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Municipal Bankruptcy: An Overview for Local Officials
Cities and other municipalities falling on hard financial times is nothing new, but it is rare that any such entity files for bankruptcy as a way of addressing its massive debts.
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Manifest DestinE: Trailblazing Across the Digital Frontier
By Michael J. Lambert Can there be a library without books? Bexar County thinks yes. Officials there are experimenting with a…
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Federal Aid to the States 2008-2011
As the U.S. debt clock nears $16.5 trillion, shortfalls and deficits are the talk of the 2013 fiscal year. Not only does the deficit affect the federal government, but it affects state governments as well.
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Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: Long on Opinion, Short on Research
The Left-wing Center for Budget and Policy Priorities (CBPP) is out with a new essay attacking the economic basis for low tax,…
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Calling for Excessive Cell Phone Taxes? Please Press One
By Michael Lambert If you’re subscribing to a cell phone in Washington State, you might want to consider becoming an…
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The Keystone XL – Excuses for Inaction Are Disappearing Fast
By Karla Jones Rarely has a U.S. President been faced with a decision where the benefits of confirmation are so…
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Myth of the Day: Increased government spending stimulates the economy during recessions
As state legislatures consider fundamental tax reform this session, ALEC’s Center for State Fiscal Reform recently released Tax Myths Debunked, a…
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Electronic Health Records and the Cost of Health Care: What Happened?
The prestigious RAND Corporation predicted in 2005 that widespread use of electronic records could save the United States health…
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Preparing for an Uncertain Fiscal Future: What Other States Can Learn From Utah
By: Bob Williams and Kati Siconolfi As sequestration approaches quickly, state legislators should discuss how to provide essential services while…
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ALEC Releases New Report: Tax Myths Debunked
Across the country, states are seeking new ways to become more competitive and enhance economic growth. Unfortunately, economic prosperity can…
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The California Sand Trap
Pro golfer Phil Mickelson might become the next victim of California’s new high tax rates. In a press conference…
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Governor Patrick’s Tax and Spend Vision for Massachusetts
In a recent budget proposal that exemplifies the “tax and spend” approach to policymaking, Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick has requested…
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PPACA on Campus: Professors and Students Lose Out
Evidence of the unintended consequences of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) continue to abound. This time, adjunct…
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Don’t Let Government Break the Internet
It’s great to hear just about anybody speak on Internet freedom, but U.S. Representative Steve Scalise did the topic justice…
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California Legislature Has Fate of State in its Hands | FlashReport.org
California Legislature Has Fate of State in its Hands | FlashReport.org By: Katy Grimes The California Legislature will…
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Susan Crawford’s flawed argument about broadband competition
Susan Crawford, a professor at Benjamin Cardozo School of Law, argues in her interesting and provocative new book Captive Audience:…
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The Real Snake Oil Salesmen
By: Sen. Howard Stephenson Since 1995, the Utah Legislature has worked to fully implement the sound tax policy of not…
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Mining For Jobs: Rare Earth and Uranium Mining Potential in the States
When thinking about the mining industry, one would probably picture a coal mine in West Virginia, maybe…
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No Snake Oil, Life is About Incentives
By Jonathan Small, CPA Many have heard the saying, “You reap what you sow.” This is an undeniable fact of…
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A New Dose of Junk Economics
Despite the mountains of credible statistical evidence, the growing scholarly economic consensus, and sheer common sense, another report is released…