It’s been the norm for governments to make budget plans based on past decisions. This “backward-looking" approach is not well suited to the present speed of change in society, or the emergence of ...

The latest research from the Local Government Information Unit’s (LGIU) third annual State of Local Government Finance in ...

My Neighborhood News Group (MNNG) is publishing a series of stories on how local governments are funded and the financial ...

According to the International City/County Management Association, many municipalities are only beginning to explore artificial intelligence’s potential in complex budgeting and finance domains. In ...

The country is in a moment where the distribution of responsibilities and resources between local communities and the federal government is shifting. The last four years have been defined by large ...

The financial sustainability of local governments is a central concern in public finance, entailing the capacity of municipalities and other sub-national entities to manage revenues, expenditures and ...

Local governments across England, Scotland and Wales face a £4.3 billion ($5.6 billion) hole in their finances in the coming year, according to a new report. That could force cuts to jobs and vital ...

Solar panels and wind turbines at the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power's Pine Tree clean energy project in the Tehachapi Mountains. Changes to the Inflation Reduction Act’s clean energy tax ...