Budget and Tax
Wednesday, April 9, 2008Another State Budget Goes OnlineFiled As: Budget and TaxThe Washington Policy Center reports on some good news for the cause of transparency of public spending:
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Wednesday, April 9, 2008I'm Rich; I'll Pay MoreMaryland enacts millionaire's tax Filed As: Budget and TaxMake a million and live in Maryland? Congratulations! You're now subject to the first "millionaire's tax" in the nation. The Maryland General Assembly created a tax bracket specifically for those with annual incomes of $1 million or more. One busineness owner warns that ... more »»
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Tuesday, April 8, 2008A Balanced Budget ... Deep in DebtFiled As: Budget and TaxLike most states, Oklahoma's government budget must, by law or constitutional provision, be balanced each year. But that doesn't mean that it's in sound shape. Writing for the Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs, Steve Anderson says that the Sooner State has plenty of more »»
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Monday, April 7, 2008Reverse Industrial PolicyFiled As: Budget and Tax, Information TechnologyGovernment leaders are always tempted to engage in a little bit of industrial planning: Identify the next hot industry and then throw tax incentives and outright grants at it. In an odd twist, Maryland took the opposite path. No, not remaining neutral among industries, but imposing a special tax on ... more »»
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Friday, April 4, 2008Taxed to Die? Maybe Not in OklahomaFiled As: Budget and TaxThe Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs has some good news: a committee in the state House has voted to speed up the repeal of the state's death tax. The measure has a long ways to go towards passage, and ... more »»
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Friday, April 4, 2008Illinois Takes Another Step Towards TransparencyFiled As: Budget and TaxThe Illinois Policy Institute says that more transparency is needed, and it just might get it. more »»
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Wednesday, April 2, 2008Fewer Government Workers, PleaseFiled As: Budget and TaxIn reviewing the legislative session in Kentucky, the Bluegrass Institute for Public Policy Solutions finds one ray of hope. "Lower government employment," writes David Adams, "looks to be on the ... more »»
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Tuesday, April 1, 2008So Much for ProfessionalsFiled As: Budget and TaxLawrence W. Reed, president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, says that Michigan could benefit from having a part-time legislature. Michigan is one of a handful of states with a full-time legislature. Perhaps not coincidentally, Michigan ... more »»
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Monday, March 31, 2008Foul Ball!Sell Wrigley Field to State of Illinois? Filed As: Budget and TaxChicago has the highest sales tax rate in the nation, Wrigley Field is a baseball shrine the city, and the State of Illinois is filled wth patronage and mismanagement. So what's the latest idea in government at the start of baseball season? Having a government agency take over Wrigley Field. ... more »»
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Friday, March 28, 2008Put a Cap on State DebtFiled As: Budget and TaxWriting for the Flint Hills Center for Public Policy, Jonathan Williams says that Kansas lawmakers can improve the state's economy by showing some restraint. One method is to put more »»
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