Penelope Lemov

Recent Articles

• The Financial Road Ahead
• Nov 10, 2010
• The state of the union, and four positive steps states can take to improve their fiscal outlook.
• 4 Comments

• The 'Amazon Tax' Battle Escalates
• Oct 20, 2010
• North Carolina is giving its online retailers an ultimatum: collect sales taxes now or risk an audit later.
• 6 Comments

• Are Municipal Bankruptcies Imminent?
• Oct 14, 2010
• State and local debt is at an all time high -- governments have borrowed $2.4 trillion as of mid-2010.
• 17 Comments

• Colorado Taxes Pot
• Sep 22, 2010
• Colorado didn't legalize medical marijuana to make money, but since regulations went into effect, it has raised millions.
• 7 Comments

• Tough Times for TIFs?
• Sep 16, 2010
• An expert discusses whether tax increment financing (TIF), a local development tool, can withstand declining real estate values and a tough economic climate.
• 2 Comments

• Revenue Roulette
• Aug 18, 2010
• Is gambling a great source of revenue for states and localities, or a peril-filled recreation?
• 5 Comments

• Fannie, Freddie and the Future of Housing
• Aug 12, 2010
• Three experts share their views on efforts to reform the mortgage giants, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, and why state and local governments should care.
• 2 Comments

• Getting High on Excise Taxes
• Jul 21, 2010
• More and more states are turning to a perennial favorite, the excise tax, to weather the recession.
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• Budgets, Bonds and Basketball
• Jul 15, 2010
• When it comes to raising money and spending it, states and localities face formidable political obstacles.
• 5 Comments

• Wallets, Recessions and Tax Commissions
• Jun 23, 2010
• In a bad economy, is a tax commission likely to have more of an impact?
• 4 Comments

• Credit Rater Woes
• Jun 17, 2010
• Can new competition in the credit-rating arena reignite the municipal bond market?

• A Fight Festers
• Jun 1, 2010
• GASB ups the ante on performance.

• The Ultimate Revenue Raiser: Asset Sales
• May 19, 2010
• In these budget busting times, state-owned buildings are increasingly up for sale. But states may have better options.
• 3 Comments

• Bonds, Bankruptcy and Bad Luck
• May 13, 2010
• When a public-purpose project fails, should taxpayers pick up the bill?
• 1 Comments

• Taxing Away Exemptions
• May 1, 2010
• Pittsburgh's proposed tax would have been a first: a 1 percent levy on all tuition paid by the city's 100,000 college students. If it had passed, it...
• 1 Comments