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The federal government has all the money, the states have all the power, the local governments have all the problems.

Washington, D.C., Chief Financial Officer Natwar Gandhi, at Governing's Cost of Government Summit.

Washington, D.C., Chief Financial Officer Natwar Gandhi, at Governing's Cost of Government Summit.

Caroline Cournoyer is GOVERNING's senior web editor.
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