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 […]