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November 2006
'Ending Earmarks Express' Drives Extra Mile to Fight Wasteful Spending
The Americans for Prosperity Foundation has driven its Ending Earmarks Express recreational vehicle more than 10,000 miles since April, crusading against ... (read more)
The Americans for Prosperity Foundation has driven its Ending Earmarks Express recreational vehicle more than 10,000 miles since April, crusading against ... (read more)
Alaska's Voters Oust Tax-Hiking, Big-Spending Gov. Murkowski
The former mayor of a city of 7,000 people trounced Alaska's incumbent governor to win the Republican Party nomination for the November general election. Gov. ... (read more)
The former mayor of a city of 7,000 people trounced Alaska's incumbent governor to win the Republican Party nomination for the November general election. Gov. ... (read more)
Analysis: While Broad-Based Taxes Are Cut, Targeted Taxes Hiked in Many States
Over the past 25 years, state tax policy has fundamentally changed as restructuring of state economies has forced policymakers to enact more competitive ... (read more)
Over the past 25 years, state tax policy has fundamentally changed as restructuring of state economies has forced policymakers to enact more competitive ... (read more)
Budgets Go Boom, Then Bust
You don't have to look hard to document the devastating results of state governments' binge spending. In Oklahoma, for example, year 2000 revenue collections ... (read more)
You don't have to look hard to document the devastating results of state governments' binge spending. In Oklahoma, for example, year 2000 revenue collections ... (read more)
Car Rental Taxes Violate Basic Principles: Study
In a study commissioned by Enterprise Rent-A-Car and released by the National Business Travel Association (NBTA) on July 17, economists William G. Gale ... (read more)
In a study commissioned by Enterprise Rent-A-Car and released by the National Business Travel Association (NBTA) on July 17, economists William G. Gale ... (read more)
Chicago Mayor Vetoes 'Big-Box' Wage Ordinance
Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) has won praise from consumer advocates, business organizations, and neighborhood activists, and condemnation from labor ... (read more)
Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) has won praise from consumer advocates, business organizations, and neighborhood activists, and condemnation from labor ... (read more)
Commentary: Court Ruling Opens Door to Reform of the IRS
A federal appeals court in Washington in August handed down an important decision relating to the definition of income for tax purposes. The decision ... (read more)
A federal appeals court in Washington in August handed down an important decision relating to the definition of income for tax purposes. The decision ... (read more)
Commentary: Spending Limit Foes Feign Support for Tax Relief
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)
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)
Court Orders NEA Affiliates to Reveal Financial Details
State affiliates of the National Education Association (NEA) may be required to disclose details of their operations, including financial information such ... (read more)
State affiliates of the National Education Association (NEA) may be required to disclose details of their operations, including financial information such ... (read more)
Elevated Express Lanes Relief for Urban Congestion
Many people agree there is a need to expand urban highway capacity to restore the kind of mobility we had 20 years ago, but most throw up their hands and ... (read more)
Many people agree there is a need to expand urban highway capacity to restore the kind of mobility we had 20 years ago, but most throw up their hands and ... (read more)
Florida Governor Vetoes Car Rental Tax Surcharge
Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) has vetoed a bill that would have allowed local governments to impose a tax surcharge on car rentals. The bill would have allowed ... (read more)
Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) has vetoed a bill that would have allowed local governments to impose a tax surcharge on car rentals. The bill would have allowed ... (read more)
Foundation Helps States Reorganize Social Services
B.J. Walker vividly remembers the call her department received shortly after she became commissioner of the Georgia Department of Human Resources in May ... (read more)
B.J. Walker vividly remembers the call her department received shortly after she became commissioner of the Georgia Department of Human Resources in May ... (read more)
Government Workers Very Well-Paid: Report
Growing evidence shows government employees are highly compensated as compared with their counterparts on private payrolls. The U.S. Bureau of Labor ... (read more)
Growing evidence shows government employees are highly compensated as compared with their counterparts on private payrolls. The U.S. Bureau of Labor ... (read more)
Governments Increasingly Turning to Competition and Privatization: Study
In recent decades, governments of all political complexions have increasingly embraced privatization as a strategy to lower the costs of service delivery ... (read more)
In recent decades, governments of all political complexions have increasingly embraced privatization as a strategy to lower the costs of service delivery ... (read more)
Illinois, Missouri Argue Over New Bridge Funding
Transportation officials in Illinois and Missouri agree there is a dire need for more highway lanes over the Mississippi River at St. Louis, but they disagree ... (read more)
Transportation officials in Illinois and Missouri agree there is a dire need for more highway lanes over the Mississippi River at St. Louis, but they disagree ... (read more)
Integrating Services Helps Parents Help Children
"The mission of the Casey Foundation is to improve outcomes for children and families, and you can't help children without helping parents. That's how we ... (read more)
"The mission of the Casey Foundation is to improve outcomes for children and families, and you can't help children without helping parents. That's how we ... (read more)
Liberal Republican Chafee Wins Party's Nomination
With help from the Bush administration, whose initiatives he has repeatedly snubbed, Rhode Island Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R) won the Republican Party nomination ... (read more)
With help from the Bush administration, whose initiatives he has repeatedly snubbed, Rhode Island Sen. Lincoln Chafee (R) won the Republican Party nomination ... (read more)
Minn. Subsidy Recipients Press for Higher Taxes
"We can afford to pay more state taxes. And we can't afford not to." That was the headline on an ad that greeted thousands of Minnesotans in June when ... (read more)
"We can afford to pay more state taxes. And we can't afford not to." That was the headline on an ad that greeted thousands of Minnesotans in June when ... (read more)
Movement for State Spending Caps Picks Up Momentum
Millions of Americans across the country this November will have an opportunity to decide the course of their states' financial future, opting for controlled ... (read more)
Millions of Americans across the country this November will have an opportunity to decide the course of their states' financial future, opting for controlled ... (read more)
November 2006 Budget & Tax News (PDF)
The November 2006 issue of Budget & Tax News highlights privatization, reporting on the release of Reason Foundation’s 20th Annual Privatization Report ... (read more)
The November 2006 issue of Budget & Tax News highlights privatization, reporting on the release of Reason Foundation’s 20th Annual Privatization Report ... (read more)
Reformer Steers Casey to Help Children and Families
"Big money relating to the problems of the disadvantaged is already in government," said Gary MacDougal, the driving force behind Casey Strategic Consulting's ... (read more)
"Big money relating to the problems of the disadvantaged is already in government," said Gary MacDougal, the driving force behind Casey Strategic Consulting's ... (read more)
Report Blasts Federal Universal Service Fund
The federal Universal Service Fund (USF) is both wasteful and inefficient, encouraging rural phone companies to keep costs high while doing little to make ... (read more)
The federal Universal Service Fund (USF) is both wasteful and inefficient, encouraging rural phone companies to keep costs high while doing little to make ... (read more)
Sandy Springs Incorporates, Inspires New Wave of 'Private' Cities in Georgia
Fed up with high taxes and poor service delivery, the nearly 90,000 residents of Sandy Springs in Georgia's Fulton County voted in 2005 to incorporate, ... (read more)
Fed up with high taxes and poor service delivery, the nearly 90,000 residents of Sandy Springs in Georgia's Fulton County voted in 2005 to incorporate, ... (read more)
Seattle to Vote on Stadium Subsidy
Taxpayers across the nation are voicing concern over tax subsidies for private sports teams. One of those debates is occurring in Seattle, Washington, centered ... (read more)
Taxpayers across the nation are voicing concern over tax subsidies for private sports teams. One of those debates is occurring in Seattle, Washington, centered ... (read more)
Texas Demands Refund from Retailer
The State of Texas is demanding that Cabela's Inc. return $28,000 and forfeit another $200,000 from a state grant for failing to create enough jobs at a ... (read more)
The State of Texas is demanding that Cabela's Inc. return $28,000 and forfeit another $200,000 from a state grant for failing to create enough jobs at a ... (read more)