Special Briefing Series: The Impact of COVID-19 on the Fiscal Outlook for State and Local Governments

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March 28, 2024

Special Briefing: America's Hot Growth States

  • New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy
  • Alex Adams, chief budget officer, state of Idaho
  • Shatakshee Dhongde, professor of economics, Georgia Institute of Technology
  • Thomas Doe, president, Municipal Market Analytics, Inc.
  • Torsten Slok, chief economist, Apollo Global Management

February 29, 2024

Special Briefing: State Tax Cuts

  • Can Chen, associate professor, Andrew Young School of Public Policy at Georgia State University (GSU)
  • Alex Hathaway, senior research associate, Center for State and Local Finance at GSU
  • Geoffrey E. Buswick, managing director and government sector leader, S&P Global Ratings-US Public Finance
  • Natalie Cohen, founder and president, National Municipal Research

January 25, 2024

Special Briefing: 2024 Fiscal Outlook for States and Cities

  • Clarence Anthony, CEO and executive director, National League of Cities
  • Mayor Kim Norton of Rochester, Minnesota
  • Mark Ferrandino, director, Colorado Office of State Planning and Budgeting
  • Eric Kim, senior director, Fitch Ratings
  • Mark Zandi, chief economist, Moody's Analytics

November 30, 2023

Special Briefing: Public Pensions - Still a Crisis?

  • Liz Farmer, public finance journalist and co-host of the Public Money podcast
  • Vedanta Goenka, senior municipal strategist, Citigroup
  • Merl Hackbart, professor emeritus, Martin School of Public Policy and Administration, University of Kentucky
  • Shoaib Khan, director, New Jersey Treasury Division of Investment
  • Anthony Randazzo, executive director, Equable Institute
  • Les Richmond, vice president and actuary, Build America Mutual

October 19, 2023

Special Briefing: Rolling Out the $1.2 Trillion Infrastructure Investment & Jobs Act - What's Being Built and What's in the Pipeline

  • Representative Earl Blumenauer (D-OR)
  • Samantha Silverberg, deputy infrastructure implementation coordinator at The White House
  • Alison Premo Black, senior vice president and chief economist, American Road & Transportation Builders Association
  • Leah Brooks, professor, Trachtenberg School of Public Policy and Public Administration, George Washington University
  • Jessica Jennings, legislative director for transportation and infrastructure, National Association of Counties
  • Vikram Rai, lead strategist, Wells Fargo municipal division

September 21, 2023

Special Briefing: Recession? Soft Landing? … Impact on States and Cities

  • Zac Jackson, Indiana Budget Director
  • Eric Kim, senior director, Fitch Ratings
  • Torsten Slok, chief economist, Apollo Global Management
  • Matt Stitt, director, PFM's Management and Budget Consulting Team
  • Kate Watkins, president and chief economist, Bright Fox Analytics

July 27, 2023

Special Briefing: The Future of Mass Transportation as US Pandemic Aid Comes to an End

  • Janno Lieber, chair and chief executive officer, Metropolitan Transportation Authority
  • Anthony Foxx, former US Transportation Secretary
  • Kurt Forsgren, managing director and sector lead for transportation in US Public Finance, S&P Global
  • Frank Jimenez, senior fiscal policy analyst, California Legislative Analyst's Office
  • Leslie Richards, general manager and chief executive officer, Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority

June 15, 2023

Special Briefing: The Debt Ceiling Deal and its Impact on the US Economy, States, and Municipalities

  • Matt Fabian, partner, Municipal Market Analytics
  • Marcia Howard, executive director, Federal Funds Information for States
  • Annie Linskey, white house reporter, the Wall Street Journal
  • Vikram Rai, managing director and head of the municipal strategy group, Citigroup
  • Torsten Slok, chief economist, Apollo Global Management

May 18, 2023

Special Briefing: Avoiding Municipal Distress

  • Rob Dubow, director of finance, Philadelphia, PA
  • Heather Gillers, the Wall Street Journal
  • Stephanie Miner, former mayor, Syracuse, NY
  • Richard Ravitch, former lieutenant governor, NY
  • David Schleicher, Yale Law School

April 27, 2023

Special Briefing: Managing Growth in America's Hottest States, Counties & Cities

  • Mayor Steve Adler, former mayor, Austin, Texas
  • Alex Adams, budget director, Idaho
  • Matthew D. Chase, National Association of Counties
  • Darryl Martin, county administrator, Dallas County
  • Anna Roach, Atlanta Regional Commission

March 30, 2023

Special Briefing: Revitalizing Downtowns by Turning Offices Into Homes

  • Deputy Mayor Maria Torres-Springer, NYC Economic and Workforce Development
  • Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh, Columbia University’s Graduate School of Business
  • Amy Cotter, Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
  • Heather Long, Washington Post

February 16, 2023

Special Briefing: State and Local Budgets in Uncertain Times

  • Shelby Kerns, NASBO
  • Eric Kim, Fitch Ratings
  • Lauren Larson, Colorado Governor's Office of State Planning and Budgeting
  • Gabe Petek, California Legislative Analyst's Office

January 19, 2023

Special Briefing: The Future of Downtowns

  • Howard Cure, Evercore Wealth Management
  • Steven J. Davis, University of Chicago Booth School of Business
  • Tracy Hadden Loh, Brookings Metro
  • Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh, Columbia University's Graduate School of Business
  • Romy Varghese, Bloomberg News

December 15, 2022

Special Briefing: 2023 Outlook for States and Cities

  • Mayor Kate Gallego, city of Phoenix, Arizona
  • Emily Brock, Government Finance Officers Association
  • Natalie Cohen, National Municipal Research
  • Julia Coronado, MacroPolicy Perspectives
  • Mark Zandi, Moody's Analytics

November 17, 2022

Special Briefing: Big Cities, Big Challenges

  • Greg David, Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism
  • Shirley Clarke Franklin, former mayor, Atlanta, Georgia
  • Heather Gillers, the Wall Street Journal
  • Farhad Omeyr, National League of Cities

October 20, 2022

Special Briefing: The inflation reduction act: investment opportunities and challenges

  • Ben Beachy, BlueGreen Alliance
  • Sarah Gimont, National Association of Counties
  • Justin Marlowe, University of Chicago, Harris School of Public Policy
  • Richard Prisinzano, University of Pennsylvania, Penn Wharton Budget Model

September 15, 2022

Special Briefing: Stagflation Ahead? Inflation and Recession

  • Dr. Alison Premo Black, American Road and Transportation Builders Association
  • Beth Ann Bovino, S&P Global Ratings Services
  • Hughey Newsome, Wayne County, Michigan
  • Gabriel Petek, Legislative Analyst, California
  • Mark M. Zandi, Moody's Analytics

July 21, 2022

Special Briefing on Vulnerable Cities Facing Work from Home Realities

  • Nick Bloom, Stanford University, and Co-Founder, WFH Research
  • Andrew S. Rein, Citizens Budget Commission
  • Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh Columbia Business School
  • Lauren Weber, the Wall Street Journal

June 23, 2022

Special Briefing on States Cutting Taxes: Relief Now, Shortfalls Later?

  • Alex Adams, State of Idaho
  • Beverly S. Bunch, School of Public Management and Policy, University of Illinois Springfield
  • Howard Cure, Evercore Wealth Management
  • Shelby Kerns, National Association of State Budget Officers

May 19, 2022

Special Briefing on the Deployment of the $1 Trillion Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act by States and Localities

  • Lauren Larson, Colorado Governor’s Office of State Planning and Budgeting
  • Mayor Jorge Elorza, City of Providence
  • Larry Parks, Forethought Advisors
  • Patrick Brett, Citi Municipal Debt Capital Markets

April 21, 2022

Special Briefing on Inflation and Recession Risks for States and Cities

  • Welcoming Remarks: Chair Jerome H. Powell, Federal Reserve System Board of Governors
  • Mark Zandi, Moody’s Analytics
  • Matt Gress, Arizona Governor's Office of Strategic Planning and Budgeting
  • Natalie Cohen, National Municipal Research
  • Les Richmond, Build America Mutual Assurance

March 17, 2022

Special Briefing on Work from Home: What it Means for State and Local Economies and Revenues

  • Jose Maria Barrero, Instituto Tecnològico Autònomo de Mèxico
  • Howard Chernick, Hunter College, CUNY
  • Ally Schweitzer, WAMU
  • Anthony Williams, Washington, D.C.

February 17, 2022

Special Briefing on New York City: New Mayor, Federal Aid, Challenges to Recovery

  • Ronnie Lowenstein, New York City Independent Budget Office
  • Ray McGuire, Citigroup
  • Richard Ravitch, former Lieutenant Governor, New York
  • Kathryn Wylde, Partnership for New York City

January 20, 2022

Special Briefing: 2022 Outlook for States and Cities 

  • Lucy Dadayan, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center
  • Larry Johnson, Dekalb County, GA
  • Eric Kim, Fitch Ratings
  • Torsten Slok, Apollo Global Management
  • Mark M. Zandi, Moody's Analytics 

December 16, 2021

Special Briefing on State and City Spending of Federal Infrastructure Funds

  • Rep. Earl Blumenauer, D-OR
  • Patrick Brett, Citi
  • David Glick, Boston University
  • Controller Rebecca Rhynhart, City of Philadelphia

November 18, 2021

Special Briefing on Climate Change, Federal Aid, and State and Local Strategies

  • Tim Coffin, Breckinridge Capital Advisors
  • Hughey Newsome, Wayne County, MI
  • Emily Robare, PIMCO Municipals
  • Nora Wittstruck, S&P Global Ratings

October 21, 2021

Special Briefing on the Biden Infrastructure Plan: Unmet Needs and State of Play

  • Carolyn Coleman, League of California Cities
  • Andy Haughwout, Household and Regional in the Research and Statistics Group
  • Annie Linskey, Washington Post
  • Torsten Slok, Apollo Global Management

September 23, 2021

Special Briefing on the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act: Clean Water, better Broadband, Resilience, and Equity

  • Mayor Ras J. Baraka, Newark, NJ
  • Kathryn de Wit, Pew Trusts
  • Thomas Hazlett, Clemson University
  • Howard Neukrug, Philadelphia Water (former)

July 15, 2021

Special Briefing on the Biden Infrastructure Plan: Resilience, Equity, and Federal Investment

  • Governor Brad Little, Idaho
  • Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, Georgia
  • Laura Curran, Nassau County
  • Thomas Doe, Municipal Market Analytics

June 17, 2021

Special Briefing on COVID-19, the American Rescue Plan, and 2022 State and Local Budgets

  • Shelby Kerns, NASBO
  • Hughey Newsome, Wayne County, MI
  • Mayor Kim Norton, Rochester, MN
  • Mark Zandi, Moody’s Analytics

May 20, 2021

Special Briefing on the $2.3 Trillion American Jobs Plan and State and Local Infrastructure Needs

  • Rep. Earl Blumenauer, Oregon
  • Marc Morial, National Urban League
  • Robert Poole, Reason Foundation
  • Richard Ravitch, retired attorney, businessman, public official
  • Polly Trottenberg, US Deputy Secretary of Transportation

April 15, 2021

Special Briefing on State Budgeting, the COVID-19 Recession, and What Comes Next

  • Erica MacKellar, National Conference of State Legislatures
  • Gabriel Petek, Legislative Analyst
  • Juliette Tennert, Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute
  • Lisa Washburn, Municipal Market Analytics

February 11, 2021

Special Briefing on the COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout and the Impact on States and Municipalities

  • Greg Brown, Kenan Institute of Private Enterprise
  • Matthew D. Chase, National Association of Counties
  • Toluse “Tolu” Olorunnipa, Washington Post
  • Torsten Slok, Apollo Global Management

January 14, 2021

Special Briefing on the Year Ahead for States and Municipalities

  • Shelby Kerns, National Association of State Budget Officers
  • Eric Kim, Fitch Ratings
  • Vikram Rai, Citi
  • Mark Zandi, Moody’s Analytics

December 10, 2020

Special Briefing on Working with the Cares Act and What May Come Next

  • Rep. Carolyn Bourdeaux, D-GA
  • Julie Demuth, Pierce County, WA
  • Mark Funkhouser, Funkhouser & Associates
  • Fitzroy Lee, Office of the Chief Financial Officer
  • Brandom McComas, Peter G. Peterson Foundation
  • Richard Ravitch, retired attorney, businessman, public official

November 19, 2020

Special Briefing on Assuring Public Worker Retirement Security Amid COVID-19 Fiscal Stress

  • Donald J. Boyd, State and Local Government Finance Project, University of Albany
  • David G. Lenze, US Bureau of Economic Analysis
  • Timothy Little, S&P Global Ratings
  • Stephanie A. Miner, former Mayor of Syracuse, NY
  • Herman B. Santos, Los Angeles County Employees Retirement System

October 15, 2020

Special Briefing on State and Local Infrastructure Spending Cutbacks Amid the COVID-19 Recession

  • Alison Premo Black, PhD, American Road & Transportation Builders Association
  • Norman E. Brown, New York State Council of Machinists
  • Howard Cure, Evercore Wealth Management
  • Robert Poole, Reason Foundation

September 10, 2020

Special Briefing on Fiscal and Operational Priorities for Cities in the COVID Crisis Era

  • Linda J. Bilmes, Harvard University
  • Andrew Reschovsky, University of Wisconsin-Madison
  • Bill Lucia, Route Fifty
  • Andrew Rein, Citizens Budget Commission of New York

July 16, 2020

Special Briefing on How Cities and Counties Are Coping with COVID-19's Fiscal Shock

  • Natalie Cohen, National Municipal Research
  • Elizabeth Kellar, International City/County Management Association
  • Chuck Reed, Hopkins & Carley

June 25, 2020

Special Briefing on COVID-19: Unemployment, and State and Local Fiscal Consequences

  • Timothy J. Bartik, Upjohn Institute for Employment Research
  • Matt Fabian, Municipal Market Analytics
  • Marcia Van Wagner, Moody’s Investor Service

June 18, 2020

Special Briefing on COVID-19, State and Local Fiscal Stress, and the Politics of Federal Aid

  • Norman J. Ornstein, American Enterprise Institute
  • Robin Prunty, S&P Global Ratings
  • Richard Ravitch, retired attorney, businessman, public official
  • Frank H. Shafroth, George Mason University

June 11, 2020

Special Briefing on COVID-19, the US Economy, and Critical Needs of States and Municipalities

  • Austan D. Goolsbee, University of Chicago
  • Dan Smith, University of Delaware
  • Juliette Tennert, University of Utah
  • Mark Zandi, Moody’s Analytics

June 4, 2020

Special Briefing on COVID-19 and the Outlook for Cities as State Economies Reopen

  • Bruce J. Katz, Nowak Metro Finance Lab
  • Stephanie Miner, former Mayor, Syracuse, NY
  • Kim Norton, Mayor, Rochester, MN

May 28, 2020

Special Briefing on COVID-19 and the Funding of Essential Services: Strategies for Generating Cash through Improved Public Asset Management

  • Michael A. Nutter, former Mayor, Philadelphia, PA
  • Eric Berman, Eide Bailly, LLP
  • Michael Imber, Conway MacKenzie, Inc.

May 21, 2020

Special Briefing on COVID-19 and the Future of US Aid to States, Counties, and Cities after the CARES Act

  • Rep. Earl Blumenauer, (D-OR)
  • William A. Galston, Brookings Institution Governance Studies Program

May 14, 2020

Special Briefing on COVID-19 and the Federal Reserve Municipal Liquidity Facility: How $500 Billion in Credit will Bolster America’s States, Counties, and Cities

  • Patrick Brett, Citi
  • Emily Swenson Brock, Government Finance Officers Association’s Federal Liaison Center
  • Peter Hayes, BlackRock

May 7, 2020

Special Briefing on COVID-19 and Federal Aid to States and Municipalities: Federal Dollars, State and Local Needs

  • Bill Haslam, former Governor of Tennessee
  • Robert P. Inman, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
  • Stephen Klein, Vermont Legislature’s Joint Fiscal Office
  • Joe Torsella, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

April 30, 2020

Special Briefing on COVID-19 and the Fiscal Outlook for US Cities: Strategies for Survival and Recovery

  • Shirley Clarke Franklin, former Mayor, Atlanta, GA
  • Mary Murphy, Pew Charitable Trusts
  • Michael A. Pagano, University of Illinois at Chicago
  • Richard Ravitch, retired attorney, businessman, public official

 

April 23, 2020

Special Briefing on Stress-Testing State Budgets and the Critical Role of Rainy Day Funds

  • Katherine Barrett and Richard Greene, Barrett & Greene, Inc.
  • Scott Pattison, University of Ottawa
  • Dan White, Moody’s Analytics

April 16, 2020

Special Briefing on the Impact of COVID-19 on the Fiscal Outlook of State and Local Governments

  • Thomas W. Ross, the Volcker Alliance
  • Richard Ravitch, retired attorney, businessman, public official
  • Matt Fabian, Municipal Market Analytics