Spring 2027

State and Local Government Finance

State and Local Government Finance explores spending and tax policies of state and local governments, focusing on public spending mixes and revenue sources.

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Recorded instructors · Spring 2027 Ross Milton3.7/5

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.90 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.88 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).

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Prerequisites

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PUB AFFR 880

PUBAFFR 891

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Raw average: 4.00/5 from 1 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.90 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.88 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

ROSS MILTON is recorded teaching in Spring 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Spring 2027

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Student experience

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2023: 3.90 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=15 letter grades); Fall 2024: 4.00 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.88 GPA, 100.0% A/AB (n=13 letter grades).

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Topics

  • Factors influencing the mix and level of public spending and the choice of revenue sources.
  • Fiscal relations between governments and property tax.

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PUBAFFR 891 · Spring 2027

State and Local Government Finance

Recorded 2026-10-14
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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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