C Maher
@profcsmaher.bsky.social
Co-editor of @Public Finance Journal, academic and cycling geek
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Monitoreo fiscal en la deuda subnacional
Los gobiernos pueden asegurar la responsabilidad fiscal de los municipios mediante sistemas de monitoreo que revisen periódicamente sus finanzas, establezcan límites a la deuda y fomenten la rendición...
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Interested in reviewing a book for Public Finance Journal? We are currently seeking reviewers for "Improving Local Government Performance through Benchmarking" by David N. Ammons. If you’d like to volunteer, please email bookreviews@publicfinance.org
Happy to have joined SSN at this critical point: scholars.org/scholar/crai...
Craig Maher | Scholars Strategy Network
Maher directs the Nebraska State and Local Finance Lab and teaches public budgeting, financial management, and cross-sector collaboration. His research focuses on fiscal federalism, revenue policy, an...
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Crazy that Gov Pillen needed to call up National Guard for this…
Looking forward to going back to Korea. Appreciate invite by SeoulTech
19 capstone presentations in one afternoon. Great work and congratulations to our soon to be graduates!
Want to review a book for Public Finance? Have an interest in reading "Holding Government to Account: Democracy and the National Audit Office"? Please contact editors @profcsmaher.bsky.social Maher or @academicpiracy.bsky.social if you are interested!
We need a better understanding of the management of federal grants at the local level. Austin Aldag provides findings regarding this in "Local Management of Federal Grants: Determinants of Awards and Government Capacity." doi.org/10.59469/pfj...
"Local Management of Federal Grants: Determinants of Awards and Government Capacity" by Austin Aldag answers the question: How do local governments manage federal grant funds, and what policy changes do practitioners desire? doi.org/10.59469/pfj...
Niskanen refers to bureaucracy as the Leviathan. The assumption as that laws/institutions were needed to "control" the bureaucracy - acts of Congress - but apparently a more simple solution is to empower an unelected person and vengeful President whilst Congress does nothing.
"What Does the Public Really Want to Know About Public Finance?: It’s Not Crystal Clear, but the Public Wants Profit!" by Kip Murray & Cathy Landry, uses public record requests data to better understand the general public's interest in public finance. doi.org/10.59469/pfj...
You need to listen to the first segment of Marketplace: www.marketplace.org/shows/market...
So, about those tax cuts from Trump's first term... - Marketplace
Some of President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts are set to expire this year. We take a look at their economic impact. Plus, the legal outlook on Elon Musk gaining access to the Treasury's payment syste...
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Great journal. Considering submitting your B&F research.
Public Finance Journal@publicfinance.bsky.social · 2y agoAs a new journal, Public Finance Journal is not yet eligible for a cite score or Scopus rank. However, if we had been eligible, PFJ would have had a cite score of 2.9 and a rank of 95th. Not bad for our first year in print. Want your research to have a similar impact? Submit now!
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One of the reasons the Public Finance Journal is a premier outlet for publication is the distribution of your findings. There is no paywall. In 2024, the journal had 12,498 article downloads through its website. Want that kind of access to your research? Submit now! publicfinance.org/index.php/pf...
Republicans are so frustrated with my neighborhood that one of their first bills this session is to replace district voting with winner take all in presidential elections. How is that more democratic? nebraskapublicmedia.org/en/news/news...
Blue not: House seat, mayor’s office stay red in Omaha ‘blue dot.’ Why?
Some credit the skill of Republican Rep. Don Bacon and Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert. Others say that Democratic dysfunction has hampered its party’s ability to win in district — even when a Democratic pr...
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In remembrance of President Carter. Image a president being this honest with the public. Much still holds true www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/ad...
Address to the Nation on Energy and National Goals: "The Malaise Speech" | The American Presidency Project
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Have you had a chance to read "Decoding the Relationship Between Economic Growth and Fiscal Health: Insights from Local Governments in North Carolina"? Interesting findings on the relationship between fiscal health and economic growth. doi.org/10.59469/pfj...
So damn tired of thoughts and prayers… even if there is some form of celestial being don’t you think they are getting tired of this senselessness apple.news/AY6KuotdlTFW...
Student, teacher killed in Madison school shooting that also left shooter dead, 6 others injured — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Police said the suspected shooter killed a student and a teacher and injured six others before killing themselves.
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