Newsmakers, October 24, 2013

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Local Government Budgets; The Impact of the TIF

Featured in this Show

  • Local Government Budgets

    Local government leaders spend this time of the year debating the budget and setting the property tax levy for the coming year. We talk budgeting with La Crosse County Administrator Steve O’Malley and city of La Crosse Mayor Tim Kabat.

  • The Impact of the TIF

    Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) is a development tool that communities have been able to use to help pay for infrastructure improvements that encourage development for 40 years in Wisconsin. Local governments have increased use of the TIF in the last 20 years. We talk to the lead author of a report done by UW-La Crosse and UW Extension that measures the impact of TIF in the Greater La Crosse area.

Episode Credits

  • Maureen McCollum Host
  • John Davis Producer
  • Steve O'Malley Guest
  • Tim Kabat Guest
  • John Kovari Guest