Center for State and Local Leadership

The Center for State & Local Leadership at the Schar School of Policy, Government aims to be a premier research and teaching hub on state and local governance, intergovernmental relations, severe fiscal distress, fiscal sustainability, municipal bankruptcy, state and local ethics, demographics and their implications for state and local leaders, and the emerging sharing/disruptive economy: what does it mean for state and local authority relating to regulation and taxation? The Center provides in depth state and local fiscal analysis, weekly eNews reports on federal, state, and local actions, including judicial decisions and federal grant opportunities, for state and local leaders. The Center provides regular eBlog reports on breaking developments related to severe fiscal distress and municipal bankruptcy.