The Keystone State or the Keystone Kops?
As a brief respite from our discussions of all the various flat tax plans being proposed (or recycled) – below is a post I did for Metrotrends yesterday on budget antics at the subnational level. Last...
View ArticleAndrew Cuomo’s Lesson in What Not to do With Rising Tax Revenues
After years of grim revenue news, state tax collections are surging. As they do, governors and state legislators are making decisions about how to manage the unfamiliar windfall. Some governors,...
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Nearly All States Play the Lottery, But None Are Big Winners
Wyoming residents no longer have to cross the border to purchase Powerball tickets. On Aug. 24, Wyoming became the 44th state to legalize a lottery. Proponents laud these games as an easy source of...
View ArticleLast Minute, or Second- or Third-to-Last Minute, Deals Before the Holidays
Congress blows yet another budget deadline. After missing its chance to approve a spending bill to keep the government running after Thursday, Congress is now planning to vote this week on a very...
View ArticleGot Growth? Dynamic Scoring, Deductions and Governors
The GOP says it wants a revolution, but who’s going to change the world? Long touted as a way to prove that tax cuts can pay for themselves by the economic growth they generate, “dynamic scoring” of...
View ArticleThe Keystone State or the Keystone Kops?
As a brief respite from our discussions of all the various flat tax plans being proposed (or recycled) - below is a post I did for Metrotrends yesterday on budget antics at the subnational level.Last...
View ArticleAndrew Cuomo’s Lesson in What Not to do With Rising Tax Revenues
After years of grim revenue news, state tax collections are surging. As they do, governors and state legislators are making decisions about how to manage the unfamiliar windfall. Some governors,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Nearly All States Play the Lottery, But None Are Big Winners
Wyoming residents no longer have to cross the border to purchase Powerball tickets. On Aug. 24, Wyoming became the 44th state to legalize a lottery. Proponents laud these games as an easy source of...
View ArticleLast Minute, or Second- or Third-to-Last Minute, Deals Before the Holidays
Congress blows yet another budget deadline. After missing its chance to approve a spending bill to keep the government running after Thursday, Congress is now planning to vote this week on a very...
View ArticleGot Growth? Dynamic Scoring, Deductions and Governors
The GOP says it wants a revolution, but who’s going to change the world? Long touted as a way to prove that tax cuts can pay for themselves by the economic growth they generate, “dynamic scoring” of...
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