Property tax caps, anti-tax sentiment, and an uneven housing recovery coupled with impending cost pressures will make it difficult for some local governments to balance their budgets and return to the 6%+ increase in growth experienced before the economic downturn, according to a recent report by Moody’s Investor Services.

The following Power Point is an academic research assignment I completed for the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV), MPA Program course(...)