Latest News * SEDE Network Exclusive * State Approaches to Developing Rural Economies (CREC and Entreworks). Rural America faces unique challenges in building thriving economies – stemming primarily from geographic remoteness which makes routine economic interactions more difficult and costly for businesses. This is borne out by indicators that show declining population, limited employment opportunities, […]

Latest News Treasury Releases Second Tranche of Proposed Regulations for Opportunity Zones (CDFA) The Department of the Treasury just released its second round of proposed regulations on Opportunity Zones. These rules are designed to make compliance easier for opportunity fund investors. State Economic Performance The Geography of Prosperity Measured (Brookings). The Hamilton Project (THP) is […]

Latest News President Releases 2020 Budget Proposal (Washington Post). The President recently released his 2020 budget proposal. The budget proposal calls for the elimination of the EDA, the Manufacturing Extension Partnership program, the CDBG Program, as well as significant funding cuts for HUD, EPA, DOT, and USDA. While many of the cuts are unlikely to […]

Latest News *SEDE Network Members Testify at IRS Opportunity Zone Hearing * Opportunity Zone Experts Voice Concerns over Program’s Rules, Suggest Fixes in IRS Hearing The Internal Revenue Service sought feedback in creating the regulations at a five-hour hearing on February 14, during which over two dozen stakeholders highlighted concerns they have with the rules […]

Latest News State Economic Performance Balance of Payments Dashboard Details Funding Flow between States and Federal Government (Rockefeller Institute) The Rockefeller Institute of Government has released its second annual report analyzing the distribution of federal budget receipts and expenditures across the United States, providing policymakers and the public with vital information about the redistribution of […]

Latest News State Economic Performance Total State Spending Exceeds Record $2 Trillion in Fiscal 2018 (National Association of State Budget Officers). A report released by NASBO found that state governments will spend more than a combined $2 trillion this fiscal year – a new high – led by spending on transportation infrastructure, education and entitlement […]

Latest News State Economic Performance Opportunity Atlas Provides Resource for Place-Based Interventions (US Census and Opportunity Insights). The new Opportunity Atlas released by Opportunity Insights, with assistance from the U.S. Census Bureau, finds that the economic mobility of Americans is tied to the neighborhoods in which they live. The data reveals that opportunities for upward mobility […]

Latest News State Economic Performance Top 9 Economic Predictions for the Next 10 Years (The Balance). This article discusses the top nine predictions that most affect the U.S. and your own personal economy over the next decade. Among the predictions – the U.S. economy will boom, then bust. More specifically, the Federal Reserve predicts that […]

Latest News State Economic Performance Fiscal 50: State Trends and Analysis (Pew). Since the Great Recession, the economy’s slow recovery has played out unevenly across states. The Pew Charitable Trusts provides an interactive resource that allows you to sort and analyze data on key fiscal, economic, and demographic trends in your state and understand their […]