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Massachusetts gave GE a “mega-deal” to move, but did it matter?

May 8, 2017 –
General Electric decided to relocate its headquarters from Fairfield, Connecticut, to Boston, Massachusetts, last year. To convince GE to make the move, state government agencies...
State and Local Issues

The California Secure Choice Retirement Savings Program: Why pension reform turns inefficiently to the states

December 2, 2016 –
Starting as soon as it can be made operational, perhaps in 2018 , as many as 7 million private-sector California workers who currently have no...
State and Local Issues

Why an unusual coalition defeated Washington state’s carbon tax initiative

November 14, 2016 –
Last Tuesday, Washington State voters rejected a ballot initiative that would have created the first carbon tax in the United States.
State and Local Issues

The Perils of Tax Incentives for Economic Development

March 6, 2016 –
With the economy still digging out of the Great Recession, states are aggressively competing to land new factories, investment, and hopefully new...
State and Local Issues

On economic turf, Rams move is neither a big win for L.A. nor crushing loss for St. Louis

January 20, 2016 –
There is no joy (and some anger ) in St. Louis: its beloved Rams are returning to Los Angeles. St. Louis is now left thinking about what this means...
Individual Taxes

Making State and Local Taxes “Friendly” to Small Businesses

June 18, 2014 –
Small business owners are more concerned with the complexity of state and local tax laws than with the amount of tax they pay, according to a recent...