Assessing the State and Local Sector—Where Will the Money Come from?: A Conference Summary
Governors and mayors across the country
have been reporting bleak fiscal
conditions. With all major tax sources
declining and expenditure demands for
health care and education rising, state
and local government leaders are being
confronted with very hard choices. The
conference brought together over 100
leaders from government, business and
academia to discuss key issues for the
state and local sector, including structural
and cyclical trends affecting revenues,
the role of federal government assistance
and access to capital.