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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.
State aid principles coalition letter
July 7, 2020
Taxpayers for Common Sense
TCS joined several groups to urge common sense steps to ensure a proper federal response to state and local budget strain caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Read the full letter below.
Ask the experts: Federal aid to the states – with strings?
July 6, 2020
The Fulcrum
Join Truth in Accounting for a live, virtual event on federal aid conditions for state and local governments. With special guests Jonathan Bydlak from R Street Institute and Adam Schuster from Illinois Policy Institute, we will discuss four principles that Congress should incorporate into any federal aid package for the states.
Illinois’ pandemic budget relies on $6.5 billion in revenue that hasn’t materialized
July 2, 2020
The Center Square – Illinois
There’s still no certainty regarding how Illinois will cover $6.3 billion of its upcoming pandemic-era spending plan that starts Wednesday.
Municipal Bond Credit Perspectives: State of the States
July 8, 2020
Conning
Conning believes state credit quality had been the strongest it had been in a decade.
Mapping the mega loans between $1 million and $10 million made to US ‘small’ businesses through PPP
July 8, 2020
Forbes
Yesterday, the Small Business Administration released data on which businesses received forgivable loans under the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) in amounts between $150,000 and $10 million.
Germany moves to overhaul accounting oversight amid Wirecard scandal
June 30, 2020
The Wall Street Journal
Germany is overhauling its framework for accounting oversight following a financial scandal at Wirecard AG and is canceling the existing regulator’s contract after 2021.
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