Heartland Newspapers - Fiscal

Pension Guarantee Would Be a Hammock Not a Safety Net

Scott Reeder
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May 08, 2013
A few years ago, I was talking to a new college graduate who was moving to an expensive, distant city where she didn’t have a job. I asked, “How will you support yourself?”

SEC Charges Pennsylvania’s Capital City With Fraud

Melissa Daniels
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May 07, 2013
Federal investigators say City of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania officials misled the public and investors about how bad the municipality’s finances really were.

Fundamental Change Needed for Infrastructure Management: Report

Doug Kellogg
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May 06, 2013
If taxpayers and ratepayers want to avoid unaffordable utility bills and huge liabilities in the not-too-distant future, they must insist now on more competition, oversight, and innovation in the w

Audit an Embarrassment for Wisconsin Economic Development Corp.

Ryan Ekvall
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May 03, 2013
Another audit, another finding of incompetence and waste at Wisconsin’s top jobs agency.

California Supreme Court Orders Long Beach to Return Telephone Taxes

Steve Stanek
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May 03, 2013
The California Supreme Court has given a victory to taxpayers in its unanimous ruling that the City of Long Beach must recognize class claims to refund illegally collected telephone taxes.

IRS Overpaid Earned Income Credit By Nearly $111 Billion, Treasury Report Says

Robert Romana
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April 26, 2013
The Internal Revenue Service has overpaid the Earned Income Tax Credit by at least $110.8 billion since 2000, according to a recent Treasury Department inspector general report.

Study Says Reforms to Business Expensing Could Boost Economic Growth

Richard Morrison
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April 25, 2013
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‘Fiscal Cliff’ Tax Avoidance Boosted States’ 4th Quarter Tax Receipts

Rockefeller Institute
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April 24, 2013
Overall state tax revenues increased by 5.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2012, according to the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government's latest quarterly report on taxes.
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