In January 2019, I was named a fellow in the Ravitch Fiscal Reporting Program at CUNY's journalism school in New York City. The program gives journalists tons of information and online resources about public finance so they can become better reporters on fiscal policy and budget issues among state and local governments. I joined about 20 other journalists from across the country for a weeklong series of talks, exercises, discussions and overall learning. Here are my five takeaways. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});