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Grant, Elizabeth, Comp.; Johnson, Cassius, Comp. – Jobs for the Future, 2009
On February 17, 2009, President Barack Obama signed the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, better known as the economic stimulus plan. Congress and the Obama Administration acted in the wake of an economic crisis spurred by a deepening recession. Among its aims in passing the ARRA, Congress moved to help states and local jurisdictions reduce…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Federal Government, Money Management, Economic Factors
Reeder, Richard J. – 1985
Some local governments in nonmetro areas--especially those in the rural West and in very rural areas--experienced high levels of fiscal stress in the mid-seventies that were associated with high and rising local taxes. These local governments may be forced to cut back their rural development activities in the eighties. Fiscal pressures on local…
Descriptors: Financial Problems, Fiscal Capacity, Local Government, Low Income