State Fiscal Briefs (2020)
National recessions and federal tax and spending changes can affect budgets in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. And big policy questions, such as whether to increase teacher
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How High are State and Local Tax Collections in Your State?
The latest state tax map prepared by the Tax Foundation shows state and local tax collections per capita in each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The
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An overview of federal, state and local expenditures
The United States is a federal country with a decentralized, multi-level public sector. As such, while the federal government has an important role in delivering public services and solving national
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2017 State & Local Government Finance Tables Released by Census Bureau
The Census of Governments identifies the scope and nature of the nation’s state and local government sector; provides authoritative benchmark figures of public finance and public employment. The Census of
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Alice Rivlin Made State and Local Governments Better, Too
Alice Rivlin, who passed away earlier this month, was best known as a federal policy trailblazer — inaugural director of the Congressional Budget Office, first female director of the Office
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The Partisan Composition of County Legislatures and County Fiscal Policies
July 24, 2018
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County governments are a crucial component of the fabric of American democracy. Yet there has been almost no previous research on the policy effects of the partisan composition of county governments.
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Overlapping Jurisdictions: The Challenge of Tax Incentives in Major Metropolitan Areas
The tax structure of metropolitan counties in the United States is increasingly complex. First, local governments are expected to provide tax relief to attract and maintain businesses and not over-burden
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