Capital investment in U.S. water and wastewater systems is insufficient to meet the demands of the systems’ aging infrastructure — and the funding gap is only poised to grow over the coming decades....More
The burden of maintaining water infrastructure, which would normally fall on the public sector, can be reduced by using more private sector investment....More
Extreme weather, such as the heavy rain that caused flooding, the tornados that ripped through the Midwest and South, and droughts in the West, all represent a "new normal" for which governments must plan,...More
The 2012 Keating Report covers federal and state budgets, public private partnerships, local government budget trends, government construction and government spending....More
The reason it is solid is due to massive layoffs, benefits reductions, and frozen wages. Cities are using part-time help to make ends meet...
on Feb. 13, 2012