Bob Williams

Bob Williams

Bob Williams is President of State Budget Solutions, a non-partisan organization advocating for fundamental reform and REAL solutions to the state budget crises.

Bob is a former state legislator, gubernatorial candidate and official with the General Accountability Office. Bob is a national expert in fiscal and tax policies, election reform and disaster preparedness. Because of his unique experience and expertise, Bob is a frequent guest on talk radio and at public forums. His commentary on state budget solutions appears frequently in newspapers, journals and online publications.

Bob Williams is the Founder and Senior Fellow of the Freedom Foundation, a public policy organization in Olympia, Washington, dedicated to the advancement of individual liberty. He received his Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Pennsylvania State University. Bob worked as a GAO auditor of the Pentagon and Post Office before moving to Washington state where he served five terms in the Washington state legislature and was the 1988 Republican nominee for governor. He is a former certified public accountant. Currently Bob is the private sector chair of the ALEC Tax & Fiscal Policy Task Force.

The Williams Report, a weekly compilation of state budget, collective bargaining and state pension news, can be found here.

Bob Williams may be contacted at  bobwilliams@statebudgetsolutions.org

 

  • Editorials: WISCONSIN

    Does Wisconsin Have a Budget Deficit?

    by BOB WILLIAMS | Wednesday, January 25, 2012

    State Budget Solutions urges all states to use Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and our Reality-Based Budgeting to "reset" state spending now.

  • Headlines

    Budget Gimmicks Used by States

    by Bob Williams | January 19, 2012

    Because many states do continue to rely on the gimmicks, SBS tracks what financial games the states are playing.  The gimmicks are many and varied.  This is an overview of many of the gimmicks that states have recently used.

  • Research

    Budget Gimmicks Used by States

    by Bob Williams | January 19, 2012

    Because many states do continue to rely on the gimmicks, SBS tracks what financial games the states are playing.  The gimmicks are many and varied.  This is an overview of many of the gimmicks that states have recently used.

  • Editorials

    New Year's State Budget Resolutions

    by BOB WILLIAMS | Tuesday, January 3, 2012

    If governors and legislators make and stick to these resolutions, policy changes will be implemented and states will eliminate their budget deficits and improve the economic conditions in their state.

  • Editorials: CALIFORNIA

    Business-as-usual tactics spike state taxes, debt

    by BOB WILLIAMS | Monday, December 19, 2011

    Gov. Jerry Brown refused to implement a reasonable, rational and responsible budgeting approach. Piecemeal use of effective budgeting techniques and the continued reliance on gimmicks might look like reform and austere decision-making, but they are only a cover-up for California's irresponsible business-as-usual.


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