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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.

Contrary to popular belief, a new study shows there's been almost no progress over the last 70 years.
In what could be a tumultuous year for state and local finances, these five issues are likely to take center stage.
With less people and money, small towns are prone to making big and expensive errors. One company wants to change that.
More than half the states have passed laws to protect victims, but the laws aren’t always enforced and often produce new challenges.
A roundup of money (and other) news governments can use.
They're bringing in new investors, big and small, to disperse the power and lower interest rates. It's already paying off for some governments.
Almost half the states cut their budgets this year, and that trend is likely to continue into 2017.
A roundup of money (and other) news governments can use.
Lawmakers almost never know a company's full tax picture when they sign away corporate tax credits. That's unlikely to change any time soon.
No government can be fully prepared for every economic twist and turn. Still, some are trying.