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Five Forces Driving Up Road and Bridge Maintenance Costs
1+ hour, 53+ min ago (173+ words) Governing Internet Explorer 11 is not supported Five Forces Driving Up Road and Bridge Maintenance Costs States face an $86 billion funding gap as inflation and staffing shortages make infrastructure upkeep more expensive. 1. Decades of Underinvestment Have Created a Growing Maintenance Backlog…...
States" Financial Cushion Erodes as Budget Risks Mount
5+ mon, 3+ week ago (424+ words) With $165 billion in combined savings at the end of fiscal year 2025, states could run government operations on rainy day funds alone for a median of 46. 9 days. After years of growth, states" rainy. .. Internet Explorer 11 is not supported States" Financial Cushion…...
Maximizing Federal Funding in an Era of Unpredictability
4+ week, 22+ hour ago (22+ words) Governing Internet Explorer 11 is not supported Maximizing Federal Funding in an Era of Unpredictability...
The Inevitability of Robo-Taxes
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (16+ words) Governing Internet Explorer 11 is not supported The Inevitability of Robo-Taxes...
State Reserves Shrink for the First Time Since the Great Recession
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (28+ words) Governing Internet Explorer 11 is not supported State Reserves Shrink for the First Time Since the Great Recession...
Some Double-Duty Buzzwords for the Public Sector
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (22+ words) Governing Internet Explorer 11 is not supported Some Double-Duty Buzzwords for the Public Sector...
States Where Household Income Has Grown the Most
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (47+ words) Carl Smith is a senior staff writer for Governing and covers a broad range of issues affecting states and localities. He can be reached at carl. smith@governing. com or on Twitter at @governingwriter. Internet Explorer 11 is not supported States…...
Can Opportunity Zones Ever Meet Their Poverty-Fighting Promise?
4+ mon, 1+ week ago (41+ words) Alan Ehrenhalt is a contributing editor for Governing. He served for 19 years as executive editor of Governing Magazine. He can be reached at ehrenhalt@yahoo. com. Internet Explorer 11 is not supported Can Opportunity Zones Ever Meet Their Poverty-Fighting Promise?...
States Reckon With Rising Tariffs" Hidden Toll
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (42+ words) When the federal government imposes tariffs on imports, the effects often ripple far beyond cargo ships and customs offices. Tariffs have the potential to significantly influence state budgets by. .. Internet Explorer 11 is not supported States Reckon With Rising Tariffs" Hidden…...
The Implications for States From a New Kind of Trade Tax
1+ year, 2+ week ago (52+ words) If sensible ideas from a decade ago gain traction in Washington this year, they could boost U. S. -based manufacturing and international competitiveness, with a mixed impact on state and local tax revenues and policies. Internet Explorer 11 is not supported The Implications…...