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12. State and Local Governments

What state and local government actually does, how it is paid for, and the question of who pays for schools.

12. State and Local Governments

Large-scale public works projects require federal and state governments to cooperate and compromise, especially when deciding who pays for what. The constructi…

12a. State and Local Governments: Democracy at Work?

One national government, 50 state governments, and 85,000 local governments. The vast majority of government employees work for local and state — not the feder…

12b. Financing State and Local Government

Completed in 2007, Boston's Central Artery/Tunnel Project — a.k.a. the "Big Dig" — was the largest, most complex, and most technologically challenging highway…

12c. Who Pays for Education?

The increasing need for technology in the classroom has further complicated the already heated debate over school funding. How much technology do students need…