In Part III of ‘Overcoming Economic Downturns and Fiscal Distress’, James Spiotto Discusses How We Can Solve Financial Distress with Economic Development and Stimulus from Needed Infrastructure Improvements MuniNet Guide's series on Overcoming Economic Downturns and...
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Overcoming Economic Downturns and Fiscal Distress Part I: The Gathering Storm
In Part I of 'Overcoming Economic Downturns and Fiscal Distress', James Spiotto Looks at the Gathering Storm in Illinois and Its Municipalities since 2000 In the Introduction to this series, James Spiotto stressed the need for deliberate, disciplined...
How State and Local Governments Can Overcome Economic Downturns and Fiscal Distress
MuniNet Guide Co-Publisher James Spiotto Looks at How We Got Here, Where We Can Go, and How States Are Working to Trim Expenditures While Working on Policy Goals by James Spiotto Over the past sixteen years we have had two recessions (2001 and 2007), the...
Statement from Illinois Comptroller Regarding State Budget Crisis
Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza Lays Out Stark Truth in Direct Public Address Editorial, MuniNet Guide Staff The Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza set a good example, acting in a spirit of statesmanship, as a responsible elected state official on...
How Should We React When State and Local Governments Get More of Our Money?: Dissecting the Upside of Higher State and Local Government Tax Revenues
First Quarter of 2016 Sees Tax Revenues Rise 3.1% Since Same Time Last Year The amount of tax revenues being brought in by state and local governments is important, as it may indicate the direction of the economy through increased economic activity, it may reflect...