Good Jobs First Blog
Subsidies to Campaign Contributors in NC and DC
Two recent investigative news reports, one in North Carolina and another in District of Columbia, provide useful examples of how major campaign contributors often end up receiving substantial subsidies or special tax treatment.
Study: Nissan's Mississippi Subsidies Top $1.3 billion
Good Jobs First has just published a report (commissioned by the UAW) showing that the subsidies provided to Nissan by state and local governments in Mississippi amount to more than $1.3 billion--far more than has been previously reported.
Scrutinizing Georgia’s Deal-Closing Funds
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The Ongoing Economic Development Privatization Fiasco in Wisconsin
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker must decide what to do with the scandal-ridden Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation (WEDC). Few options remain: ignore it, fix it, or declare it a failure.
Study: State “Business Climate” Rankings Based on Flawed Data, Have No Policy Value
Washington, DC—Prominent studies that purport to measure and rank the states’ “business climates” are actually politicized grab-bags of data. They have no predictive value and should not be used to inform public policies.