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Elizabeth Daigneau

managing editor

Elizabeth Daigneau -- Managing Editor. Elizabeth joined GOVERNING in 2004 as an assistant web editor. In addition to her editing duties, she writes about energy and the environment for the magazine. Before joining GOVERNING, she was the assistant to the editor at Foreign Policy magazine. She graduated from American University in 2002 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism and literature. 

The feds are talking about ending the popular tax expenditure, which could be positive and negative for state and local economies.
For state and local revenues to improve, housing sales need to improve. The problem is that the outlook for housing isn't very pretty.
On its anniversary and coming off another bad jobs report, a review of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program is needed now more than ever.
Consumers may like back-to-school tax holidays, but are they good public policy?
Even without a double-dip recession, it's a lost decade for state and local governments and their employees.
President Obama needs a strong CFO, now.
A new law puts investors first -- to save the system.
If you thought the Great Recession was the most trying time for state and local government credit ratings, think again.
One state is hoping investors will happily plop down money for social service programs.
A very blue state approves a law similar to some the national Democratic Party is criticizing.