TaxVox: State and Local Issues

Fines and Forfeitures and Racial Disparities

August 14, 2020 –

Some evidence suggests that fines and fees, much like policing, are also closely intertwined with issues of structural racism.

State and Local Issues

Trump Executive Action Shows Why Congress Should Federalize More of Unemployment Insurance

August 12, 2020 –

President Trump’s August 8th executive action creating a new supplemental weekly unemployment benefit has created mass confusion.

State and Local Issues

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

August 5, 2020 –

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.

State and Local Issues

COVID-19 Pandemic Could Slash 2020-21 State Revenues By $200 Billion

July 1, 2020 –

Revised forecast data from 27 states suggest tax revenues are expected to fall $34 billion short of pre-COVID-19 forecasts in fiscal year 2020.

Will COVID-19 Cause A Decline In Property Taxes?

June 30, 2020 –

The COVID-19 pandemic is driving a sharp decline in state and local income and sales tax revenues . But history suggests that one key local...

Federal Budget and Economy

TPC Updates Its Online Briefing Book

June 11, 2020 –

To follow significant fiscal changes, such as those being driven by the legislative responses to the COVID-19 pandemic, it helps to have a background in...

State and Local Issues

Balancing School Budgets And Tax Hikes In The Middle Of A Pandemic

June 3, 2020 –

After nearly three months under a stay-at-home order, my daughter may have had it with my house rules. She sent me a TikTok video of...

State and Local Issues

COVID-19 And Government Actions Caused State Tax Revenues To Plunge In April

June 1, 2020 –

States and localities across the country are facing an unprecedented fiscal situation from the economic shock of the COVID-19 pandemic. Governors are confronting drastically falling...