slgfin: State and local government finances.
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State and local government finances (state-local, state, local), annual, as many years as possible. Includes 50 states, DC, and US. Still in early stages of development.

slgfin

Data frame with 1 row per state per level (State-local, state, local), per variable, per year.

year: Fiscal year of data, numeric
level: Level of government: 1, 2, or 3, for State-local, State, or local, numeric
levf: Factor for level of government, "State-local", "State", or "local", factor
stabbr: State postal abbreviation, factor
aggvar: Aggregation variable name that I created, character
ic: Item code as defined by Census Bureau; aggregated variables do not have item codes, numeric
value: Amount, $ thousands, numeric

Bureau of the Census. Primarily http://www.census.gov/govs/local/historical_data.html for recent history, and http://www2.census.gov/pub/outgoing/govs/special60/ for older history.