Financial Report of the City of Scottsdale, Arizona
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A 3 page paper discussing points of disclosure made in the annual report of the City of Scottsdale for FY2003/2004. For its efforts, the City won the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award for FY2003/2004 from the Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA). Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: KSacctRptAZ.rtf

Financing Boston’s Big Dig
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A 5 page paper discussing the financing of the largest public works project ever. Originally planned for $8 billion, costs a year before scheduled end (two years before actual end) stand at nearly $15 billion and are still increasing. After reaching a federal funding cap of more than $8 billion, the project adopted the Grant Anticipation Note (GAN) that allowed the project to assume additional debt based on the premise that there certainly will be additional grants in the future. The paper lists this 2nd-most used tool along with other standard and contingency funding sources. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: KSbigDigFinance.rtf

Financing Education in Illinois
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5 pages in length. The following critique of the concept of financing education in the state of Illinois takes into consideration the lens of equity and adequacy. Whether or not the concept will work and whether it can be passed considering the current political issues that might cause it to fail are taken into consideration. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: JGAilled.wps

Florida Congressional District
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This 5 page paper discusses Florida, its first congressional district, its senior senator and the representative from the first district. Bibliography lists 6 sources.
Filename: HVFLCong.rtf

Fort Worth Business
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A 6 page overview of business development in Fort Worth. Presents a largely positive view but introduces the question as to whether this development can be expected to pay for itself. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
Filename: FortWort.wps

French Attitudes Towards Terrorism
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This 5 page paper considers the attitude of the French government towards terrorists and the actions they are prepared to take as well as the related subject of hostage situations and the policy and apparent behaviour of the French government in these more difficult circumstances. The bibliography cites 8 sources.
Filename: TEfranct.wps

Funding Shortages and Rural Development
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A 3 Page discussion of the lack of funding that characterizes the rural community and the problems this translates into. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
Filename: PPrural3.rtf