Recently added articles from Government Finance Review:
Regulatory initiatives take center stage: for states and localities, actions by the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the Office of Management and Budget have taken center stage.(Federal Focus)
Aug 01, 2009; ... As Congress and the Obama administration continue to focus their attentions on legislative matters such as health care and regulatory reform, for states and localities, actions by several regulatory agencies--the Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board, the Securities and Exchange ...
Correction.(News & Numbers)(Correction notice)
Jun 01, 2009 ... An article published in the December 2008 issue of Government Finance Review, "City Fiscal Conditions; by Chris Hoene and Michael A. Pagano, said the City of Fresno "could not obtain funding for a $15 million bond for library construction, resulting in the city having to ...
Public-sector accounting.(Perspectives)
Apr 01, 2009; ... Accounting, auditing, and financial reporting provide the informational infrastructure for state and local government finance. Like its physical counterpart, this informational infrastructure is easy to take for granted--at least until something goes wrong! This issue of Government Finance ...
The economic stimulus bill: accessing the resources.(News & Numbers)
Apr 01, 2009 ... The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) provides funding to both state and local governments through a series of grants and loans distributed by various federal agencies, or in the case of local governments, sub-allocated by the states. Many of the funds will be distributed only ...
NCL city fiscal conditions survey reflects economic woes.(News & Numbers)
Apr 01, 2009 ... A recent survey by the National League of Cities (NCL) shows how cities are faring under current economic conditions. According to the survey, conducted in December 2008 and January 2009, 83 percent of cities are making spending cuts for the current fiscal year, and 80 percent predict cuts ...