State and Local Legal Center

https://www.statelocallc.org/
The State and Local Legal Center (SLLC) is a resource to states and local governments on the Supreme Court. Webinars, briefs, and other resources can be found here. Thanks to GFOA for this recommendation.

California proposal for texting tax has been pulled

https://www.usatoday.com/story/money/2018/12/16/california-commission-pulls-controversial-texting-tax-proposal/2333203002/

States and Taxes

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/map-least-tax-friendly-states-144250362.html

How is your state

https://reason.com/archives/2018/10/11/think-your-state-is-fiscally-sound-think https://www.mercatus.org/bridge/commentary/10-years-after-recession-new-study-fiscal-condition-states 2018 rankings https://www.mercatus.org/statefiscalrankings (br) 2017 paper https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3191522

Municipal fraud lessons

https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/newsletters/2018/oct/lessons-learned-municipal-fraud-cases.html

Public Pension underfunding

http://sfmagazine.com/post-entry/september-2018-public-pension-underfunding/

Seattle street cars

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/07/25/seattles-52m-streetcar-fiasco-latest-setback-for-citys-anti-trump-mayor.html

Governmental accounting quiz

https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2018/jun/government-accounting-and-auditing-quiz.html

The Effectiveness of Setting Governmental Accounting Standards: The Case of Michigan Governments in Fiscal Distress

https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3191445
* Abstract* The purpose of setting accounting standards is to improve the quality of the financial statements on which users base their decisions. The financial reporting model set up by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) is comprehensive and complex, as are the governments on which these statements report. We provide a framework for evaluating whether financial statements are used and understood by decision makers and explain the components of the GASB Statement No. 34 financial reporting model introduced in 1999. We present financial indicators from the Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports for 12 Michigan governments over three points in a 10-year period, along with an indication of whether trends are favorable or unfavorable. We suggest that governing bodies assess to what extent their members use financial statements in making decisions. If officials are trained to monitor financial performance on a regular basis, then decision-making may improve and fiscal crises may be averted.

Check out your city's health

https://www.cityhealthdashboard.com/?cm_ven=ExactTarget&cm_cat=SSU-05232018&cm_pla=All+Subscribers&cm_ite=http%3a%2f%2fwww.cityhealthdashboard.com

Customer experience in government

https://www.mckinsey.com/industries/public-sector/our-insights/solving-the-customer-experience-puzzle-a-guidebook-for-government-leaders

Internal control deficiencies

https://www.cpajournal.com/2018/05/03/icymi-internal-control-deficiencies-in-local-government/#

Oregon Pension system

https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/14/business/pension-finance-oregon.html

Pension reform in guise of a wastewater bill

Kentucky actions - waiting for governor's signature. http://www.wkyt.com/content/news/House-committee-approves-new-surprise-pension-reform-plan-originally-filed-as-a-wastewater-bill-478321143.html?cgdvh

GASB standard implementations

https://www.journalofaccountancy.com/news/2018/jan/gasb-implementation-challenges-201817913.html

Illinois decline in population

http://reason.com/blog/2017/12/21/illinois-decline-bumps-it-down-state-pop

Difficulties to determine if State is in a recession

http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/blogs/stateline/2017/09/14/would-you-know-if-your-state-was-in-a-recession

Retire in a city where your funds will go farthest

https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/25/the-cheapest-places-to-retire.html

Trust in government is down

http://www.people-press.org/2017/05/03/public-trust-in-government-remains-near-historic-lows-as-partisan-attitudes-shift/ From May 2017 Pew Research Center

GFOA: 12 steps to financial recovery

http://gfoa.org/12-stage-financial-recovery-process