Is the State of Illinois a 'going concern?'

When you buy a house, you buy a right to pay future taxes.

We have much more to learn in the months, and years, ahead.

Our new report that scores each state government based on how transparent they are to the public about their finances using best practices from the private sector. 

Positive spin in early media story, but ...

... and audited for the second straight year. 

Some government financial reports are distributed selectively, and to some earlier than others.

The City of Buffalo, New York just released its annual Comprehensive Annual Financial Report ... in print version only. 

Hard to say, looking at those income statements.

Safety nets can help the well-connected, and threaten and destabilize others.

Walking the picket lines in Chicago can be a little hazardous.

Yes, but they will need to be able to do math with negative numbers.

Guess who is holding the bag, when pension investments tank.