Tag: Delaware

Tag: Delaware

  • Delaware State of the State: Governor Admits Budget Deficit “A Simple Math Problem” But Proposes More Spending image

    Delaware State of the State: Governor Admits Budget Deficit “A Simple Math Problem” But Proposes More Spending

    To his great credit, Governor John Carney admitted in his 2018 State of the State Address, that the state’s substantial future structural budget deficits are “a simple math problem.

  • State of the State: Delaware image

    State of the State: Delaware

    Governor Carney's agenda resists overall spending reductions, advocates for higher taxes and neglects other needed policy reforms (such as worker’s compensation and worker freedom). With a legislature unlikely to circumvent the lackluster agenda of the new governor, don’t expect Delaware’s economic outlook to break through the median anytime soon.

  • AUDIO: Money and Politics in Delaware image

    AUDIO: Money and Politics in Delaware

    In the latest Rich States, Poor States: ALEC-Laffer Economic Competitiveness Index, Delaware fell six spots – down from 38th place last year to 44th place this year.