Money-Back Guarantees for Taxpayers
Clawbacks and Other Enforcement Safeguards in State Economic Development Subsidy Programs
by Philip Mattera, Thomas Cafcas, Leigh McIlvaine, Andrew Seifter and Kasia Tarczynska
Good Jobs First
January 2012
Press release
Executive summary
Full report with appendices
Full report without appendices
Appendix 1: Sample Scoring Rubric
Appendix 2: Program Costs and Scores
Appendix 3: States Averages and Ranks
Appendix 4: Summary of Program Penalty Provisions
Appendix 5: Table of Enforcement Disclosure Websites
Online Appendices (with scoring details):
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Accountable USA
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