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Calif. IOUs Show Damage of Overspending

Steve Stanek

Budget & Tax News / The Heartland Institute / September 01, 2009

California began issuing IOUs in July because the state government cannot pay its bills. The IOUs are to mature in October and pay an annualized interest ... (read more)

Government Keeps on Hiring, Adding to Private-Sector Burden

Paul Soutar

Budget & Tax News / The Heartland Institute / September 01, 2009

Even as millions of private-sector jobs have disappeared in the past year, government hiring continues to expand across the country, according to state ... (read more)

TaxSleuth Site Helps Wash. Track Cost of Government

Brett Davis

Budget & Tax News / The Heartland Institute / September 01, 2009

Washington state’s confusing tax system includes some 1,800 taxing districts and approximately 3,300 tax code areas, not counting the many taxes imposed ... (read more)

Washington Gov. Gregoire Protects Performance Audits

Jason Mercier

Budget & Tax News / The Heartland Institute / August 01, 2009

Thanks to the veto pen of Gov. Chris Gregoire (D), Washington state’s performance audit program remains intact and adequately funded. The move gives ... (read more)

State Legislatures Seek to Override Governors’ Stimulus Money Rejections

Josh Culling

Budget & Tax News / The Heartland Institute / July 01, 2009

To the delight of taxpayer activists, some governors have voiced concerns about the federal stimulus package’s “bailout” of the states, ... (read more)

Damage Caused by Government Fiscal Expansion

Chris Edwards

Budget & Tax News / The Heartland Institute / June 01, 2009

The reason the private sector is more efficient than government is not because it doesn’t make mistakes, but because it has mechanisms to purge mistakes ... (read more)

Del. Governor Plans State Salary Cuts

Phil Britt

Budget & Tax News / The Heartland Institute / June 01, 2009

Delaware Gov. Jack Markell (D) is proposing a temporary 8 percent across-the-board cut in salaries for all state employees, which he projects will save ... (read more)

Oregon Governor Proposes Increasing Taxes, Fees

Sreya Sarkar

Budget & Tax News / The Heartland Institute / April 01, 2009

The 2009 Oregon legislative session opened with a call from Gov. Ted Kulongoski (D) for $2 billion more in taxes and fees.The $2 billion would come mainly ... (read more)

Illinois Bill Payment Backlog ‘Potentially Catastrophic’

Steve Stanek

Budget & Tax News / The Heartland Institute / February 01, 2009

The Illinois state government owes more than $4 billion in late payments to hospitals, pharmacies, fuel suppliers, and other firms, and the total could ... (read more)

Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels Reaps Big Rewards for Fiscal Prudence

Steve Stanek

Budget & Tax News / The Heartland Institute / February 01, 2009

Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) of Indiana does not presume to tell other governors or lawmakers what policies they should follow, but he does hope they’ll ... (read more)