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Financial State of the Union 2020
Click here to view our report on the nation's fiscal health before the coronavirus pandemic hit.
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.
2020 Financial State of the Cities
Our fourth annual report on the financial condition of the nation's 75 largest cities.
Financial State of the States 2019
Our tenth annual Financial State of the States report, a nationwide analysis of the most recent state government financial information.
Data-Z (formerly State Data Lab)
Create your own chart with more than 700 data variables, including demographic, economic and financial at the federal, state, and city level.
As America divides, Florida and Texas head one way, California and New York go the opposite direction
May 29, 2020
Citizens Journal (California)
In her long and futile search for why she lost the 2016 election, former Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton did manage to find some solace in the areas she carried against President Donald Trump.
State bankruptcy and bailout reactions: Would pensions really have to be cut in bankruptcy?
May 29, 2020
STUMP
If there is a court-supervised process, as with Detroit’s massive municipal bankruptcy that means all creditors will have to see cuts. Including pensioners.
States demanding the biggest bailouts do least to control spending, deficits
May 28, 2020
The Epoch Times
When Illinois legislators approved a $42.8 billion budget … official revenue projections were only for $36.8 billion. Lawmakers weren’t worried about the resulting deficit, however, because they assumed the state would borrow at least $5 billion to close the revenue gap.
Virus forces NYC to consider tactic that nearly led to ruin in ‘75
May 29, 2020
The New York Times
The coronavirus pandemic has plunged New York City into the most dire fiscal crisis it has faced in generations. More than 900,000 people have lost their jobs since February, and thousands of businesses have closed.
Fed lending program for state, local governments up and running
May 29, 2020
Fox Business
The Federal Reserve's lending facility for state and local governments is officially up and running, New York Federal Reserve President John Williams said on Thursday.
A better alternative to state bankruptcy or default
May 21, 2020
The Wall Street Journal
With tax revenue crashing and expenditures soaring, states face severe financial problems. Illinois has already requested a federal bailout of its pension system, and last month Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell suggested that Congress should enact legislation allowing states to go bankrupt.
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