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State and Local Issues

Why States and Localities Need More Federal Aid

February 22, 2021 –
Opponents of additional federal aid to state and local governments have noted that overall state revenue declines have not been as bad as expected during...
State and Local Issues

Congress Can Help State and Local Governments Prepare for a Rainy Day Without Repealing the SALT Cap

January 14, 2021 –
With Joe Biden in the White House and narrow control of the Congress, Democrats are likely to try to restore the full state and local...
State and Local Issues

Congress Needs to Understand State Tax Revenue Declines When Drafting COVID-19 Legislation

December 10, 2020 –
Aid for state and local governments remains a sticking point in Congressional deliberations over additional relief to address the economic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic...
State and Local Issues

Improving State Tax Collections Don’t Let Congress Off the Hook on COVID-19 Relief

November 19, 2020 –
As the lame duck Congress considers further stimulus for an economy that is rebounding but still deeply troubled , Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)...
State and Local Issues

Why Do States Tax Illegal Drugs?

November 18, 2020 –
Say you came into possession of some illegal drugs. What’s your next move? According to some states, you should immediately pay the state’s tax on...
State and Local Issues

Big Tax Hikes and Lots of Sin: Your Guide to 2020’s State Ballot Measures

October 27, 2020 –
There are a lot of state ballot measures affecting tax policy this year.
State and Local Issues

Four Decades After Proposition 13’s Tax Revolt, Will California (Split) Roll It Back with Proposition 15?

October 26, 2020 –
On the California ballot this year is an initiative that could partially unravel what is possibly one of the most consequential ballot initiatives.
State and Local Issues

Budget Transparency In a Pandemic: A Steeltown Story

October 7, 2020 –
Pittsburgh faces a choice confronted by hundreds of other cities and counties as it works to set its operating budget for 2021: Cut spending on services or raise taxes. Are its residents willing and able to weigh in?
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.
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State Revenue Forecasts Before COVID-19 and Directions Forward

Lucy Dadayan
April 2, 2020

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