Financial State of the Cities 2024

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

At the end of the fiscal year 2022, 53 cities did not have enough money to pay all of their bills.

Financial State of the Cities 2023

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

This year's report highlights the volatility and risk surrounding pension plan assets and corresponding pension liabilities.

Cleveland's among the best cities nationwide at crunching the numbers

FEBRUARY 7, 2022 | CRAIN'S CLEVELAND BUSINES | by Scott Suttell

Behind its pay wall it says: "A report on the fiscal health of the 75 largest municipalities in the United States gives Cleveland strong marks."

Financial State of the Cities 2022

JANUARY 25, 2022

Truth in Accounting has released its sixth annual Financial State of the Cities report.

Majority of U.S. cities ill-prepared for COVID-19 pandemic

JANUARY 26, 2021

The 2021 Financial State of the Cities (FSOC) surveys the fiscal health of the 75 largest municipalities in the United States. This data is released today by Truth in Accounting (TIA), a think tank that analyzes government financial reporting.

Government tax revenues in some parts of the US are rebounding

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020 | CRAIN’S CLEVELAND BUSINESS

Government tax revenues in some parts of the U.S. are rebounding as the economy emerges from the coronavirus lockdown, a positive sign for governors and mayors who had been bracing for the biggest fiscal crisis in decades.

2020 Financial State of the Cities

JANUARY 28, 2020

Our fourth annual report on the financial condition of the nation's 75 largest cities. 

How cities fell out of love with sports stadiums

MAY 11, 2018 | GOVERNING | by Liz Farmer

Major league teams used to get everything they wanted from sports-mad cities. Now they have to fight for it -- and increasingly, they’re losing.

Ohio, state’s major cities receive 'D' grades for financial health

MARCH 1, 2018 | OHIO WATCHDOG | by Bethany Blankley

Ohio got straight D grades across the board – statewide and its four most populous cities – for their lack of financial health, according to a recent report produced by the Chicago-based organization, Truth in Accounting (TIA).