• What's the Medicaid Expansion Worth to a State?
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   March 14, 2013
• The fiscal facts on what a state gains or loses by broadening its Medicaid roles.
• 2 Comments

• Revisiting and Replenishing Rainy Day Funds
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   February 28, 2013
• Rainy day funds were nearly washed away by the recession. What should states be doing about them now?

• Gun Taxes and State Revenues
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   February 14, 2013
• A handful of states and localities are considering gun and ammunition taxes. Is there any state and local revenue in this approach?
• 42 Comments

• The Muni Bond Market in 2013
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   January 31, 2013
• Issuers may be enjoying low-interest rates when they come to market, but that doesn't mean these are the best of times.
• 1 Comments

• What to Do About the Gas Tax?
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   January 17, 2013
• Two states, two different approaches for fixing how we pay for roads.
• 13 Comments

• The State of State and Local Finances
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   December 13, 2012
• New studies afford a state-by-state or city-by-city analysis of fiscal well being.
• 2 Comments

• States, Estate Taxes and the Fiscal Cliff
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   November 30, 2012
• What is the future of the 'death tax'?
• 1 Comments

• Cities, Bankruptcy Law and Pension Payments
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   November 15, 2012
• As cities face extreme fiscal pressure, can Chapter 9 ease their pension obligations?
• 35 Comments

• Looking Past Libor
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   October 25, 2012
• The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is hoping to help arm issuers with more information before they borrow money.
• 1 Comments

• States and the Federal Fiscal Cliff
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   October 11, 2012
• The effect of higher federal taxes and sequestration cuts on state budgets and revenue.
• 1 Comments

• Raising Money for Education
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   September 27, 2012
• Are there ways to open taxpayers' wallets for K-12 kids?
• 6 Comments

• Dissecting State and Local Finances
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   September 13, 2012
• A look at past, present and future issues that have been swept under the fiscal rug.
• 1 Comments

• Lowering the High Cost of an Agency's Real Estate Move
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   August 30, 2012
• A private banker has an idea for "rentalizing" upfront costs when agencies consolidate and move into smaller office space.

• Bonds: A New Way to Fund Clean Energy
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   August 16, 2012
• A new initiative hopes to pair the science of alternative energies with the power of bond financing.
• 2 Comments

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• Should States, Cities Invest in Gun Manufacturers?
  
  "If we divest from guns, I sure hope those same communities abstain from much more dangerous..."
• What's the Medicaid Expansion Worth to a State?
  
  "Thanks to Ms. Lemov for an excellent and very clear article. It was beter than some of..."
• Raising Money for Education
  
  "This an ever end conversation/debate of education funding. Oddly enough the direction..."
• Gun Taxes and State Revenues
  
  "I think the government should just find something else to do with there time then trying..."