State & Local Finance

Up Front

Will Biden deliver for rural America? The potential of the proposed Rural Partnership Program

Anthony F. Pipa and Natalie Geismar

Thursday, June 24, 2021

Climate Change

Rethinking climate finance to improve infrastructure resilience

Joseph W. Kane, Adie Tomer, and Caroline George

Tuesday, June 22, 2021

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Retirement, Pensions, & Social Security

The sustainability of state and local government pensions: A public finance approach

Jamie Lenney, Byron Lutz, Finn Schüle, and Louise Sheiner

Wednesday, March 24, 2021

Climate Change

The climate wolf at the door

Robert E. Litan and John Fleming

Thursday, February 18, 2021

Reports

Essay

From relief to recovery: Using federal funds to spur a small business rebound | Conclusion

Joseph Parilla and Sifan Liu

Wednesday, July 7, 2021

Essay

From relief to recovery: Using federal funds to spur a small business rebound | Stage 2: Recovery

Joseph Parilla and Sifan Liu

Wednesday, July 7, 2021

Essay

From relief to recovery: Using federal funds to spur a small business rebound | Stage 1: Relief

Joseph Parilla and Sifan Liu

Wednesday, July 7, 2021

Essay

From relief to recovery: Using federal funds to spur a small business rebound

Joseph Parilla and Sifan Liu

Wednesday, July 7, 2021

Essay

From relief to recovery: Using federal funds to spur a small business rebound | The four types of small businesses

Joseph Parilla and Sifan Liu

Wednesday, July 7, 2021

Blog Posts

Ohio State House, in Columbus. The Ohio Statehouse is the state capitol building and seat of government for the U.S. state of Ohio

Up Front

Why is state and local employment falling faster than revenues?

Louise Sheiner

Wednesday, December 23, 2020

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Up Front

Why the surge in taxable municipal bonds?

Lorena Hernandez Barcena and David Wessel

Monday, December 21, 2020

The Avenue

Proximity doesn’t benefit just big cities—it’s helping rural communities weather the economic crisis too

Michael Powe and Hanna Love

Thursday, October 8, 2020

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Events

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Experts

Joseph W. Kane

Fellow - Metropolitan Policy Program

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Joseph Parilla

Fellow - Metropolitan Policy Program

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David Wessel

Director - The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy

Senior Fellow - Economic Studies

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Multimedia

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

Will Biden deliver for rural America? The potential of the proposed Rural Partnership Program

Rethinking climate finance to improve infrastructure resilience

The sustainability of state and local government pensions: A public finance approach

The climate wolf at the door

Reports

From relief to recovery: Using federal funds to spur a small business rebound | Conclusion

From relief to recovery: Using federal funds to spur a small business rebound | Stage 2: Recovery

From relief to recovery: Using federal funds to spur a small business rebound | Stage 1: Relief

From relief to recovery: Using federal funds to spur a small business rebound

From relief to recovery: Using federal funds to spur a small business rebound | The four types of small businesses

Blog Posts

Why is state and local employment falling faster than revenues?

Why the surge in taxable municipal bonds?

Proximity doesn’t benefit just big cities—it’s helping rural communities weather the economic crisis too

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 W. Kane

Fellow - Metropolitan Policy Program

Joseph Parilla

Fellow - Metropolitan Policy Program

David Wessel

Director - The Hutchins Center on Fiscal and Monetary Policy

Senior Fellow - Economic Studies

Multimedia

@ Brookings Podcast: Cautious Optimism for State Budgets

@ Brookings Podcast: State Budget Crises Continue

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