Tag: Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force
Tag: Tax and Fiscal Policy Task Force
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Tax Amnesty Act
Providing for a Tax Amnesty Program Summary This Act provides for a tax amnesty program, which can be used by a city, county, municipality, or state to ensure that …
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State Internet Tax Freedom Act
State Internet Tax Freedom Act Summary: The borderless nature of the 21st century economy makes the preemption of certain taxes necessary for a growing economy and sound …
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State Grant Transparency and Accountability Act
State Grant Transparency and Accountability Act Summary The collection and reporting on the use of public grants is an important tool for properly stewarding tax dollars. The purpose of …
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Unfunded Pension Liabilities Accounting and Transparency Act
Unfunded Pension Liabilities Accounting and Transparency Act Summary The Legislature finds that the future liabilities of the state’s several post-retirement pension and benefits plans may exceed the ability of …
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Facilitating Business Rapid Response to State Declared Disaster Act
Facilitating Business Rapid Response to State Declared Disaster Act Summary An Act to amend the public services law, state law and tax law, in relation to thresholds for establishing presence, residency …
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Enhanced Delinquent Debt Collection Act
Providing for Enhanced Delinquent Debt Collection Summary This Act provides additional collection flexibility to a city, county, municipality, state, or other political subdivision to contract with one or more …
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Committee to Reduce Government Waste & Nonessential Expenditures
Committee to Reduce Government Waste & Nonessential Expenditures Summary As a way to pay for World War II without raising taxes, the Joint Committee on Reduction of Nonessential Federal …
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Sales and Use Tax Collection Protection Act
Sales and Use Tax Collection Protection Act Summary Current law mandates that a business has to have physical presence or nexus in a state before that business is compelled …
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Ohio State of the State
Governor John Kasich delivered his final State of the State address in an optimistic tone, exclaiming “I believe the state of Ohio is stronger today than it’s been in …
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Governor Walker’s State of the State: “Getting positive things done for the people of Wisconsin”
Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker delivered his 8th State of the State address in Madison, highlighting his “ambitious agenda” for the 2018 legislative session. Major areas of focus include education, …
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Illinois State of the State: “We cannot tax and borrow our way into prosperity”
Governor Bruce Rauner focused largely on the financial stress plaguing Illinois during his 2018 State of the State Address and Budget Address. The Land of Lincoln is one …
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New Hampshire State of the State Address
One of the youngest governors in the nation, Governor Chris Sununu, recently delivered his second State of the State address. He focused on New Hampshire’s unique strengths and commented, …
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Michigan State of the State: A Comeback Story
Fortune is changing in the state of Michigan following decades of extreme economic adversity, from the rapid downturn in the auto industry to the downward population spiral in Detroit. Governor …
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Kentucky State of the State: Governor Bevin Commits to Tax and Pension Reform
Kentucky had an eventful legislative session last year after the state house switched party control for the first time since 1921, resulting in a Republican trifecta. During …
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Missouri State of the State: Government Should “Do Fewer Things and Do Them Better.”
The Show-Me State’s 2018 legislative session is off to an exciting start, as Eric Greitens begins his second year as Missouri governor. His inaugural session in office focused heavily on …
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Nebraska State of the State: Tax Reform on the Horizon
Last year, Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts (R.) received the American Legislative Exchange Council annual “Best of the Best” award for his bold, pro-growth oriented State of the …
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Indiana State of the State Address
The Hoosier State has implemented commendable changes regarding tax and fiscal policy in the past several years, with strong leaders at the helm including Governor Eric Holcomb, and former Governors …
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Iowa Governor’s Condition of the State Address Promises Bold Tax Reform
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds delivered her first Condition of the State address last week in Des Moines. Reynolds served as Lieutenant Governor under former Governor Terry Branstad.
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Resolution Opposing Federal Bailouts of State and Local Pension Plans
Summary: A resolution in support of federal legislation prohibiting the Secretary of the Treasury and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from providing bailouts or other financial …
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Erica York: Redskins Camp is a Bad Deal for RVA Taxpayers
As the Washington Redskins “broke training camp” at their state-of-the art facility, the city of Richmond is going broke paying for it all.This year marks the fifth season the football …