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"Government entities have always been behind when it comes to technology," said Martinez. The GFOA is working to fill the gap with a new program dubbed "GovFi Solutions."

Archer was a budget hawk who championed the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 which established Roth IRAs, created a child tax credit, and lowered the estate tax the capital gains tax rate.

"Understanding how an aging population affects revenue and spending and creating strategies now to address those challenges will help states create more sustainable budgets," said Pew.

| Tapping P3s to build express lanes, bridges and port facilities frequently rely on issuing private activity bonds with the resulting debt serviced by tolls and user fees.

Municipalities constantly scramble to put the jigsaw puzzle pieces of infrastructure improvements and housing development together to keep growth going.

Senator Lindsey Graham's Senate Budget Committe leadership chair will likely go to Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis. Bloomberg News

"Our markup to advance this significant package of legislation demonstrates a bipartisan commitment to maintaining and upgrading the nation's water infrastructure," said Sen.

"You may wonder why we've combined the two bills," said Council of Development Finance Agencies president and CEO Toby Rittner.

"We have thousands of open disaster projects dating back to Hurricane Katrina, ballooning disaster costs, a bureaucracy that feels like you need a

"Following several years when most states provided refunds and tax holidays, or cut taxes, taxation trends are beginning to diverge," said S&P.