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William Glasgall

Senior Director, Public Finance
@WGlasgall
William Glasgall

William Glasgall is senior director, public finance at the Volcker Alliance, a New York-based nonprofit organization where he has supervised the publication of numerous working papers and studies, including four Truth and Integrity in State Budgeting reports. He is also the creator of the Special Briefing webcast series, co-produced with the University of Pennsylvania Institute for Urban Research, where he is a fellow. Bill serves on the editorial team advisory board for Route Fifty alongside other leading thinkers on state and local governance. Previously, he was managing editor for states and municipalities at Bloomberg News and senior editor at BusinessWeek Magazine. He is also a member of the National Federation of Municipal Analysts and a governor of the Overseas Press Club Foundation. A Boston University graduate, he was a Knight-Bagehot Fellow in Economics and Business Journalism at Columbia University and a DAAD Fellow at the University of Bonn, Germany.

Commentary

Richard Ravitch’s legacy as a watchdog for sustainable state and local finance

William Glasgall
Public Finance

New York State's $187 Billion Debt Headache - and How to Cure It

Matt Fabian
William Glasgall
Lisa Washburn
Public Finance

How Coronavirus is Exposing States' Fiscal Risks

William Glasgall
Public Finance

Why states need to bolster rainy day funds

Noah A. Winn-Ritzenberg
William Glasgall
Public Finance

Why the Muni Market Should Embrace Florida's Digital Data Revolution

Marc Joffe
William Glasgall
Public Finance

California's Budget Grades Show Conflict Between Today’s Costs, Yesterday’s Promises

William Glasgall
Public Finance

Truth, Integrity, and Budgeting: the Volcker Alliance Grades the States

William Glasgall
Public Finance

'Texas Rich' gives Lone Star State edge addressing Harvey’s damages

William Glasgall
Public Finance

Ravitch, Glasgall Address State Legislatures’ Budget Officials

William Glasgall
Public Finance

Illinois Budget Highlights Similar Risks for States Across U.S.

William Glasgall
Public Finance

Volcker, Ravitch Meet With Academics to Discuss State Budget Research

William Glasgall
Public Finance

What Happens When Federal Spending Cuts Slam the States?

William Glasgall
Public Finance
Regulation and Reform

Six Principles of Better Budgeting

William Glasgall
Public Finance

Volcker Alliance Research Partners Spotlight Southeastern States’ Budgets, Debts at ASPA Annual Meeting

William Glasgall
Public Finance

State Budgeting Challenges Aired at Antigua Forum in Guatemala

William Glasgall
Public Finance

Happy Fiscal 2017! Or Maybe It’s Not So Happy, After All

William Glasgall

What to Look for in State Budgets

William Glasgall

Watch for Costly Maneuvers to Close Gaps as Budget Season Begins

William Glasgall

Muni Debt in the US and China: Notes from an ASPA Discussion

William Glasgall

Budget Professors Meet with Alliance to Map Truth and Integrity in State Budgeting Expansion

William Glasgall

State Budget Crises Call Out for Better Disclosure

William Glasgall

Texas Vote Shows How States Are Taking on Infrastructure Burden

William Glasgall

States Finding Infrastructure Fixes as Congress Drags Feet

William Glasgall

Are Judges Displacing Elected Officials Fixing Troubled Cities’ Finances?

William Glasgall

Landslide Victories for Fiscal Responsibility

William Glasgall

Kicking the Can on Infrastructure Leaves the U.S. Poorer in the End

William Glasgall

Puerto Rico’s Debt Mess May Spur Solutions for High-Risk Territories

William Glasgall

Expediency Overcomes Sustainability in Illinois, New Jersey

William Glasgall

When Budget Assumptions Need Reality Checks

William Glasgall
Public Finance

New Jersey’s Revenue Forecasting Misses: Good Idea, Bad Execution, Who’ll Pay?

William Glasgall
Public Finance