All Public Finance The Debt That Doesn’t Call Itself Debt: How Cities Borrow Without a Vote September 10, 2026 Thomas Brennan Ask a city finance director whether the municipality has taken on new debt this year, and the answer might be a careful “not exactly.” A new parking garage got built.…
All Local Government The Government You’ve Never Heard Of: Inside America’s Special Districts September 1, 2026 Kenji Watanabe Somewhere between the county courthouse and the city council chamber sits a layer of government most residents cannot name, have never voted for with any real understanding, and rarely notice…
Public Finance The Hidden Public-Sector Cost of the NHS Backlog June 1, 2026 Kenji Watanabe Public-finance debate in the United Kingdom tends to treat the NHS as a single, contained line in the budget. Funding goes in. Services come out. The size of the funding…
