Finance

Bond: Shaken, Not Deterred

Tue, 21 May 2013 14:56:00 +0000

Faced with the prospect of paying more to borrow money, locals have united to defeat the proposed municipal bond interest cap.

Pennsylvania township scammed in streetlight deal

Mon, 20 May 2013 16:53:00 +0000

Energy consulting company took $165,488, but never rendered services.

Public finance credit ratings stable through first quarter

Mon, 06 May 2013 14:52:00 +0000

U.S. public finance credit ratings remained stable during the first quarter of 2013.

State and local goverments' credit ratings should withstand sequestration

Wed, 01 May 2013 14:05:00 +0000

Standard and Poor's rating service says sequestration will have little impact on state and local governments' credit rankings.

Sequester threatens to shut off flood gauges

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 15:25:00 +0000

Critical flood gauges may be shut down due to sequestration budget cuts.

GFOA premiers bookkeeping program

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:34:00 +0000

Governments seeking to adopt Generally Accepted Accounting Principles now have a new resource available.

Municipal bond tax worries may be unwarranted

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 16:51:00 +0000

Fears that the recent proposal to alter the tax exempt status of municipal bonds could cripple cities and counties may be unfounded.

Cigs, booze and sugar: the skinny on sin tax

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 15:43:00 +0000

The potential benefits and drawbacks of adopting a sin tax

Georgia fund allocation mandated by new legislation

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 15:05:00 +0000

Diverted to cover budgetary shortfalls for years, funds collected from Georgia's tire fee may soon reclaim their designated purpose.

State government tax collections set record

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:55:00 +0000

Overall state government tax collections increased $34.3 billion from fiscal year 2011 to a record $794.6 billion in 2012, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.