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state fiscal policy

Diversifying revenue on New Mexico state trust lands

September 2021

New activities can help guarantee and diversify future revenue from New Mexico state trust lands, complementing the successful Land Grant Permanent Fund.

Federal Fossil Fuel Disbursements to States

June 2021

An oil well on Bureau of Land Management land in New Mexico

States tend to spend, rather than save, federal fossil fuel disbursements, potentially making them vulnerable to economic transitions.

Why fiscal policy solutions are necessary

February 2021

This panel discussion, with examples from Montana and New Mexico, examines how fiscal policies have failed rural communities.

Fiscal policy is failing rural America

October 2020

State and federal fiscal policies hurt rural communities by limiting how local governments can grow, diversify, and invest revenue.

The health and fiscal vulnerability of rural recreation counties

April 2020

Hikers visit Arches National Park in Utah.

Where rural recreation counties rely on public funding for health care, fiscal solutions should diversify the ways local governments can save and spend.

State Trust Lands Part 1: The Trust Model

November 2019

State Trust Land sign posted at road with rugged landscape. Cacti and sage are throughout the landscape.

States were granted trust lands by the U.S. Congress to generate revenue to fund public institutions, primarily public schools.

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