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2019 Financial State of the Cities
Read the newest report on the fiscal health of the 75 largest U.S. cities.
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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.
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Financial Transparency Score Report
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Compare all 50 states and the 75 most populous cities using more than 300 unique data variables.
Analysis: Washington, D.C. ranks 3rd among largest U.S. cities with sufficient funds to pay off debts
February 20, 2019
DC Business Daily
The nonprofit group, which promotes financial transparency in government, gave Washington, D.C. a grade of "B" for its fiscal policies. The amount of revenue the city has available to pay its bills is $900 million, which provides a surplus of $3,300 per taxpayer after all bills are paid, according to the analysis.
Report: Twin Cities receive C grades for fiscal health
February 19, 2019
Minnesota Watchdog
“… In order to appear to balance budgets, TIA notes, elected officials 'have not included the true costs of the government in their budget calculations and have pushed costs onto future taxpayers.' … No cities received an 'A' grade. Twelve cities received a 'B;' 24, including the Twin Cities, received a 'C;' 31 a 'D;' and eight failed.”
Detroit’s road to recovery
February 18, 2019
Michigan Patch
A new report on the financial condition of the 75 most populous cities ranks Detroit no. 49 in the nation for fiscal health.
$900 million Lincoln Yards tax subsidy set to advance despite calls for delay
February 20, 2019
Block Club Chicago
The $6 billion Lincoln Yards development is set to advance Tuesday with the endorsement of the Community Development Commission — despite continued calls for delays from opponents … who contend the corruption scandal swirling around City Hall means the next mayor and City Council should decide the fate of the project along the North Branch of the Chicago River.
Trump’s alarming abuse of executive power
February 20, 2019
The American Conservative
Trump’s national emergency declaration is worse than the 59 others declared by presidents since 1976 because it was employed to usurp the express power of the purse—the most important congressional check on executive abuses.
The trick of the Italian budget law
February 20, 2019
The Corner (EU)
The compromise was eventually reached because the Italian government has curbed the three main electoral promises – citizenship income, abolishment of the pension reform and (for 2020 and 2021) safeguards on the value added tax (VAT).
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