The national recession has had such a devastating effect on state finances that states took in $87 billion less in tax revenue from October 2008 ... Read more
Each year, the cost of providing health care, education, roads and other services rises. As a result, state and local governments have to spend more ... Read more
Summary Maine’s 2009 ballot initiative, “An Act to Promote Tax Relief” (known as TABOR II), imposes tight restrictions on expenditures for the broad range of ... Read more
