A temporary Schlow Centre Region Library closure in State College, Pennsylvania, was deemed a success but not without painful budget-balancing decisions.

The Center for State and Local Government Excellence has released a new issue brief, How Will Longer Lifespans Affect State and Local Pension Funding? The brief examines the impact that incorporating longevity improvements into their costs estimates would have on the funded status of state and local defined benefit plans.

Local government audits by the IRS are not unusual. Two finance officers explain how you can prepare for such an audit.

Hurricane season and the accompanying power outages will be upon us sooner than we think.

Drought management raises important issues that local governments may already be addressing in other contexts but that become especially critical to address during a crisis.

With a total membership of more than 9,500, ICMA receives only 30 to 40 ethics complaints annually.