Paul W. Taylor

Recent Articles

• Maintaining Productivity During the Holidays
• Dec 1, 2010
• State and local officials are thinking pragmatically this holiday season.

• Washington State Voters: No to Candy and Income Tax
• Nov 4, 2010
• The defeat of taxes on candy and income, plus approval of a supermajority needed for future take hikes, removes a "path forward" for policymakers.

• Politics: Problem or Solution?
• Nov 1, 2010
• Despite polarization, politics is still the way to get things done.

• The Resiliance of Procurement Reform in Georgia
• Oct 1, 2010
• A political transition down South will test the resilience of procurement reform.

• Florida Unemployment Strategy Focuses on Getting Back to Work
• Sep 1, 2010
• The Sunshine State's new workforce strategy breaks with the past.
• 2 Comments

• The Future of the Western States
• Jul 30, 2010
• Is the West's future half empty or half full?

• Confectionary Man Takes on Candy Tax
• Jul 6, 2010
• In this audio interview, the "candy man" featured this month's Dispatch column talks to GOVERNING about how taxes against candy are unfair.

• Candy Taxes: Not So Sweet
• Jun 30, 2010
• A policy to change behavior leaves a loser in its wake.
• 3 Comments

• Revolving Around the Sun
• Jun 1, 2010
• A new model of how transparency works changes the view of open government.
• 3 Comments

• Pothole Principles
• May 1, 2010
• Preventing small problems from growing bigger takes on significance in today's economy.
• 1 Comments

• Ground-Level Engagement
• Apr 1, 2010
• Tax season is a good time to examine how citizens interact with government.

• Shrinking State Government
• Mar 1, 2010
• Across the nation, governors are slashing and consolidating boards, commissions and agencies as part of a larger effort at reforming government.
• 2 Comments