US Published National Debt
$19,846,293,677,438
The Truth
$99,000,000,000,000
Your Share: $308,000
Financial State of the States reports
Each September, we launch our Financial State of the States report, which analyzes the finances of all 50 states. See our reports from 2009 - present.
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.
Financial State of the Cities
We analyzed the financial conditions of the 50 largest US cities. See how they rank here.
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.
Financial State of the States 2015
Each year Truth in Accounting issues a report of the financial condition of each of the 50 states. Click here for our latest 2015 data to see how your state is doing.
5/23/17 Brewsday Tuesday
May 25, 2017
https://www.iheart.com/podcast/139-Mandy-Connell-26936030/episode/05232017-brewsday-tuesday-28176958/?episode_id=28176958&campid=homepage_featured_shows&pname=668&cid=%2F&autoplay=true
Yesterday Truth in Accounting released its Financial State of Colorado. Listen to Sheila Weinberg discuss the Centennial State's finances here.
Connecticut state finances get a grade of F
May 22, 2017
Hartford Patch
Repeated decisions by state officials have left the state with a staggering debt burden of $63.6 billion, according to Truth in Accounting's (TIA) analysis of the most recent financial filings for 2016.
New York State finances receive a grade of âFâ
May 19, 2017
Albany Patch
The bottom line is that New York would need more than $20,000 from each of its taxpayers to pay all of its bills, so it has received an F for its finances from Truth in Accounting.
Rising seas may wipe out these Jersey towns, but they're still rated AAA
May 26, 2017
Bloomberg
Few parts of the U.S. are as exposed to the threats from climate change as Ocean County, New Jersey.
Commissioners' revelations leads to federal pension probe
May 26, 2017
The Telegraph
The federal agency's investigation into the county's pension business spurred a Macon-Bibb County examination of records that appeared to reveal a rigged bidding process in 2014.
Greek debt crisis still not solved - same old, same old, problem
May 25, 2017
Forbes
The latest Greek debt bailout talks have stumbled again and they've stumbled over the same old, old, problem that all of the previous ones have tripped over.
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