Articles By Author Kristina Rasmussen
Articles by Kristina Rasmussen
17 article(s) found.
02/14/2010 12:00 AM
A proposal from an Illinois think tank to fund the state’s public employee pensions while limiting the future growth of government spending has caught ...(read more)
10/01/2009 12:00 AM
Two weeks after Illinois entered fiscal year 2010 without a spending blueprint in place, Gov. Pat Quinn (D) signed a compromise budget into law and avoided ...(read more)
08/01/2009 12:00 AM
In the tense final hours of the Illinois General Assembly’s regular session, the state House rejected a $3 billion income tax increase on May 31 by ...(read more)
06/01/2009 12:00 AM
Illinois state government is facing a budget deficit between $8 billion and $11.5 billion, and Illinois citizens are facing tax and fee hikes that could ...(read more)
04/01/2009 12:00 AM
As state governments consider ways to address budget shortfalls and stimulate economic activity, public employee pay is once again coming under close scrutiny.“In ...(read more)
02/01/2009 12:00 AM
Ohio’s satellite TV subscribers are fighting against what they consider to be discriminatory treatment in the state’s tax code.
Five years ...(read more)
12/01/2008 12:00 AM
Related story: Voter Initiatives Propose to Redirect Tax Money, Limit Lobbyists’ Power
While presidential candidates Sens. John McCain and Barack ...(read more)
12/01/2008 12:00 AM
A wide variety of initiatives bearing on budgets and taxes but not explicitly raising or lowering tax rates have also hit the ballots in states across the ...(read more)
12/01/2008 12:00 AM
While presidential candidates Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama occupy the top electoral slots this fall, voters will have numerous choices to make on ...(read more)
12/01/2008 12:00 AM
A wide variety of initiatives bearing on budgets and taxes but not explicitly raising or lowering tax rates also have hit the ballots in states across the ...(read more)
09/01/2008 12:00 AM
After repeated delays, unexpected clerical missteps, and two presidential vetoes, the 2007 Farm Bill became law in June. The previous Farm Bill was passed ...(read more)
06/01/2008 12:00 AM
In a big victory for taxpayers, the Virginia Supreme Court has unanimously ruled $300 million in new taxes levied by the Northern Virginia Transportation ...(read more)
01/01/2008 12:00 AM
The November 6 election results show a clear tilt toward limited government, according to an analysis by the National Taxpayers Union (NTU).
Tax increases ...(read more)
11/01/2007 12:00 AM
The summer driving season has drawn to a close, but the political heat wave over Virginia's new "abusive driver" fees and transportation taxes shows little ...(read more)
11/01/2006 12:00 AM
The gloom-and-doom arguments must not be working for opponents of tax-and-expenditure limits (TELs) that are popping up on ballots across the country.
The ...(read more)
08/01/2006 12:00 AM
The bitter fight over "network neutrality" regulations has mainly been a matter for national legislators, but the debate over how Internet broadband is ...(read more)
02/01/2006 12:00 AM
Late-year legislative sessions often result in less-than-pleasant surprises for taxpayers, but recently in Wisconsin the outcome was pleasantly surprising. ...(read more)
