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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.

Several states limit the topic of their legislative sessions every other year to money, and Louisiana voters rejected a ballot measure to add corporate giveaways to that conversation.
A roundup of money (and other) news governments can use.
Denied by banks, small business owners are increasingly turning to alternative lenders for help. But many hide the real cost of doing business.
A roundup of money (and other) news governments can use.
Municipal finances look stable on paper, but cities still struggle with slow revenue growth and rising costs, according to a new report.
Louisiana voters approved a ballot measure to let local governments tax property in their borders that's owned by another government.
A roundup of money (and other) news governments can use.
Desperate for more money, public pension systems have been making high-risk investments hoping for a higher profit. But they may ultimately cost taxpayers more.
The temptation to cut income taxes and raise sales taxes could leave some states less prepared for an economic downturn than they were for the Great Recession.
A roundup of money (and other) news governments can use.