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Financial State of the Union 2021
Our Financial State of the Union report found that the financial condition of the U.S. government worsened by nearly $10 trillion in 2020.
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 2021
Our fifth annual Financial State of the Cities report. This analysis surveys the fiscal health of the 75 most populated US cities prior to the coronavirus pandemic.
Financial State of the States 2020
Our eleventh annual Financial State of the States report. This analysis surveys the fiscal health of the 50 states prior to the coronavirus pandemic.
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.
Combined Social Security Trust Fund only 13 years from insolvency, trustees report
September 22, 2021
Just the News
By Bethany Blankley, includes “… in 2020 income security payments exceeded Social Security payouts after the federal government began providing payments to states and individuals to offset losses due to state pandemic shutdowns imposed by governors. … ‘The federal government argues that the massive unfunded obligations in Social Security should not be a liability on its balance sheet …”
Despite city’s crippling debt Chicago mayor says families need monthly relief payments
September 22, 2021
The Published Reporter (Florida)
By Christopher Boyle, includes “Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot, despite the city’s crippling debt, has introduced a $31.5 million proposal that would see $500 monthly COVID-19 relief payments go out to local households that have been financially-impacted by the ongoing pandemic. …”
Exclusive interview: Dallas mayor pro tem Chad West says Dallas isn’t defunding police
September 21, 2021
Texas Scorecard
By Robert Montoya, includes “Q. A study by Truth in Accounting found Dallas has a debt burden of $5.1 billion and needs to collect an additional $13,500 from each taxpayer. Of the $10 billion-plus in retirement benefits promised, more than $5 billion aren’t funded. Dallas earned the worst score of all Texas’ major cities, ranking 61st out of the 75 American cities TIA studied.”
At long last, the feds are treating local journalism as critical infrastructure
September 24, 2021
Monterey County Weekly (California)
By Erik Cushman, includes “In Washington, D.C., Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer signed on as a co-sponsor of the Local Journalism Sustainability Act, which gives the bill real prospect for inclusion in the massive $3.5 trillion reconciliation package that will be considered later this month.”
How the U.S. debt ceiling works and why it matters
September 24, 2021
The Wall Street Journal
By James Benedict and Kate Davidson, includes “Raising the debt limit doesn’t authorize new spending, but it allows the Treasury to issue new debt to cover spending that Congress has already authorized, like the $900 billion pandemic relief bill signed into law by former President Trump. Once the debt ceiling is reached, new debt …”
Investors call for governments to toughen climate accounting -- letter
September 20, 2021
Reuters
By Simon Jessop, includes “Investors managing more than $2.5 trillion have called on governments to compel companies and auditors to file financial accounts aligned with the world’s net zero emissions target, a letter seen by Reuters showed.”
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