State & Local Government Finance
State and local governments face huge challenges because of the economic recession, the housing crisis, and shrinking tax rolls.
SMITH's Annual State and Local Government Finance Conference
● How are states meeting today’s challenges?
● Will states and cities be able to maintain the same level of services going forward given the fiscal environment and the difficulty or inability to raise taxes?
● Will municipal governments be able to survive without a federal bailout?
● With federal government spending out of control, is there any money left for states and cities?
● Is the previously unthinkable – a major municipal default – now a possibility? What happens then?
● What are some of the alternatives to debt states and cities are using to balance their budgets?
● What will future bonding programs look like?
● How will states and cities finance their obligations to pension funding and OPEB?
SMITH's Annual State and Local Government Finance Conference
helps participants find and develop actionable solutions to these challenges. Program faculty and attendees include some of the nation's top analysts, leading bond buyers and major public issuers. addresses some of the major issues states and local governments are facing.For additional details, including agenda, visit the State & Local Government Finance section of our website: http://www.smithsresearch.net/GOConference.htm