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 ...

The national debt recently surpassed $38 trillion, but America’s debt crisis isn’t limited to the federal government. Less well known is that, nationwide, state and local governments now hold more ...

The 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments marked a historic shift in India’s governance architecture by institutionalising ...

Indiana's SEA 1 will provide property tax relief to homeowners and businesses, with businesses receiving the largest cuts. Local governments can offset property tax revenue by increasing income taxes.

The law prevents local governments from enacting stricter or more burdensome land development regulations. Opponents argue the law infringes on local home rule authority and primarily benefits ...

Last year, King County, Wash., was battered by a devastating bomb cyclone that led to tens of millions of dollars of damage. Trees came down, roads were blocked and hundreds of thousands of people ...