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The Federal Project
Our Federal Project explores various aspects of government financial reporting, and will examine a different theme each month for the next year.
Bill's Blog
Bill Bergman serves as TIA's Director of Research. He is responsible for managing TIA's federal project and State Data Lab's data base. Bergman spent 13 years as an economist and policy analyst at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago.
Denver Local Governments' Financial Condition
What your local government is hiding: the lack of transparency in pension debt reporting in Denver area local governments
Financial State of the States
Each year Truth in Accounting issues a report of the financial condition of each of the 50 states. See how your state is doing.
State Financial Data
Each year the Truth in Accounting staff collects data from every state's Comprehensive Annual Financial Report.
TIA In the News
New Mexico audits taxpayers, but no one can audit state
February 27, 2015
New Mexico Watchdog
"Where you stand depends on where you sit, and New Mexicans don’t really know where their government sits, financially, today..."
Financial transparency with William Bergman
February 26, 2015
The Solari Report
Announcement of podcast to be posted today, intro includes “In a digital age, data about money is worth more than money.” ~Nicholas Negroponte
New rule could open window on corporate tax breaks
February 25, 2015
Reboot Illinois
"Over the past year, GASB has been weighing the decision of requiring states officials to reveal exactly how much of a tax break they are giving, and to whom, in their financial reports."
Morning Call
Broken bonds
February 27, 2015
Chicago Tribune (Illinois)
“Chicago routinely uses bond money to paper over its budget problems. Future generations will pay a staggering price.”
IRS watchdog reveals Lois Lerner missing emails now subject of criminal probe
February 27, 2015
Washington Times
"The IRS’s inspector general confirmed Thursday it is conducting a criminal investigation into how Lois G. Lerner’s emails disappeared..."
Greek government is right: the ‘debt’ is a swindle
February 27, 2015
Executive Intelligence Review
“large amounts of government debt, accumulated by governments bailing out their big banks, is also unpayable and must be written down..."
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