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Austin Report Finds a High Cost to Insourcing City Services
Bringing outsourced contracts back in-house would cost taxpayers millions, add hundreds to city payroll
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Social Impact Bond Initiatives Gaining Traction in U.S.
Using private sector funding to advance new, performance-based social service delivery models
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Reports Suggest Serious State and Local Fiscal Challenges Ahead
Despite some signs of a slow economic recovery, states and cities pressured by healthcare, other costs
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Detroit Seeking to Privatize Trash Collection
Beleaguered city seeking $15 million in annual savings
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If at First You Don’t Secede . . .
Northern California, Southern Oregon Counties Revive Idea of Forming State of Jefferson
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California Film Incentives Have No Hollywood Ending for Taxpayers
L.A. Mayor Should Focus on Overall Economy, Not Just the Film Industry
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Tolling California
User fees can fund the improvements and rehabilitation needed on the state's highways
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Common Core Standards Won’t Fix Public Schools
Prepare for the big drop in California test scores