• New Rules Could Clear the Path to Pension Reform
• BY: Charles Chieppo   |   March 2013
• For most states, the new government accountability rules eliminate the main substantive barrier to moving toward less costly defined-contribution plans.
• 2 Comments

• Muni Bonds' Future May Lie in Foreign Investors' Hands
• BY: Justin Marlowe   |   February 2013
• Foreign investors matter to the municipal bond market for two reasons.

• The Secret to Massachusetts’ High Credit Rating
• BY: Mark Funkhouser   |   January 2013
• Massachusetts has the highest credit rating it’s ever had. Its secret? Discipline.

• The Fiscal Future That Won’t Happen
• BY: Mark Funkhouser   |   December 2012
• Arithmetic always triumphs; our unsustainable trends will stop. What matters is how.

• Can California Fix Its Budget Problems?
• BY: Mark Funkhouser   |   November 2012
• Changes in its political system may point the way for it to meet financial challenges.

• Cities, Counties and the Urge to Merge
• BY: Mark Funkhouser   |   October 2012
• Consolidating governments is hard to do, but the idea keeps coming up.

• What We Need Our Auditors to Do
• BY: Mark Funkhouser   |   September 2012
• It’s more crucial than ever to know whether government programs are effective.

• Are We Asking Our Finance Officers to Do the Impossible?
• BY: Justin Marlowe   |   August 28, 2012
• We’re trying to use financial risk-management tools to solve political problems. That’s putting the people who manage public money in a tenuous position.
• 1 Comments

• Farewell, My Readers
• BY: Girard Miller   |   June 21, 2012
• After five years as a Governing contributor, Girard Miller signs off.
• 15 Comments

• Hybrid Treasury Bonds for Public Pension Funds
• BY: Girard Miller   |   June 21, 2012
• Federal-state collaboration could save taxpayers billions and help deter runaway inflation.

• Pension Reforms Go to the Courts
• BY: Girard Miller   |   June 21, 2012
• What's next after California's recent landslide elections?
• 5 Comments

• Public Pension Portfolios Double Down
• BY: Girard Miller   |   June 14, 2012
• A new study blames GASB policy for spurring state and local governments to make riskier investments.
• 1 Comments

• COLA Freezes: Pension Reform's Third Rail
• BY: Girard Miller   |   June 7, 2012
• Here are 7 things to consider before cutting retirees' cost-of-living allowances.
• 26 Comments

• "Say on Pay" for Public Pension Funds
• BY: Girard Miller   |   May 17, 2012
• What's good for the goose is good for the gander.
• 47 Comments

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