Special Briefing on State Budgets: The Big Squeeze

The Trump Administration has swiftly ushered in a new era of “fiscal federalism.” William Glasgall, Penn IUR Fellow and Public Finance Adviser at the Volcker Alliance, and Susan Wachter, Co-Director of Penn IUR, co-hosted the Special Briefing. The panel included:

• Emily Brock, Director, Federal Liaison Center, Government Finance Officers Association (GFOA)

• Shelby Kerns, Executive Director, National Association of State Budget Officers (NASBO)

• Vikram Rai, Former Head of Municipal Markets Strategy, Wells Fargo

• Jonathan Womer, Director, Rhode Island Department of Administration

• Teryn Zmuda, Chief Economist, National Association of Counties (NACo)

This Special Briefing was the latest in a series of 60-minute online discussions featuring distinguished guests from Penn IUR and the Volcker Alliance’s national research networks, along with other leading academics, economists, and federal, state, and local leaders. These convenings are made possible by funding from The Travelers Institute, members of the Penn IUR Advisory Board, and the Volcker Alliance.

This briefing is the sixtieth in a series of sixty-minute online conversations on public finance featuring experts from the national research networks of the Volcker Alliance and Penn IUR, along with other leading academics, economists, and federal, state, and local leaders. 

Special Briefings are made possible by funding from The Travelers Institute, the Volcker Alliance, and members of the Penn IUR Advisory Board. Recordings of the entire Special Briefings series are available on the Volcker Alliance or Penn IUR websites. 

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