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State and private universities, local and state government agencies, and even the federal government have announced significant data breaches that compromised information and caused significant operational disruptions.
June 23 -
A new and better way to design financing plans that is faster, more transparent, robust and reliable.
June 17 -
Discount municipal bonds are much more sensitive to interest rates than reported by standard analytics systems. Investors who rely on these analytics will be in for an unpleasant surprise when rates rise.
June 16 -
While gross domestic product is a helpful measure of the rough size of a states economy and its various sectors, we prefer other measures.
June 16 -
With the labor force participation rate essentially unchanged from April to May at 62.9%, our survey shows significant local variation at State and county levels.
June 9 -
This week we review our proprietary DIVER Geo Score, highlight the strongest and weakest States as well as provide you a link to get the scores themselves. We also focus on the divergent economies of Kentucky, Tennessee and West Virginia.
June 2 -
This week we examine whether private sector amateur economists are any better at predictions than the professionals.
May 27 -
Which local governments might use the bankruptcy option if Gov. Bruce Rauners bankruptcy bill is enacted?
May 26 -
Politics, public policy and public interest are the fundamental building blocks for public private partnerships in infrastructure.
May 21 -
There are compelling reasons to convert to a decimal system for rating municipal bonds from the current alpha-numeric rating scheme.
May 19