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Session 9 State and Local Government Finances
State and local governments are at the mercy of the U.S. and world economy. Most state and local governments must balance budgets. What choices will they make? What is the role of the Federal government? Panelists will explore the answers to these questions among others.
Presentations
Speakers
Andrew Brod
University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Dr. Andrew Brod is the Director of the Center for Business and Economic Research in the Bryan School of Business and Economics at The University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Dr. Brod is also a consultant in the field of forensic economics and litigation support. His forensic work has focused on lost profits, lost earnings, antitrust, and economic development.
Donald J. Boyd
Nelson J. Rockefeller Institute of Government
Donald J. Boyd is a senior fellow and the former director of State and Local Government Finance research group. Boyd has over two decades of experience analyzing state and local fiscal issues, and has written or co-authored many of the program’s reports on the fiscal climate in the 50 states. His previous positions include director of the economic and revenue staff for the New York State Division of the Budget and director of the tax staff for the New York State Assembly Ways and Means Committee. Boyd holds a Ph.D. in managerial economics from Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York.
Michael Bird
National Conference of State Legislatures
Michael Bird is the Senior Federal Affairs Counsel for the National Conference of State Legislatures, an organization for which he has worked for 23 years. In his current capacity, Michael coordinates NCSL lobbying activities on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. He also serves as NCSL’s liaison to congressional leadership offices and the White House.
In his two decades at NCSL, he has worked on issues ranging from agriculture to Yucca Mountain, spending the bulk of his time on appropriations, budget and tax matters - and most recently on federal economic recovery legislation
Michael came to NCSL with a wide range of state legislative experience gained in his journeyman work that started with the Illinois General Assembly. He followed that with tours of duty with the Colorado, Arizona and U.S. Virgin Islands Legislatures. His on-the-scene state legislative career ended with the Oklahoma Legislature where he served three years as the Fiscal Director for the state Senate.
His past experiences are also checkered with a variety of campaign management activities, volunteer work and teaching.
Michael and his family reside in Fredericksburg, Virginia. He is a graduate of Loyola University of Chicago and is a native Chicagoan.