3 Ways to Bring Taxes Into the 21st Century
But only one of these three modernization methods of revenue raising has a chance.
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The rules for a city’s return to solvency are no longer being crafted by lawmakers.
View ArticleAre Muni Bonds an Income Equalizer?
A surprising look at who owns and who benefits the most from tax-exempt debt.
View ArticleMunicipal Bondholders Beware
The recent bankruptcy rulings in California and Michigan protected retirees’ pensions. But at what expense?
View ArticleCFOs Are Movin' On Up
In local government, chief financial officers are starting to find a clearer path to the top spot.
View ArticleThe Always Tricky Reverse-Commuter Tax
When cities try to tax people who work in one place and live in another, things get really complicated really fast.
View ArticleIs 'Fair Value' Accounting Actually Fair?
The practice is loved by government accountants and scorned by bankers and investors.
View ArticleClimate Change and Credit Ratings
The growing intensity of natural disasters is a threat to state and local governments’ fiscal stability. How can they protect their finances the environment?
View ArticleHow 'Philanthrocapitalism' Could Transform Government
Mark Zuckerberg has ushered in a new form of philanthropy that has the potential to bring about positive change
View ArticleStates Slap Cities With Fiscal Handcuffs
Is anyone trying to balance the fiscal inequities states impose on their localities?
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