopes Federal Aid Will Flow Under Trump
“If there’s ever an opportunity, it’s now,” says Mayor Lou Mavrakis of Monessen, Pennsylvania.
Drug Prices, Senior Programs May Deliver Blow to State Budgets
Recent changes in federal programs for seniors could drive up states’ Medicaid costs by millions of dollars.
First Female Mayor of Cheyenne, Wyo., Will Confront Tough Fiscal Challenges
“It’s just a matter of taking what we have and being smarter with those dollars,” Marian Orr told Route Fifty.
Counties Struggle Under Burden of Unfunded Mandates
“Both the state and federal governments must be more cognizant of the financial pressures created by unfunded mandates," according to Joel Griffith, the deputy research director at the National Association of Counties.
States' Personal Income Shows Uneven Economic Recovery
These trends matter for state governments, because tax revenue and spending demands may rise or fall along with residents’ incomes.
Navigator Award Finalists: Sherry Schoonover and Team, City of Topeka, Kan.
Making its easier to track capital improvement projects—and the funding that’s been budgeted and spent on them.
Despite Slow Growth, Tax Revenue Has Recovered in 31 States
But the national trend masks how widely recovery has varied across the states.
Navigator Award Finalist: Chelsa Wagner and Team, Allegheny County Controller’s Office
Bringing greater transparency to county government finances.
Navigator Award Finalist: Wes Craiglow, Deputy Director for Planning and Development, Conway, Ark.
Making the case for city planners to think more like farmers and encourage development that will be the most beneficial to a municipal budget.
Navigator Award Finalists: Jim Landers and Team, Indiana Legislative Service Agency
Leading the way to evaluate the costs and benefits of economic development tax credits.
Kansas’ Overly Optimistic Revenue Forecasts; Univ. of Calif. Workers Struggle With Hunger
Also in our State and Local Daily Digest: Flood recovery continues in N.C.; Okla. considers big alcohol changes; New Orleans mayor plans to double traffic cameras.
NLC Report: City Finances Appear to Be Getting Stronger
But there’s a caveat: Infrastructure and pension costs will weigh on municipal budgets in future years.
Navigator Award Finalist: Joshua Schoemann, Washington County, Wis., Administrator
Before diving head-first into a local government’s budget season, it’s important to establish priorities first.
What Skills Will the Next Generation of Government Employees Need?
The Volcker Alliance plans to research the question, and to offer some answers, during a time of transition in the public sector workforce.
Recession’s Shadow Still Hangs Over Finances of Some Counties
“General revenue is slowly coming back, on the other hand we’re seeing rapid increases in mandated costs,” says the author of a new National Association of Counties report.
Philanthropic Plan ‘Certainly Could Change the Face of Government Funding’
Donors and officials in Kalamazoo, Michigan, are negotiating a $500 million proposal to end a difficult structural deficit by lowering property taxes and increase spending to reduce poverty—and critics are concerned it may be undemocratic.
The State-Budget Cuts Trapping Poor Parents
In Louisiana, a lack of governmental assistance has left many without childcare options.
A New Way to Build a Budget
Burnet, Texas Budget Director Connie Maxwell saved 50 percent of her time previously spent wrangling with Excel spreadsheets, an all too common problem for small city governments.
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