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John Kovari

Professor
Political Science & Public Administration
University of Wisconsin-La Crosse

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John Kovari

Professor

Political Science & Public Administration

Specialty area(s)

Local government, public budgeting, economic & community development, tax increment financing (TIF)

Current courses at UWL

POL 102 State & Local Government, PUB 210 Contemporary Issues in Government, PUB 320 Public Budgeting & Finance, PUB 342 Urban Administration, POL/PUB 494 Capstone

Kudos

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Ethan Fitzgerald, student, and John Kovari, both Political Science & Public Administration, presented "Performance Analysis of Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Development Agreements" at 2026 Association of Budgeting & Financial Management (ABFM) annual conference on Sept. 24 in Washington, D.C.

Submitted on: Sept. 28

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John Kovari, Political Science & Public Administration, presented "Ethics & Leadership" at Wisconsin Clerks of Circuit Court Association (WCCCA) summer conference on June 10 in Onalaska.

Submitted on: June 12

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John Kovari, Political Science & Public Administration, presented "From Data to Decisions: A Tax Increment Finance (TIF) Webinar Series" at the International City/County Managers Association (ICMA) annual webinar series on April 1 online.

Submitted on: April 6

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John Kovari, Political Science & Public Administration, presented "Making the Most of Tax Increment Financing" at the 2025 International City/County Managers Association (ICMA) annual conference on Oct. 27 in Tampa, FL.

Submitted on: Oct. 30, 2025

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John Kovari, Political Science & Public Administration, presented "From Data to Decisions: A Tax Increment Finance (TIF) Webinar Series" at the International City/County Managers Association (ICMA) annual webinar series on Sept. 10 online.

Submitted on: Sept. 11, 2025

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John Kovari, Political Science & Public Administration, presented "Fine-Tuning TIF for Maximum Impact" at the WI Governor's Conference on Economic Development on Feb. 7 in Milwaukee, WI.

Submitted on: Feb. 8, 2025