Heartland Newspapers - Fiscal

‘Enough Is Enough,’ County Officials Tell Maryland Government

Len Lazarick
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January 15, 2013
After several years of cuts in aid, offloading of state expenses, and unfunded mandates, Maryland county officials who gathered for their annual conference have decided “enough is enough,” said Ric

Governor Wants to Reduce Iowa State Workers’ Contract Perks

Sheean Dooley
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January 15, 2013
Want a job that fully covers health insurance premiums? How about one that pays more money if you work a later shift? And provides stipends for clothes and shoes?

Taxpayers Aren't Stationary Targets

Sheldon Richman
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January 14, 2013
Actor Gérard Depardieu's decision to flee France for Belgium to avoid a 75 percent marginal tax rate on incomes above $1.3 million sends a message we here in America should heed: Those who are sing

Wage Law Adds Millions of Dollars to Michigan Jail Project

Jack Spencer
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January 14, 2013
Muskegon County, Michigan wants to build a new jail, and the county's prevailing wage law means local taxpayers could be on the hook for an extra $2 million for the project.

Louisiana Governor Wants to End Income and Corporate Taxes

Steve Stanek
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January 11, 2013
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) has announced he plans to ask legislators to end the state’s personal income tax and corporate tax and replace them with a higher sales tax.

Illinois Legislators Let Nation’s Worst Pension System Worsen

Matthew Glans
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January 10, 2013
Illinois’ government pension system, arguably the worst in the nation, will continue to worsen in the months ahead.

‘Prohibition by Price’ Drives Cigarette Smuggling in New York, Elsewhere

Michael D. LaFaive and Todd Nesbit
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January 09, 2013
Cigarette taxes have been in the news lately, and not just because politicians keep raising them.

Fiscal Cliff Deal Slammed by Political Right . . . and Left

Steve Stanek
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January 06, 2013
So this is what Congress and President Obama meant by “balance” in addressing the “fiscal cliff”: $42 of tax increases for every dollar of spending cuts.

Colorado Lawmakers Tighten Scrutiny Over Tobacco Monies

Sunana Batra
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January 04, 2013
Troubled by the questionable use of tobacco-tax revenue on grants to fund advocacy for local smoking bans, Colorado lawmakers have decided to ask the Joint Budget Committee to make state health dep
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