Penelope Lemov

Recent Articles

• States Look to Collect Internet Sales Taxes
• May 18, 2011
• Desperate for revenue, states are trying all the tricks in the book to force Internet retailers to collect sales taxes.
• 5 Comments

• What’s the Matter with the Muni Market?
• May 12, 2011
• Both borrowing and lending have decreased. The municipal bond market's problems run deeper than simple headline risk.
• 1 Comments

• Student Debt and the Public Purse
• Apr 26, 2011
• The student loan bubble could hurt state and local revenue.
• 3 Comments

• The Story Behind Tax Expenditures
• Apr 20, 2011
• They're the hottest topic in budget-balancing and deficit-cutting circles. They are also the least understood and the most controversial.
• 4 Comments

• Rainy Day Funds: Did the Lifeline Work?
• Apr 14, 2011
• As revenues return, legislators and policymakers are beginning to take stock of how well their rainy day funds functioned.
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• Is the Hollywood Tax Credit Under Attack?
• Mar 16, 2011
• In a year when severe budget cuts are on the table, states are rethinking film tax-credit programs.
• 1 Comments

• Is the Muni Bond Market Really in Dire Straits?
• Mar 10, 2011
• Some argue that the municipal bond market's recent upheaval is the fault of a single 60 Minutes segment.
• 2 Comments

• Rejecting Sales Tax Exemptions on Food
• Feb 16, 2011
• Does taxing food partially or not at all make sense politically or fiscally? One University of Connecticut law professor says it doesn't.
• 10 Comments

• A Measure of Financial Fitness
• Feb 10, 2011
• A new online tool in North Carolina provides a systematic approach in analyzing financial conditions for local governments.
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• A Lagging Local Tax
• Jan 19, 2011
• Property taxes once showed a sizable rate of growth. Not anymore.
• 6 Comments

• Losing Out on Corporate Taxes
• Jan 18, 2011
• The state of state corporate income taxes is a mess.
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• All Fiscal Help Is Local
• Jan 13, 2011
• The list of cities in fiscal stress is growing. Will states intervene to help them work out their fiscal problems?

• The Search for Lost Treasures: Dealing with Unclaimed Property
• Dec 22, 2010
• Several states not only help citizens find unclaimed property, but they also make money off of it.

• Cutting Medicaid
• Dec 16, 2010
• States must make the least-worse budget cuts -- or consider dropping out of the program.

• The Courts Rule on the 'Amazon Tax'
• Nov 17, 2010
• Confronting privacy and "nexus" issues, courts in several states have handed down new rulings in an escalating battle with online retailers to tax Internet transactions.
• 4 Comments