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Mar 31, 2022 Podcast

Open Mic Morning

It's another free-wheeling roundtable discussion, covering the economy, pro-family policymaking, housing, building new cities, internal audits, and much more.American Consumers Are Starting to Hi...

economics housing city planning internal audit

Mar 10, 2022 Podcast

Local impacts of Ukraine and the 2020 Census changes

Pat and Chad talk about local impacts of the Russian invasion of Ukraine and the anonymity changes to the 2020 CensusWhy the 2020 census has 9 fake people in a single house (Full Stack Economics)Cloud...

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Nov 16, 2021 Podcast

Software subscriptions and a stock market for cities

We welcome Doug Martella of GoVirtual CFO to chat about GASB 96, a new statement covering software subscription accounting, and to pontificate on the half-baked idea of a municipal stock market.GASB 9...

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Nov 3, 2021 Podcast

A stemwinder on sales tax, staffing, supply chains, speed bumps, and scooters

Chad and Pat are back with a wide ranging discussion, including upcoming sales tax numbers, inflation's impact on pay, Austin's minimum PD staffing proposition, zoning's impact on our s...

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Aug 31, 2021 Roundup

Harry Potter, chess, and resilient communities

Because of course these things all have something in common...

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Aug 27, 2021

Feature Friday: Dynamic Cohorts

It's another Feature Friday, this time with a enhancements to our newest feature: Cohorts

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Aug 20, 2021

Feature Friday: Cohorts and more

It's another Feature Friday, this time with an all new way to organize and aggregate your sales tax data

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Aug 18, 2021 Podcast

What to expect when expecting to be a city manager

We turn away from current events and offer some advice for first time city manager job seekers. From understanding your own comfort level and skill set, to doing your due diligence, to the world of he...

city management

Jul 14, 2021 Podcast

Don't buy AirPods at the airport

In this episode, we assess the state of post-Covid sales tax recovery in Texas, talk about proposals to replace property taxes with a value added tax, and wrap up with a discussion about designing pub...

covid19 property tax vat

Jun 12, 2021 Podcast

The sky probably isn't falling, and why a national infrastructure bank isn't helpful

After a brief hiatus, we're back talking about a proposal for a National Infrastructure Bank, and we revisit the recommendations GFOA made to help cities weather the fiscal storm of Covid-19.Chuc...

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