First Tuesday: Are State and Local Governments Nearing a New Tax Revolt?

Sponsored by the Urban Institute and the Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center

Tuesday, October 7, 2008, 12 Noon ET. (Lunch will be available at 11:45 and the event will begin promptly at noon)

Katharine Graham Conference Center, Urban Institute 2100 M Street, N.W., Washington, DC

Panelists:

• David Brunori (moderator), research professor of public policy, George Washington University; executive vice president, editorial operations, Tax Analysts; author, State Tax Policy: A Political Perspective
• Chris Edwards, director of tax policy studies, Cato Institute
• Tracy Gordon, assistant professor, University of Maryland School of Public Policy
• Nick Johnson, director, State Fiscal Project, Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
• Kim Rueben, senior research associate, Urban Institute and Tax Policy Center

With state budget gaps this year forecasted to total about $50 billion and continued dour financial situations expected next year, are we on the cusp of a new round of tax limitations? What is the prognosis for state and local budgets? At its 30th anniversary, what is Proposition 13’s legacy for sound tax and budget policy? And what are these measures’ upsides and downsides?

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