Center for Municipal Finance (CMF) Executive Director Michael Belsky was featured in The Pew Charitable Trusts, discussing reasons to prepare for a possible downturn in the economy.

"One of the biggest sources of revenue for states is income tax and sales tax, and when people are unemployed that's not coming in," Belsky said. "You have to plan for that, so you're not shocked into making across-the-board cuts that can hurt your chances of coming back."

Full coverage available at The Pew Charitable Trusts.