Bonus Episode: State of the States

Mark, Ryan, and Cris welcome colleague Dan White of Moody's Analytics and Bill Glasgall, Senior Director, Public Finance at the Volcker Alliance, to discuss state and local government finances and whether it will be a tailwind or drag on the broader economy.Full Episode transcript.Follow Mark Zandi @MarkZandi, Ryan Sweet @RealTime_Econ and Cris deRitis @MiddleWayEcon for additional insight.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 and podcast, co-produced with the University of Pennsylvania Institute for Urban Research, where he is a fellow.Be sure to check out Volcker Alliance’s new podcast “Special Briefing” hosted by William Glasgall available here: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Google Podcasts,