Research Reports

 
Pew Center of the States- The Local Squeeze 

Center for State & Local Government Excellence- Legal Constraints on Changes in State and Local Pensions Issue Brief 

Police and Fire Pensions in Florida: A Historical Overview - By Robert E. Lee & Joseph Vonasek 

Collins Institute Tough Choices Report Card: Florida Municipal Pension Plans November 2011 

Collins Institute Tough Choices -
TABOR: Measuring the fiscal impact of Florida’s proposed revenue limits            

Collins Institute Retirement Benefit Information 2009   

Collins Institute Trouble Ahead: Florida Local Governments and Retirement Obligations  

Collins Institute Example Governments with High Pension Obligations 

EDR Dense Urban Land Area Report 2011

EDR Economic Development Incentives Report 2010 

EDR Local Government Financial Information Handbook 2011 

 
 
 
FCF Florida Scoreboard
 
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