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state fiscal policy

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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