In this episode we talk about fiscal federalism, and the intersection of state and federal spending on disasters. Our guest is Anne Stauffer (@AStaufferDC) from the Pew Charitable Trusts (@PewStates). Here are the links to a few of the reports we talk about on the podcast:

From the Pew Charitable TrustsWhat We Don't Know About State Spending on Natural Disasters Could Cost Us (report): http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/reports/2018/06/19/what-we-dont-know-about-state-spending-on-natural-disasters-could-cost-us

Federal Disaster Assistance Goes Beyond FEMAhttp://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/fact-sheets/2017/09/federal-disaster-assistance-goes-beyond-fema

Event video: What Do States Spend on Natural Disasters?http://www.pewtrusts.org/en/about/events/2018/what-do-states-spend-on-natural-disasters

And lastly, you can find all of Anne’s work on natural disaster assistance herehttp://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2018/08/02/disaster-assistance (All future work on this topic will also be posted to this page)

Other Reports/Articles:CRS Report on Agricultural Disaster Assistancehttps://fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RS21212.pdf

Myopic Voters and Natural Disaster Policyhttp://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1007&context=econ_fac

Theme Music is Chicky & Chacky by KieLoBot (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/KieLoBot/Chicky__Chacky/Chicky_Chacky_KMT_01). Transition music is Hippie Bulle Mushroom Funghi (KM+ T 04) by KieLoBot (http://freemusicarchive.org/music/KieLoBot/Chicky__Chacky/Hippie_Bulle_Mushroom_Funghi_KM_T_04).