| An Overview of the Public Service Commission of Wisconsin Category: WI Sub-category: Government and Non-Governmental Reports Author: The PSC of Wisconsin |
| Industrial Revenue Bonds (IRBs) Category: ALL Sub-category: Government and Non-Governmental Reports Author: Good Jobs First This article discusses the basics of industrial revenue bonds, which are often used by public authorities to provide financing for private businesses. |
| Public Authorities and Private Firms as Providers of Public Goods Category: ALL Sub-category: Government and Non-Governmental Reports Publication Date: 09/01/1994 Author: Clayton P. Gillette (Reason Foundation) This report from the Reason Foundation suggests two primary policy implications: “First, public authorities should be made more accountable, perhaps by removing the immunities they currently enjoy. Second, and more fundamentally, the decision to have public authorities provide major infrastructure should be reconsidered, since private firms can often perform these same public functions, while not suffering from the institutional disadvantages of public authorities.” |
| The Ideal Deal: How Local Governments Can Get More for Their Economic Development Dollar (March 2007) Category: ALL Sub-category: Government and Non-Governmental Reports Author: Rachel Weber (University of Illinois at Chicago) and David Santacroce (University of Michigan Law School) (Good Jobs First) This report contends that if economic development agencies intend to continue offering incentives, they should do so in a smarter manner. Topics discussed include valuation of public costs and benefits, performance standards, disclosure and oversight, and contract enforcement. |
| Transportation Funding & Financing: Municipal/Public Bond Issues Category: ALL Sub-category: Government and Non-Governmental Reports Author: AASHTO Center for Excellence in Project Finance This website provides information about transportation findings. Topics include toll-backed revenue bonds; fare box revenue bonds; and general obligation bonds. |
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- Fourth Circuit dismisses lawsuit over municipal bonds used to finance city golf course
- Links roundup—featuring corporate subsidy and corruption concerns
- Economic development corporations aren’t entitled to sovereign immunity, according to the Texas Supreme Court
- NY Court of Appeals affirms ABO’s separate reporting requirement for IDA and affiliated LDC
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