• 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

• Checking In On the Amazon Tax Battle
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   August 2, 2012
• States have been battling Amazon and other online retailers over sales tax collection for years. Have they finally made progress?
• 7 Comments

• Can Eminent Domain Help End the Foreclosure Crisis?
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   July 12, 2012
• Wall Street opposes the idea, but a county in California thinks it can use eminent domain to seize underwater mortgages and restructure them on behalf of homeowners.
• 2 Comments

• The Very Public Private-Sector Retirement Problem
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   June 28, 2012
• The Great Recession was hard on private workers. Will states and localities have to rescue them?

• Taking Tax Cuts to a Deeper Level
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   June 14, 2012
• Four states have already considered eliminating income or property taxes this year.
• 4 Comments

• The Latest Wrinkles in the Muni Bond Market
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   May 24, 2012
• While things appear to be looking up, new questions arise about loans, debts and borrowings from banks.
• 3 Comments

• Sales Tax Zapped by Zappers
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   May 10, 2012
• As technology improves, more and more businesses are using tax zappers to skim sales taxes.
• 1 Comments

• Stockton, California’s Debt Problems May Set Precedent
• BY: John E. Petersen   |   May 2012
• How Stockton's story unfolds could have major consequences for public employee pensions and bondholders nationwide.
• 9 Comments

• The Case for a State-Owned Bank
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   April 12, 2012
• One professor argues it's a way to bring revenue gushing into state coffers.
• 9 Comments

• The Volcker Rule's Role in the Muni Market
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   March 29, 2012
• A reform aimed at Wall Street is taking a shot at the bonds states and localities issue.

• Fracking Tax Issues and Logistics
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   March 15, 2012
• Hydraulic fracturing is being touted as a revenue bonanza for the 35 states that have shale gas potential, but it's not without its issues.
• 4 Comments

• A Bank for Infrastructure Funding
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   March 1, 2012
• Legislation moving through Congress could help states and localities finance public works projects.
• 7 Comments

• State Tax Codes in Need of Repair
• BY: John E. Petersen   |   March 2011
• State tax codes are filled with a legion of special treatments that could very well lead to a state’s fiscal destruction.

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