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SPN Fiscal Policy Exchange: Volume 5, Issue 24
Published on Wednesday, July 01, 2009
FISCAL POLICY
SPN Fiscal Policy Exchange: Volume 5, Issue 24
The Fiscal Policy Exchange is brought to you by State Policy Networkand prepared by Washington Policy Center. Please send any studies or news articles you would like included in the next Fiscal Policy Exchange (must include web link) by Friday morning to avogt@washingtonpolicy.org.Budget & Taxes
- Allegheny Institute
- Americans for Prosperity
- The Power of Zero
- Democrats' Big Green Scam
- President Obama's Wishful Thinking on Cap-and-Trade
- Hot Air Tour Update from North Dakota
- Sunset Caucus Committed to Restraining Spending
- Blue Ridge Forum
- Boehner Hits a Home Run Against the National Energy Tax!
- Andrew McCarthy: President Obama Seen Straight
- Blue Dogs or Obama Poodles? Cap-and-Trade Tax Will Tell
- Hell is Right Behind the Green Door
- Tea Party Topics: Florida's Marco Rubio vs. Beltway GOP
- Cascade Policy Institute
- Evergreen Freedom Foundation
- Federal Stimulus: Poaching Productivity
- Gouging Asphalt or Taxpayers?
- McDermott Earmarks Funds to Seattle's Most Exclusive Club
- FreedomWorks
- The First Rule of Budget Holes: Stop Digging
- Three Questions Politicians Must Answer Before They Vote on Obama's Proposed Government Takeover of Health Care
- ObamaCare: Far Worse than Economically Ignorant
- Free State Foundation
- Assessing the FCC's Competition-Assessing Capabilities
- The Federal Internet Rate Regulation Commission
- Goldwater Institute
- Heritage Foundation
- Waxman-Markey Global Warming Bill: Economic Impact by Congressional District
- CBO Grossly Underestimates Cost of Cap and Trade
- The Enumerated Powers Act: A First Step Toward Constitutional Government
- Patent Proposal Puts Property and Innovation at Risk
- Health Insurance Co-ops: How Congress Could Adopt the Right Design
- Health Care Reform and Economic Growth: A Critique of the CEA Report
- The Senate Health Care Bills: $1.5 Trillion Sticker Shock
- Illinois Policy Institute
- Maryland Public PolicyInstitute
- Cutting Energy Costs for a Few Means a Higher Tax Bill for All
- Public scrutiny makes government cleaner
- Cutting energy costs for a few means a higher tax bill for all
- Rent Free Homes in Maryland's Parks
- Nevada Policy Research Institute
- To Build or Not to Build
- Grading Empowerment Schools
- Raising the Minimum Unemployment Rate
- Let the Market Work: Las Vegas Monorail Edition
- How a Tax increase (no matter how small) Destroys Jobs
- Are You Invisible?
- Rio Grande Foundation
- Washington Policy Center
Transparency
- Open Congress
- Pioneer Institute
- Washington Policy Center
State News
Alabama
- Alabama senators and representatives for Jefferson County seek to restore occupational tax, The Birmingham News, 6.27.09
Arizona
- State budget deals calls for tax overhaul, AZ Central, 6.27.09
California
- Governor threatens third furlough day for state workers, Sacramento Bee, 6.29.09
Colorado
- Some lawmakers forego per diem to help budget woes, Denver Post, 6.29.09
Connecticut
- Rell in budget talks with legislative leaders, Hartford Courant, 6.29.09
Delaware
- Tax hikes run risk of public outrage, Delaware Online, 6.28.09
Florida
- Florida House panel to review Sansom case, Miami Herald, 6.27.09
Georgia
- Perdue's stimulus plan slow to help sagging economy, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 6.27.09
Hawaii
- School contracts under scrutiny, Star Bulletin, 6.29.09
Idaho
- Idaho food stamp enrollment at 151,000 in May, Idaho Statesman, 6.28.09
Illinois
- $3.5 million cut could cost $2 billion, Chicago Sun-Times, 6.29.09
Indiana
- No compromise yet in budget impasse, Fortwayne Journal-Gazette, 6.29.09
Kansas
- Analysis: Stimulus taking shape, Topeka Capital-Journal, 6.28.09
Kentucky
- Attorneys to reap benefits of special session, Daily News,6.27.09
Louisiana
- Jindal emerges from second legislative session in control,The Times Picayune, 6.26.09
Maine
- Law improves voter access to initiative costs, Portland Press Herald, 6.29.09
Maryland
- Stimulus not solving school fiscal woes, The Capital, 6.28.09
Massachusetts
- Patrick explains the upside of tax hikes, Boston Globe, 6.27.09
Missouri
- Governor signs health care taxes measure, News Tribune, 6.27.09
Mississippi
- Lawmakers engage in last minute budget blitz, The Sun Herald, 6.28.09
New Hampshire
- New taxes hit the dirt, Concord Monitor, 6.29.09
New Jersey
- Worker furloughs shut state courts, NJ News, 6.29.09
Nevada
- Hospital losses rise, Review Journal, 6.29.09
New York
- Albany mess could mean LI property tax boost, Newsday, 6.28.09
North Carolina
- Hard times, tough luck for Perdue, The News & Observer, 6.28.09
Ohio
- Gambling issue holds up Ohio budget,Cincinnati Enquirer, 6.28.09
Oklahoma
- Grant comes to rural ambulances' aid, NewsOK, 6.29.09
Oregon
- Business coalition to fight tax increases, OregonLive, 6.26.09
Pennsylvania
- What are the hang-ups in Pennsylvania's state budget?, PennLive.com, 6.28.09
Rhode Island
- Consumers falling victim to bogus health care card, Providence Journal, 6.29.09
South Dakota
- No-bids now open for some contracts, Rapid City Journal, 6.28.09
Texas
- Many want Perry to add to special sessions agenda, Dallas Morning News, 6.29.09
Virginia
- Countrywide deal funds to aid debt counseling, Richmond Times-Dispatch, 6.29.09
Washington
- Track state spending from your computer, Spokesman Review,6.27.09
- More transparency in state is always better, Tacoma News Tribune, 6.24.09
- Tax protests coming back to the state Capitol, The Olympian, 6.22.09
- Earmark 'unlikely' for Rainier Club, Seattle Times, 6.23.09
Wisconsin
- Wisconsin assembly passes budget to governor, The Capital Times, 6.29.09
US
- Will Congress Read Bills Before Voting?, CBS News, 6.25.09
- States given leeway in tallying new jobs from stimulus, Wall Street Journal, 6.24.09
- States fight Medicaid expansion, Wall Street Journal, 6.23.09
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Links of Interest
- Alliance for Workers Freedom
- American Legislative Exchange Council
- American Shareholders Association
- Americans for Limited Government
- Americans for Prosperity
- Americans for Prosperity Texas Blog
- Americans for Tax Reform
- BNA State Tax Highlights
- Budget & Tax News: Heartland Institute
- BusinessNevada
- Carolina Journal Online
- Citizens Against Government Waste
- Council On State Taxation
- EFF Updates
- EFF Blog
- FreedomWorks
- Foundation for Economic Education
- Independence Institute Updates
- Insider Online
- Media Freedom Project
- National Tax Limitation Committee
- National Taxpayers Union & National Taxpayers Union Foundation
- Nevada Policy Research Institute
- PolicyBot
- Property Rights Alliance
- Ronald Reagan Legacy Project
- Sam Adams Alliance
- State Policy Network Blog
- State Tax Updates (ATR)
- State Tax Bites (Institute for Policy Innovation)
- The Tax Foundation
- Townhall.com
- Washington Policy Center's Blog
- You Choose Not Them - Financial Crisis
- Young America's Foundation
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