Tax & Budget
Commentary: City Journal: New Orleans a Model for Urban Renewal
In spite of the despair which clouded our city during and after Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans has [...]
Read moreJindal’s Prison Privatization Proposal Must be Properly Structured, But Can Generate Savings, Spokesman Says
Corrections System the Second-Fastest Growing Part of State Budgets By Kevin Mooney While some high [...]
Read moreStates Lack of Strict Budgetary Requirements Increases Budget Shortfalls
Stronger balanced budget amendments safeguard against shortfalls By Phillip Suderman As states complete [...]
Read moreShining the Light of Transparency
Introducing a new home for government accountability The Sunshine Standard, a new website, espouses the [...]
Read moreMedicaid Expenses Drain State Coffers
Mercatus study identifies expansion of eligibility By Phillip Suderman The most contested and popular [...]
Read moreConstitutionality of $200 Billion “Backroom Tobacco Deal” Challenged
Two Louisianians bring lawsuit to Supreme Court against government-tobacco cartel NEW ORLEANS, La. – The [...]
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Commentary: Appeasement of Unions, Special Interests Leading States into Bankruptcy
As long as this vicious cycle is in place, unions will continue to receive favorable legislation which [...]
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Commentary: California Remains on Course for Economic Disaster
It does not take an economist to explain how union and bureaucrat-backed pension plans are killing California.
Read moreFederal Spending Per Household: A Decade of Accelerated Growth
Increase continued even while average household size declined Veronique de Rugy’s latest [...]
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