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See AllOctober 20, 2011 - Speech
Foundation President Robert Gallucci Addresses the City Club of Chicago
At a luncheon hosted by the City Club of Chicago, Foundation President Robert Gallucci speaks with Alison Cuddy, host of WBEZ's Eight Forty-Eight. Read More
June 23, 2011 - Speech
State Budgets Under Stress: Paths to Sustainability
MacArthur is glad to be working again with the Chicago Fed to help inform the American public and policymakers of the fiscal realities facing our state and our country. Read More
May 12, 2011 - Press Release
D.C. Leaders More Worried, Yet More Optimistic About Solving Nation's Fiscal Problems
The federal deficit and national debt have more than doubled as a concern for movers and shakers in Washington, according to a new survey by MacArthur grantee Public Agenda. Read More
March 10, 2011 - Publication
The Human Side of the Fiscal Crisis
This policy forum by the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget examined two paths for dealing with the nation's fiscal situation: action and inaction, and how they will affect a variety of groups. Read More
March 10, 2011 - Event
The Human Side of the Fiscal Crisis
Though it is clear that the United States faces an untenable fiscal situation, needed changes have not yet been made. This is in part due to the fact that the policies are difficult and the politics ... Read More
February 14, 2011 - Publication
Financial Challenges for the New Chicago Mayor
The Civic Federation, a MacArthur grantee, released a new report that details the fiscal challenges facing the next Mayor of Chicago. Read More
February 4, 2011 - Publication
Will It Take a Crisis to Fix U.S. Fiscal Policy?
Unless current policies are reformed, the national debt will continue to grow, making a sovereign debt crisis, like those in Ireland and Greece, inevitable, according to a new paper by Rudy Penner of the Urban Institute. Read More
December 1, 2010 - Publication
Communicating Effectively About Budgets and Taxes
With support from MacArthur, the Frameworks Institute has been conducting research to understand the underlying assumptions Americans have about budgets and taxes and to develop more productive strategies for communicating about these issues Read More
November 30, 2010 - Press Release
What D.C. Influencers Say About the National Debt
The second round of the "The Buck Stops Where?" survey series conduced by MacArthur grantee Public Agenda examines how Beltway insiders viewed the debt and the deficit during the 2010 midterm elections. Read More
November 17, 2010 - Speech
Foundation President Robert Gallucci Addresses the City Club of Chicago
MacArthur's President shares his insights into philanthropy while discussing his background and his goals for the Foundation. Read More
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