April 2011 Posts
Stimulus? What Stimulus? Florida, Ohio and Kansas Gut Their Recovery Act Websites
(This post originally appeared on the States for a Transparent and Accountable Recovery blog).
K.C. Business Leaders Demand Cease-Fire on Wasteful Job Poaching
In an incredibly rapid private-sector response to our April Fool’s Day gag about that wonderful 50-state jobs truce, 17 prominent Kansas City-area business executives issued a letter this week urging the governors of Missouri and Kansas to stop offering subsidies to companies that are jumping the state line
Teachable Moment: How Phase-Out of Stimulus Education Funds Impacts States
(This post originally appeared on the States for a Transparent and Accountable Recovery blog).
Subsidizing State Tax Avoidance
Tax Day arrives this year amid a growing outcry over tax avoidance by large corporations such as General Electric. Corporate tax dodging, howe
Stung by Shutdowns, Massachusetts Debates Reforms
Recent job loss events in Massachusetts, though unfortunate for the state and its workers, may prompt passage of strong