Death and Taxes

OCTOBER 12, 2021

It sounds like something they should probably not start right before budget season. When teaching MPA students I, somewhere in that first week or so, tell them that a public budget is an encyclopedia of government. the budget), a revenue manual is an encyclopedia of how government is financed. And to the back burner it goes.

Budgeting 52

Budgeting Elected Officials Laws Local Government 52

PBB Center for Priority Based Budgeting

JUNE 27, 2016

To date, Council and Administration have developed a strategic plan and completed a 4E (efficient, effective, equitable and economical) review of business plan and budget processes. Congratulations to Strathcona County for their uniquely innovative and inspiring approach to implementing Priority Based Budgeting.

Budgeting 52

Budgeting Strategic Planning Implementation Development 52

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

JUNE 10, 2024

In Part 1 of this series, it was estimated that total closing costs for both buyer and seller accounted for at least 7 to 11 percent of the purchase price of a typical home, surpassing the average 6 to 7 percent down payment made by first-time homebuyers (FTHBs). 14 A good glimpse of this occurred in New York State in 2017.

Advocacy 101

Advocacy Housing Regulations Legislation 101

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

APRIL 3, 2023

As described in Part 1 of this three-part series, MH – a term which in this paper refers to the factory-produced structure that is later sited on a residential lot – accounts for approximately six percent of owner- and renter-occupied housing in the U.S., with a much greater market share of 14 percent in rural geographies.

Housing 59

Housing Advocacy Government Development 59

The Stoop (NYU Furman Center)

MARCH 10, 2023

budget calculations but intentionally set things up so that the broader financial marketplace believed the government had an obligation to never let the two companies default on their debt; 15 this allowed the marketplace to largely ignore measures of GSE financial strength, in particular their capital ratios. Also, the 0.10 Also, the 0.10

Press Release 52

Press Release Housing Regulations Implementation 52

Barrett & Greene

OCTOBER 14, 2024

At the top of the list were Jay Fountain, then at the Governmental Accounting Standards Board; Harry Hatry, whose work with the Urban Institute and other organizations made him a giant in the field, and John Kamensky, who was then with the General Accounting Office (as the U.S. Government Accountability Office was known until 2004.

Government 52

Government Accountability Budgeting Leadership 52

AWS Public Sector Blog

JULY 31, 2024

Key topics covered include addressing concerns around data sovereignty, security, lock-in risks and budget control while highlighting AWS capabilities and commitments in these areas. AWS will review DTO fee waiver requests at the account level. Customers don’t need to close their accounts or change their relationship with AWS.

Government 75

Government Public Sector Security Budgeting 75

Rebuilding Place in Urban Space

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This let the system get sloppy in terms of finance, budgeting, and understanding why "WMATA is so successful at funding operations from farebox revenue." Step 2: Separate planning from budgeting. Too many transit services in the DC area make planning subsidiary to budgeting. They charge two.

Transportation 52

Transportation Budgeting Operations Government 52

Public Purpose - An Independent Advisory Company

JULY 22, 2021

About 60% of Americans liked the plan, and it is likely to be more popular still now that checks from the Child Tax Credit extended in it began hitting parents’ bank accounts on July 15. It also will move corporate taxation from the 21% established by the 2017 tax cut up to about 28%. (It It was 35% before the 2017 tax cut.).

Government 52

Government Voting Budgeting Housing 52