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- Media Coverage
Jackson Free Press: Lawmakers Must Decide on Raft of Tax-cut Bills
How much is too much? When it comes to tax cuts, that's the question that lawmakers and Gov. Phil Bryant must decide in coming weeks. more
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- Stateline Story
Which States Tax Your Travel the Most?
Your vacation dollar won’t go as far in some destinations because of state and local travel taxes. more
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- Stateline Story
Economic Development Agencies Face New Scrutiny
When Wisconsin partially privatized its Department of Commerce last year, the hope was to create a less bureaucratic job creation organization. Since then, though, the new entity has faced a series of setbacks. more
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- Featured Collection
- States' Fiscal Health
State Tax Incentives for Economic Development
This collection of research highlights steps that states can take to create fiscally sound state tax incentives and to determine whether existing incentives are generating solid economic returns.
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December 13, 2012
Avoiding Blank Checks
Two up-front steps can help states create fiscally sound tax incentives. When policy makers omit these steps, they leave their states vulnerable to unexpected budget challenges. more
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- Stateline Story
Texas Cancer Agency Fights Controversy
The state’s $3 billion effort to attack cancer is under fire for the way some awards have been made. more
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- Stateline Story
Oklahoma Among States Limiting Property Taxes
Lowering property taxes is always popular, and results from the November 6 elections show this year was no exemption more
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- Stateline Story
Voters Approve More State Debt
Voters in New Jersey and Alabama heed their governors’ call and approve bond issues as a way to boost their states’ economies. more
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- Stateline Story
Bond Measures Put Some Governors’ Clout on Line
Some governors are urging voters to approve bond issues as way to boost their states’ economies. more
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- Stateline Story
Redevelopment in California: The Program That Disappeared
One of the oldest urban redevelopment programs in the country went out of existence this year. Cities in California have yet to recover from the blow. more