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Making sense of conflicting economic numbers
The Caps, Wizards and a new era for sports team relocations
4 wealth tax takeaways from this week's SCOTUS oral arguments
How governments can prepare for the coming fiscal cliff
Chester's bankruptcy one year later
This year's tax ballot measures. In gifs.
Understanding and writing about public finance
Inflation is taking a toll on city budgets
Where did those pandemic recovery dollars go?
How a dysfunctional Congress messes with state and local finances
The trickle-down impact of a federal shutdown
Why cutting budgets in the next slowdown will be harder
The cost of becoming a 'waste magnet'
The hidden threat to every government’s finances
Red states, blue states and green bonds
What do rising interest rates mean for government debt?
5 trends to watch in muni finance
Saving neighborhoods from absentee landlords
Getting public transit off life support
The municipal transport service that costs $1,300 per trip
What court fees and predatory lenders have in common
Fines and fees: Making parking revenue equitable
When city service cuts aren't a money problem
How SCOTUS (sort of) modernized the sales tax
My go-to sites for state and local government data
How to fix government financial reporting
How to fix government financial reporting
What's wrong with government financial reporting
What's wrong with government financial reporting
Becoming mayor of a bankrupt city
Becoming mayor of a bankrupt city
When traditional economic development strategies don’t work
When traditional economic development strategies don’t work
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The debt ceiling: Here we go again
The debt ceiling: Here we go again
Listen: The cost of hating on ESG
Listen: Where did all the auditors go?
Where did all the auditors go?
D.C.’s love-hate relationship with Congress
These governments are running out of time
The warning signs of insolvency
Getting ready for more federal oversight
How governments work around balanced budget requirements
Work trips, vacations and tax revenue
4 things everyone should know about state financial takeovers
The real cost of militarized police
The outdated and parochial way to run cities that just won't go away
An AI takeover of the muni market?
5 things I’ve learned after a decade of reporting on municipal bankruptcy