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State and Local Issues: TaxVox

State Revenue Forecasts Look Bleak as Revenue Boom Subsides

States saw robust tax revenue growth in fiscal years 2021 and 2022, largely caused by federal and state policy actions. But forecasts now look much...
March 14, 2023Lucy Dadayan
State and Local Issues: TaxVox

What Do State Budget Officials Think About Taxes In The COVID-19 Era?

While state budgets are recovering along with the US economy, state fiscal policymakers remain cautious about the post COVID-19 future, according to a survey by...
July 21, 2021Lucy DadayanKim S. Rueben
State and Local Issues: TaxVox

To Understand How COVID-19 Affected States, Compare Governors’ New Budgets to Their Pre-Pandemic Plans

In a new analysis , the Tax Policy Center’s State and Local Finance Initiative compared governors’ fiscal year (FY) 2022 budget proposals with their state’s...
March 8, 2021Richard C. Auxier
State and Local Issues: TaxVox

Lights Flashing, Sirens Blaring: State and Local Governments Need Federal Aid

Congress is nowhere near an agreement on how much additional federal aid to send to state and local governments. It’s been a worrying situation for months. Now, we should be alarmed.
August 5, 2020Renu Zaretsky
State and Local Issues: TaxVox

No State is Immune From COVID-19’s Economic And Fiscal Fallout

The 50 states are diverse, but in the COVID-19 pandemic era, they share a key challenge: An economic and fiscal crisis of a size and...
May 27, 2020Richard C. Auxier
State and Local Issues: TaxVox

The Census Is About Nearly $1 Trillion In Federal Spending, Not Just Elections

The US Supreme Court’s decision to leave a US citizenship question off the 2020 Census ( for now ) has focused unusual attention on the...
June 27, 2019Tracy Gordon
State and Local Issues: TaxVox

Your Guide to States and Localities: The Governments That Are Still Open

Whenever the federal government goes completely nuts , it can be comforting to remember the United States is a highly decentralized country . Fifty states...
January 25, 2019Tracy Gordon