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Report: Cities have $1.4 trillion in debt

Report: Cities have $1.4 trillion in debt

By Mariana Trujillo and Jordan Campbell

Nationally, cities report $1.4 trillion in debt, equivalent to approximately $7,000 per capita, according to Reason Foundation’s State and Local Government Finance Report.

Report: County governments have $757 billion in debt
Report: County governments have $757 billion in debt

By Mariana Trujillo and Jordan Campbell

California’s AI law works by staying narrow
California’s AI law works by staying narrow

By Nicole Shekhovtsova

Report ranks every state’s debt, from California’s $497 billion to South Dakota’s $2 billion
Report ranks every state’s debt, from California’s $497 billion to South Dakota’s $2 billion

By Mariana Trujillo and Jordan Campbell

Report: State and local governments have $6.1 trillion in debt
Report: State and local governments have $6.1 trillion in debt

By Mariana Trujillo and Jordan Campbell

  • Ohio lawmakers consider bill to promote an independent childhood 
    Ohio lawmakers consider bill to promote an independent childhood 

    Commentary by Zachary Christensen

  • LAUSD celebrates mediocre test scores
    LAUSD celebrates mediocre test scores

    Commentary by Jude Schwalbach

  • How the One Big Beautiful Bill Act taxes gamblers on money they didn’t keep
    How the One Big Beautiful Bill Act taxes gamblers on money they didn’t keep

    Commentary by Michelle Minton

  • Debtor Nation 2025
    Debtor Nation 2025

    Data Visualization by Jordan Campbell and Mariana Trujillo

  • Public employees are not underpaid  
    Public employees are not underpaid  

    Commentary by Mariana Trujillo

  • Walking away from the California high-speed rail project would be best for taxpayers and the state
    Walking away from the California high-speed rail project would be best for taxpayers and the state

    Commentary by Baruch Feigenbaum

  • Proposed I-5 express lanes would help Southern California’s drivers and economy
    Proposed I-5 express lanes would help Southern California’s drivers and economy

    Commentary by Baruch Feigenbaum

  • How LAUSD can deal with budget deficit, declining enrollment
    How LAUSD can deal with budget deficit, declining enrollment

    Commentary by Aaron Garth Smith

  • Trump’s proposed price controls on Medicare and Medicaid could reduce government spending
    Trump’s proposed price controls on Medicare and Medicaid could reduce government spending

    Commentary by Jacob James Rich

Government Reform Policy Studies

  • Report: Cities have $1.4 trillion in debt
    Report: Cities have $1.4 trillion in debt

    Financial Transparency Project by Mariana Trujillo and Jordan Campbell

  • Report: County governments have $757 billion in debt
    Report: County governments have $757 billion in debt

    Financial Transparency Project by Mariana Trujillo and Jordan Campbell

  • Report ranks every state’s debt, from California’s $497 billion to South Dakota’s $2 billion
    Report ranks every state’s debt, from California’s $497 billion to South Dakota’s $2 billion

    Financial Transparency Project by Mariana Trujillo and Jordan Campbell

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