Municipal governments in the United States generate revenues from their own sources (their authority to charge for services and collect taxes); other governments (intergovernmental revenue); and, by issuing debt or
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In the mid-1970s, the Joint Economic Committee of the U.S. Congress (JEC) commissioned biennial reports to inform Congress about the fiscal shifts and changes among America’s municipalities. Called “Trends in
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One of the unique features of American federalism is the manner in which the President and Vice President are elected: rather than being elected directly by popular vote, the President
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The U.S. is characterized by a highly decentralized election administration system. The entities that do the rubber-meets-the-road functions of running an election are typically on the county or city/town level.
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Depending on the state, teachers make between 2.0% and 32.7% less than other comparable college-educated workers Swift herself directed a short video based on the song, six more versions of
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DONALD F. KETTL, SEPTEMBER 15, 2020 A tiny agency did important work on our intergovernmental system for decades. It’s unlikely that the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations can be revived,
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Federalism scholars have long been interested in the degree of collaboration or adversarialism that characterizes relationships between central and subnational governments. In the U.S. context, scholars have extensively examined concepts
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Jamie Boex and Mackenzie Maschka (August 17, 2020) In pursuit of the ideal to form a more perfect Union, there is a need to understand American federalism and intergovernmental relations
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COVID-19 has triggered a severe state budget crisis. While the full magnitude of this crisis is not yet clear, state revenues are declining precipitously and costs are rising sharply with
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Needs‐based grant programs are intergovernmental fiscal transfer systems that tie grant dollars to the needs of the grantees as determined by objective indicators. Although performance improvement is not an explicit
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A recent study published in the American Economic Journal: Economic Policy examines the link between the political participation of the young and fiscal policies in the United States. The study
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For numerous reasons, ranging from the widening scale of labor markets to the integration of capital flows, many observers have suggested that the economic geography of the United Statesis now
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