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liz-farmer

Liz Farmer

Liz Farmer, who formerly covered fiscal policy as a Governing staff writer, helps lead the Pew Charitable Trusts’ state fiscal health project’s Fiscal 50 online resource, focusing on budgets, fiscal distress, tax policy and pensions. A former research fellow at the Rockefeller Institute of Government’s Future of Labor Research Center, Farmer holds a bachelor’s degree in American history, film and television production from George Washington University and a master’s in journalism from the University of Maryland.

Harvey, Ill., is facing insolvency thanks to its pension crisis. Some say it won't be the only one.
The Supreme Court outlawed a federal ban on sports betting on Monday, and some states are poised to capitalize.
County jail populations are booming, even as state prison populations decline. It's forcing some places to turn to the taxpayers for help.
But should cities and counties be paying for lawyers to help undocumented immigrants facing deportation?
The Motor City still has massive debt and pension obligations. Remaining independent will involve a precarious balancing act.
The ransom hackers' demand is typically much smaller than what it costs governments to respond.
Previous federal programs to incentivize investment in low-income areas haven't worked. Some are betting this will.
Major league teams used to get everything they wanted from sports-mad cities. Now they have to fight for it -- and increasingly, they’re losing.
Two economists argue that they aren't. Instead, they say, policymakers should focus on larger employers.
Up until now, high-tax states have complained the most.