By Robert B. Ward
Regional disparities in a state budget are not necessarily unfair, as factors like wealth and need drive the distribution of dollars. But the traditional social compact regarding redistribution from richer to poorer communities may be strained by emerging fiscal stress in some wealthier areas.
December 2011
By James W. Fossett and Robert Purtell
Local governments are confronting the need for large sums of cash to continue services or meet obligations in the midst of a slow economic recovery. Some are making costly long-term decisions to get that money.
November 2011
By James R. Follain
The recent debate over the federal debt ceiling was often too narrow and simplistic — much like the decade-long discussion over how much capital is adequate to insure the solvency of banks.
Follain suggests ways to enrich future policy debates over such complex economic issues.
September 2011
By David J. Wright
Slow economic growth and high unemployment levels increase the importance of offering effective job services to the neediest clients. In fact, successful One-Stop Career Centers in different states share some traits. Especially i
n this economic climate, they may be worth replicating.
August 2011
