Updated 11/12/08 Policy Points: States in Trouble Due To Economic Downturn

Updated 11/12/08 Facing Deficits, Many States Are Imposing Cuts That Hurt Vulnerable Residents

Updated 11/12/08 State Budget Problems Worsen

Updated 11/12/08 State Revenues Plummet: July-September Revenue Numbers Are Worst in Years

Updated 11/6/08 State Budget Cuts or Tax Increases: Which is Preferable During an Economic Downturn?

10/29/08 Many States Tax Working-Poor Families Deeper into Poverty Press Release

10/20/08 Iris Lav, Deputy Director, Testifies Before House Budget Committee on State Fiscal Problems

Updated 10/10/08 States Face Two Immediate Financial Issues: Short-Term Borrowing and Big Budget Deficits

9/18/08 North Dakota's Measure 2 Is Imbalanced and Would Harm Efforts to Secure State's Economic Future

8/8/08 Caution: The Tax Foundation’s State and Local Tax Rankings Are Unreliable

Updated 8/5/08 29 States Face Total Budget Shortfall of At Least $48 Billion in 2009

7/29/08 States Can Opt Out of the Costly and Ineffective “Domestic Production Deduction” Corporate Tax Break

Updated 7/9/08 Economic Data Can Be Used To Target State Fiscal Relief Effectively

6/26/08 Proponents' Case for a Federally-Imposed Business Activity Tax Nexus Threshold Has Little Merit

6/24/08 Proposed "Business Activity Tax Nexus" Legislation Would Seriously Undermine State Taxes on Corporate Profits and Harm the Economy

6/23/08 Property Tax Limitation in the Senate Housing Bill Is Unnecessary, Impractical, and Likely To Cause Harm

Updated 10/8/08 State Earned Income Tax Credits: 2008 Legislative Update

5/28/08 Suozzi’s Statement Ignores Truth About Massachusetts’ Property Tax Cap

5/21/08 Hidden Consequences: Lessons From Massachusetts for States Considering a Property Tax Cap Press Release

Revised 5/12/08 Eliminating Louisiana's Income Tax Will Harm the State's Budget Outlook, Competitiveness