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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.

A study finds that more corrupt states spend more money on construction, highways and police protections and less on health, education and other public services.
This week's roundup of money (and other) news that governments can use.
A roundup of money (and other) news that governments can use.
The past decade has seen a resurgence of these boosterish bucks. But do they actually redirect spending to mom-and-pop shops instead of big box stores and online retailers?
There’s no sure-fire way to get fiscal policy right. But there are a few simple ways to get it disastrously wrong.
Chicago's treasurer recently launched an initiative to make financial literacy a regular piece of the curriculum for grade schoolers.
A roundup of money (and other) news governments can use.
A new self-reporting initiative creates a prisoner's dilemma between governments and underwriters.
This video explainer breaks down the role a government’s credit rating plays in its everyday finances.
A balanced budget isn’t always a healthy one.