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Texas Awaits Ruling on Franchise Tax’s Fate
The Texas Supreme Court is expected within days to decide whether the state’s franchise tax, designed to cover more businesses and raise more revenue, is constitutional. more
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North Carolina Limits Cities’ Ability to Grow
North Carolina cities, which have enjoyed broad annexation powers for more than five decades, will have a harder time absorbing surrounding areas thanks to a new state law the legislature approved in May. Before the new law took effect, North Carolina cities were allowed to amass unincorporated territory even over
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North Dakota Voters Sidestep Controversies
On an Election Day that featured intraparty legislative races in several states, North Dakota voters shied away from several controversies over the University of North Dakota's “Fighting Sioux” nickname, protections for religious liberty and local property taxes.
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Summary of the Rhode Island State of the State Address
Gov. Donald Carcieri said Jan. 26 he would use his final year in office to revive Rhode Island's economy through tax credits instead of tax increases and by continuing to cut government spending. more
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Tight Budgets, Rising Costs Squeeze States
Like an American tourist in Europe, states are seeing their dollars just don't go as far as they used to. Not only was the amount of tax revenue states collected during the fourth quarter of 2007 the weakest in almost five years, but for the first time since the 1990s, inflation for state and local governments grew substantially faster than for the economy as a whole, according to new data released March 31.more -
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Eight States Raised Taxes in 2004
Only eight states had to resort to hiking taxes in 2004 to balance their books, a sign that states fiscal squeeze may finally be over, researchers said in a new report released Monday. more
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Hot-Button Social Issues Cram State Ballots
Voters this November will tackle controversial issues that many statehouses couldnt resolve, including whether to ban gay marriage, boost the state minimum wage or have a lottery. Californians will have the longest list of ballot questions with 16. more