Posts Tagged ‘State Spending’

State Budget Crises: Where to Go from Here

Spending beyond inflation and population growth accounts for budget gaps By Daniel M. Rothschild It didn’t have to be this way, with states slashing budgets, cutting services, hiking taxes and fees, all while peering into the crevasse of fiscal meltdown. That’s the conclusion of a new paper by Matthew Mitchell, an economist at the Mercatus [...]

Budget September 27, 2010 4:38 pm 0 Comments

State Budget Crises: Why They Matter and Ideas for Fixing Them

The Mercatus Center at George Mason University recently released a policy brief that offers suggestions on how states can begin to climb out of their fiscal holes In Seven Key Aspects of Governing During Crisis, Maurice McTigue and Daniel M. Rothschild present a toolkit of seven ideas and procedures for state policy makers to evaluate [...]

Budget June 10, 2010 3:56 pm 0 Comments

Deficits Provide Opportunity to Weed Out Failing Programs

Despite Gov. Jindal’s spending cut in late December, Jan Moller reports in the Times Picayune on a possible “mid-year budget deficit that could be as high as $400 million.” According to the state Department of Revenue, lower income and sales tax revenues are to blame. In February, the state collected $209 million but paid $230 [...]

Budget March 23, 2010 10:19 am 0 Comments