State & Local Finance

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What drives increases in state funding for education?

Christopher Candelaria, Shelby McNeill, and Kenneth Shores

Thursday, August 11, 2022

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Up Front

Four questions (and answers) about the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

Nasiha Salwati and David Wessel

Monday, August 8, 2022

Podcast Episode

What was unexpected about the state and local sector during COVID-19?

Louise Sheiner and David Wessel

Tuesday, June 21, 2022

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11th annual Municipal Finance Conference

11:00 AM - Wednesday Jul 20, 2022 2:30 PM EDT

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Reports

Essay

Lessons learned from support for the state and local sector during COVID-19

Louise Sheiner

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Report

States can improve housing well-being through thoughtfully designed policies

Jenny Schuetz

Monday, November 15, 2021

Essay

Low-cost and shrinking: Hamilton County, Ohio

Jenny Schuetz, Tim Shaw, Katherine Lucas McKay, and Genevieve Melford

Thursday, November 4, 2021

Essay

Expensive and growing: Loudoun County, Va.

Jenny Schuetz, Tim Shaw, Katherine Lucas McKay, and Genevieve Melford

Thursday, November 4, 2021

Essay

Introducing the housing policy matchmaker: A diagnostic tool for local officials

Jenny Schuetz, Tim Shaw, Katherine Lucas McKay, and Genevieve Melford

Thursday, November 4, 2021

Blog Posts

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Financial markets fueled Colorado’s fires

Joseph W. Kane and Adie Tomer

Friday, February 4, 2022

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The House Democrats’ state and local tax proposal: Bad policy and bad politics

William A. Galston

Monday, November 29, 2021

The Avenue

Beyond VC: Financing technology entrepreneurship in the rest of America

Aia Sarycheva and Mark Muro

Wednesday, September 29, 2021

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Events

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Experts

Joseph Parilla

Director of Applied Research - Brookings Metro

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David Wessel

Director - The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy

Senior Fellow - Economic Studies

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Louise Sheiner

The Robert S. Kerr Senior Fellow - Economic Studies

Policy Director - The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy

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Podcast Episode

Ending the state and local taxes (SALT) deduction

Richard V. Reeves and Fred Dews

Friday, October 22, 2021

Podcast Episode

@ Brookings Podcast: Cautious Optimism for State Budgets

Friday, January 20, 2012

Podcast Episode

@ Brookings Podcast: State Budget Crises Continue

Friday, April 15, 2011

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State & Local Finance

What drives increases in state funding for education?

Four questions (and answers) about the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act

What was unexpected about the state and local sector during COVID-19?

11th annual Municipal Finance Conference

Reports

Lessons learned from support for the state and local sector during COVID-19

States can improve housing well-being through thoughtfully designed policies

Low-cost and shrinking: Hamilton County, Ohio

Expensive and growing: Loudoun County, Va.

Introducing the housing policy matchmaker: A diagnostic tool for local officials

Blog Posts

Financial markets fueled Colorado’s fires

The House Democrats’ state and local tax proposal: Bad policy and bad politics

Beyond VC: Financing technology entrepreneurship in the rest of America

Events

The COVID-19 pandemic and state and local budgets: Past, present, and future

How can Congress best help state and local governments?

9th annual Municipal Finance Conference

Experts

Joseph Parilla

Director of Applied Research - Brookings Metro

David Wessel

Director - The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy

Senior Fellow - Economic Studies

Louise Sheiner

The Robert S. Kerr Senior Fellow - Economic Studies

Policy Director - The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy

Multimedia

Ending the state and local taxes (SALT) deduction

@ Brookings Podcast: Cautious Optimism for State Budgets

@ Brookings Podcast: State Budget Crises Continue

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