• Do Tax Breaks for Senior Citizens Pay for Themselves?
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   April 25, 2013
• Cash-strapped states are questioning the tax exemptions they offer the elderly.
• 4 Comments

• What's Wrong with Kansas' Tax Reform?
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   April 11, 2013
• According to finance experts from the left and right, it's the worst reform measure passed by a state in the last two years.
• 9 Comments

• Should States, Cities Invest in Gun Manufacturers?
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   March 28, 2013
• It might make sense financially, but some argue it isn't ethical.
• 6 Comments

• What's the Medicaid Expansion Worth to a State?
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   March 14, 2013
• The fiscal facts on what a state gains or loses by broadening its Medicaid roles.
• 2 Comments

• Revisiting and Replenishing Rainy Day Funds
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   February 28, 2013
• Rainy day funds were nearly washed away by the recession. What should states be doing about them now?

• Gun Taxes and State Revenues
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   February 14, 2013
• A handful of states and localities are considering gun and ammunition taxes. Is there any state and local revenue in this approach?
• 42 Comments

• The Muni Bond Market in 2013
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   January 31, 2013
• Issuers may be enjoying low-interest rates when they come to market, but that doesn't mean these are the best of times.
• 1 Comments

• What to Do About the Gas Tax?
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   January 17, 2013
• Two states, two different approaches for fixing how we pay for roads.
• 13 Comments

• The State of State and Local Finances
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   December 13, 2012
• New studies afford a state-by-state or city-by-city analysis of fiscal well being.
• 2 Comments

• States, Estate Taxes and the Fiscal Cliff
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   November 30, 2012
• What is the future of the 'death tax'?
• 1 Comments

• Cities, Bankruptcy Law and Pension Payments
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   November 15, 2012
• As cities face extreme fiscal pressure, can Chapter 9 ease their pension obligations?
• 36 Comments

• Looking Past Libor
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   October 25, 2012
• The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board is hoping to help arm issuers with more information before they borrow money.
• 1 Comments

• States and the Federal Fiscal Cliff
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   October 11, 2012
• The effect of higher federal taxes and sequestration cuts on state budgets and revenue.
• 1 Comments

• Raising Money for Education
• BY: Penelope Lemov   |   September 27, 2012
• Are there ways to open taxpayers' wallets for K-12 kids?
• 6 Comments

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• Do Tax Breaks for Senior Citizens Pay for Themselves?
  
  "I am much more receptive to empirical data, and the evidence I see here in Wisconsin...."
• What's Wrong with Kansas' Tax Reform?
  
  "There's an exodus in Kansas too. In fact, one out of three counties in this state will..."
• A Third Way for Public Pensions: Adjustable Pension Plans
  
  "Penelope, you write:
  
  "A defined-benefit (DB) plan guarantees them their prescribed..."
• Fracking Tax Issues and Logistics
  
  "The one thing that everyone in this thread is not realizing is that back in 1987, the..."