Budget & Taxes ND LEADING ENERGY TRUST FUND TREND: When North Dakota officials created a fund in 2010 to set aside a portion of the state's oil and natural gas tax revenues for the future they predicted there would be about $600 million in... Read More
Budget & Taxes States Getting Worse At Revenue Forecasting States have gotten worse at forecasting revenues over the past three decades, according to a new report from the Pew Charitable Trusts and the Rockefeller Institute of Government at... Read More
Budget & Taxes No Money For 2016 Primaries In LA Budget There’s a good chance term-limited Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) will make a run for the White House in 2016. And last year he signed a law to move the date of the state’s... Read More
Budget & Taxes STATE BUDGETS BETTER...FOR NOW: This year was a good one for most state budgets, with revenues up by over 5 percent, far better than most observers predicted. That's the good news. The less good news is that, according to a report... Read More
Budget & Taxes SUPREME COURT REFUSES TO HEAR NY 'AMAZON TAX' CASE: On the same day that consumers were making Cyber Monday the busiest online shopping day in history (see Bird's eye view), the U.S. Supreme Court denied petitions from... Read More
Budget & Taxes MA APPROVES SALES TAX HOLIDAY: Last week, Massachusetts became the 18th state to approve a back-to-school sales tax holiday this year, when Gov. Deval Patrick (D) signed legislation designating the weekend of Aug. 10 tax free. ... Read More
Budget & Taxes AMAZON SALES SUFFER FROM STATE TAXES: Last year Amazon.com began collecting sales taxes on purchases by Tennessee residents because the Internet retailer operates distribution facilities in the state, including warehouses in Chattanooga... Read More
Budget & Taxes Transportation Funding Crisis Breeds Self-Reliance In States The transportation funding crisis in the states is continuing to worsen. At least six states -- Arkansas, Delaware, Georgia, Montana, Tennessee, and Wyoming -- have... Read More
Budget & Taxes STATES DEBATE WHAT TO DO WITH TAX WINDFALLS: Rising tax revenues — and election-year considerations — are ratcheting up debate in state capitols over whether to cut taxes, restore spending eliminated during the recession... Read More