1.1 Trillion Reasons to Remember State and Local Bond Obligations
Note: This Article Originally Appeared in The Hill. We can all agree that we want our states and cities to avoid the painful lessons collectively…
Thurston Powers is the Research Manager with the Center for State Fiscal Reform at ALEC where he researches and analyzes state tax, budget, and pension policies. Thurston worked on these areas previously at the Yankee Institute for Public Policy, a state-based think tank headquartered in Hartford, Connecticut. As both a Connecticut native and policy analyst, Thurston has seen firsthand what poor tax and budget policies can do to even the wealthiest states.
In May 2017, Thurston received his Master’s in Public Administration in Public & Nonprofit Management & Policy with a focus in policy analysis from NYU Wagner Graduate School of Public Service.
Thurston enjoys discussing tax and debt finance policy over coffee, reading while drinking coffee, listening to audiobooks on long drives while drinking coffee and coffee.
