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Click through to the U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts, which has interesting statistics for all states, counties, cities and towns with more than 5,000 people

Good Links

Bloomberg: State and local revenues fell 22% in 2009

U.S. Census Bureau: State and Local Government Finances Summary: 2009

Bond Buyer: Municipal bonds jump on flight to quality due to Euro fears

McClatchy: Alaska governor considers selling state’s natural gas to Asia rather than U.S.

Birmingham News: Birmingham City Council wants Jefferson County to file bankruptcy over sewer debt

Bloomberg: Harrisburg officials meet to puzzle over Rubik’s cube of municipal debt

@Twitter Talk

@rpuentes Robert Puentes   In Copenhagen, 37% of workers commute by bike. Amazing. #urbanized.

@philadelphiafed Philadelphia Fed  Leading indexes suggest expansion in the economies of 40 states & contraction in 10 over the next 6 months. $FED ow.ly/7fhQy

frankthorpNBC Frank Thorp  Simpson: “You can’t cut spending your way out of this, you can’t tax your way out of this”. Calls for a mixture of both.

@CapitolAlert Torey Van Oot   Local officials file initiative to protect future funding scnct.us/tDtZZ

@roxburynews Roxbury News   Briefing delay request granted. City of HBG Bankruptcy filing hearing still set for November 23rd. #valid or #notvalid, that’s the question.