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GFOA Launches Economic Indicator Dashboard
Thursday, May 28, 2020 in Press
GFOA Launches Economic Indicator Dashboard
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Laurence Msall Column in Crain's Chicago Business, "No state or local government can weather this crisis on its own"
Wednesday, May 27, 2020 in Goings on for Illinois Agencies
Laurence Msall wrote a column for Crain's Chicago Business, May 8, 2020, asserting that no state or local government can weather this crisis on its own. His argument is that to exclude Illinois, Chicago or other major governments from future rounds of federal relief because of past bad fiscal decisionmaking are misguided and threaten full national economic recovery.
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Updated GFOA Best Practice: Using Safekeeping and Third-Party Custodian Services
Thursday, April 30, 2020 in Press
The safety of public funds should be the primary investment objective of all governments. One of the most important protections and a control against fraud is the separation of the safekeeping function from the investment function.
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Federal Reserve Press Release
Wednesday, April 29, 2020 in Press
The Federal Reserve left rates unchanged at its April policy meeting, while its statement addressed the dramatic deterioration of the economic outlook since their last meeting in March and made clear they are “committed to using its full range of tools to support the U.S. economy in this challenging time.” The committee kept the interest rate paid on required and excess reserves unchanged at 0.10%.
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IMET Rolls Out Improved Simplified Monthly Forecasting Tool
Monday, April 27, 2020 in Press
IMET Rolls Out Improved Simplified Monthly Forecasting Tool
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Governor Pritzker’s 2020 Revenue Forecast Revision
Thursday, April 23, 2020 in Goings on for Illinois Agencies
Governor Pritzker’s 2020 Revenue Forecast Revision
View More - S&P Global Ratings Publishes on U.S. Public Finance and COVID-19 Tuesday, April 21, 2020 in Press View More
- April 2020 IMET Monthly Newsletter Wednesday, April 15, 2020 in Monthly Newsletters View More
- GFOA Fiscal First Aid “Cash is King” Thursday, April 2, 2020 in Press View More
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In this month's newsletter view our upcoming schedule for conferences and events, check out the link to our other recent articles, read our economic update, and see the August 2024 fund performance.
Read moreIn this month's newsletter view our upcoming schedule for conferences and events, check out the link to our other recent articles, read our economic update, and see the July 2024 fund performance.
Read moreThis article gives a refresher for the GFOA's Best Practices as it pertains to managing public funds. Even though you may know them well, it is always helpful to review (one might call that a Best Practice). The article can be found here: Refresher: GFOA Best Practices for Managing Public Funds
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The article can be found here: Navigating Fiscal Waters: The Art of Cash Flow Forecasting for Financial Stewardship
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