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Louisiana State Agencies Failed to Submit Performance Info The Center Square Numerous Louisiana agencies (8.9 percent) failed to submit quarterly performance information required by law in 2022 and many blamed staffing issues as the reason, according to the Louisiana Legislative … Continue reading →

The Sisyphus Files – Repeated Issues in Performance Audits Barrett and Greene Episode 1: Data Quality.  State and local auditors find themselves repeating many of the same findings over and over again, as they tackle different agencies and different issues. … Continue reading →

What’s Next for Evidence-Based Policy Making?  Barrett and Greene (Elizabeth Linos) As researchers and practitioners continue to collaborate to produce evidence on the most critical public sector challenges, it’s time to ask: What happens next? How do we go from … Continue reading →

Evidence Brief #3: Collecting and Using Data Urban Institute Effective public management and high-quality evidence require good data. Data are turned into evidence through data analyses and well-designed research. Quality data turned into evidence can help government agencies, officials, and … Continue reading →

Strengthening Service Delivery Through Performance-Based Fiscal Transfers World Bank Urban Performance Grants are fiscal transfers from a higher level of government (for example, the central government or — in the case of federal countries — state and provincial governments) to cities … Continue reading →