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INDIANAPOLIS BUSINESS JOURNAL: "Losing properties from the tax rolls part of a larger problem for cities"
August 28, 2020
Viewpoint by IFPI President Chris WattsCAPACITY-COST INDEXES OF INDIANA LOCAL GOVT:
July 8, 2020: A new report by Purdue economist Larry DeBoer for IFPI measures how revenues have kept pace with costs for local governments across the state, finds budget pressure building in the cities and counties where the majority of Hoosiers live and work:
Review the Key Findings and Highlights
Purdue Press Release (download)
INDIANA FY2020 CLOSE-OUT: "When It Rains, It Pours"
July 23, 2020
Get IFPI's FY2020 Close-Out Review & Commentary
INSIDE INDIANA BUSINESS: Personal Income, Property Tax Levies & Long-Term Budget Pain
June 25, 2020
Viewpoint by IFPI President Chris Watts
INDIANAPOLIS BUSINESS JOURNAL: "Consumer spending, sales taxes show Indiana's budget challenge"
May 22, 2020
Viewpoint by IFPI President Chris WattsINDY CHAMBER VIRTUAL TOWN HALL: "The Impact of COVID-19 on State & Local Budgets"
INSIDE INDIANA BUSINESS: "With COVID Budget Challenges, We're in this Together"
May 7, 2020
Perspective by IFPI President Chris WattsCOMMENTARY: COVID-19 & Tax Day Tradeoffs
April 15, 2020
INDIANAPOLIS STAR: "Indianapolis faces steepest fiscal challenge from COVID-19"
March 29, 2020
Op-ed by IFPI's Chris WattsINSIDE INDIANA BUSINESS: "What's ahead for Indiana's Finances?"
March 24, 2020
Perspective by IFPI President Chris WattsCOMMENTARY: Making population a pro-growth priority
March 17, 2020
INSIDE INDIANA BUSINESS: "Locking up local resources"
February 18, 2020
Perspective by IFPI President Chris WattsINSIDE INDIANA BUSINESS: "The Gift of Consensus Revenue Forecasting"
December 27, 2019
Perspective by IFPI President Chris WattsINDIANAPOLIS BUSINESS JOURNAL: "Is it time to buy into local sales taxes?"
December 6, 2019
Viewpoint by IFPI President Chris Watts
INSIDE INDIANA BUSINESS: "What's in store for Indiana's new mayors?"
November 19, 2019
Perspective by IFPI President Chris Watts
INSIDE INDIANA BUSINESS: "Tough economic times mean tough fiscal choices ahead"
August 28, 2019
Perspective by IFPI President Chris Watts
INDIANAPOLIS IN DECLINE?
Commentary by IFPI's Chris Watts, Drew Klacik of the IU Public Policy Institute
August 16, 2019
Download the PDF (credit HoweyPolitics.com)
INDIANA'S FY2019 REVIEW: SURGING REVENUE, SURPRISING SURPLUS
Commentary by IFPI President Chris Watts
July 24, 2019
INSIDE INDIANA BUSINESS: "Indiana finishes 2019 with historic surplus - human capital deficits?
July 24, 2019
Perspective by IFPI President Chris Watts
2019 GENERAL ASSEMBLY: 'PAYCHECK PRIORITIES'
Legislative update & commentary by IFPI President Chris Watts
April 26, 2019
Teacher pay dominated the 2019 legislature, but personal income growth for all Hoosiers looms as Indiana's defining fiscal challenge:
A FISCAL HISTORY OF INDIANA LOCAL GOVERNMENT
IFPI Report by Craig Johnson & Justin Ross
March 6, 2019
Download the PDF - Full Report