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1. Fact Sheet: U.S. Local Government Finance Tools

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   Abril 2021

   Local governments in the United States are responsible for paying for and providing certain services and infrastructure, such as public education, affordable housing, road maintenance, and water...

2. Case Study: The Long Beach, California, Civic Center Project

   A Public-Private Partnership to Rehabilitate Municipal Infrastructure
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   Diciembre 2020
   Michael Bennon

   This case examines the process and mechanics of using the public-private partnership model to invest in local infrastructure in one U.S. city.

3. Towards Fiscally Healthy Michigan Local Governments

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   Octubre 2020
   Lincoln Institute of Land Policy

   The state of Michigan has long incubated financial stress among its localities. Though not the state’s intention, limits on local governments’ ability to raise revenues, coupled with...

4. A Deep Dive on South Carolina's Property Tax

   Complex, Inequitable, and Uncompetitive
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   Agosto 2020
   Project Manager: Daphne Kenyon
   Funded by the South Carolina Chamber Foundation and the South Carolina Realtors
    

   South Carolina has a property tax system that is unique among the 50 states. As this report shows, it is complex, nontransparent, inequitable, and noncompetitive.

5. Why Pioneering Health Institutions Are Investing Upstream to Improve Community Health

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   Junio 2020
   Center for Community Investment

6. 50-State Property Tax Comparison Study

   For Taxes Paid in 2019
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   Junio 2020
   Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence

   As the largest source of revenue raised by local governments, a well-functioning property tax system is critical for promoting municipal fiscal health. This report documents the wide range of...

7. Property Tax Trends 2019 and 2020

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   Abril 2020
   Catherine Collins

   This report provides an overview of current trends in the property tax, including updates on property tax actions taken by states and local governments in response to the COVID-19 crisis.

8. Incorporating Water into Comprehensive Planning

   A Manual for Land Use Planners in the Colorado River Basin
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   Febrero 2020
   Erin Rugland

   Land use planning and water management are siloed disciplines that often operate independently, despite the important overlaps between the two and the mutual benefits of working together. Integrating...

9. Case Study: Bravery in the Face of Bureaucracy

   The Negotiation and Completion of Minute 319
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   Octubre 2019
   Jennifer Gimbel

   This case reviews the negotiation process regarding the operations of the Colorado River system after it experienced the most severe drought in recorded history.

10. Case Study: Fighting FEMA

    Urban Informality and Disaster Response in Rio Grande Valley Colonias
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    Octubre 2019
    Danielle Zoe Rivera

    This case study examines the legal case LUPE, et al. v. FEMA, B:08-cv-487 [2008], which discusses the issue of informal housing repairs in post-disaster situations.