2014 Fiscal Analysts Seminar Resources
Plenary Sessions
Federal Budget Update
Long-Term Budget Outlooks
Agency Budget Requests: Key Questions and Things to Look For
Data Mapping Tools: Excel and Beyond
Recreational and Medical Marijuana: What a Fiscal Analyst Needs to Know
Communicating with Members
GASB: What Legislative Fiscal Staff Need to Know
Revenue/Tax Policy Track
Forecasting Techniques and Methods
Forecasting the Forecast
Transportation Track
The Future of Federal Transportation Funding: MAP-21 Reauthorization and Beyond
States Leading the Way: The Quest for Sustainable Transportation Funding
Lockboxes and Legislation: State Efforts to Dedicate and Protect Transportation Revenues
Public-Private Partnerships for Transportation
Corrections Track
Follow the Money: Tracking Costs and Savings of Corrections Legislation
What Works: Cost Effective Corrections Strategies
Budgeting for Community Corrections
Corrections Health Care Costs
- Maria Schiff, The Pew Charitable Trusts
- Sarah Larson, Legislative Analyst's Office, California
Additional Resources:
Managing Corrections Costs, NCSL report
Trends in Sentencing and Corrections: State Legislation, NCSL report
Max Out: The Rise in Prison Inmates Released Without Supervision, The Pew Charitable Trusts
Time Served: The High Cost, Low Return of Longer Prison Terms, The Pew Charitable Trusts
One in 31: The Long Reach of American Corrections, The Pew Charitable Trusts
Improving Recidivism as a Performance Measure, Urban Institute