Abstract This paper focuses on the challenges to the Colorado state budget, in particular the potential impact that …. Among the most important of these fiscal institutions is Colorado’s Tax Payer Bill of Rights, commonly known as TABOR. In … analysis involves calculation of PVI-type scores comparing Colorado to the entire country from the early 1990s through the …

Abstract As a non-budget year, Wyoming’s 2011 biennial legislative session yielded few significant financial decisions …. With an approximate $1 billion surplus, Wyoming remains one of three states without a budget shortfall. With the nation …’s least diversified economy, Wyoming’s governor warns state agencies to be prepared for budget cutbacks in the near-term due …

Abstract Wyoming’s 40-day general session convened on January 8th and passed 206 regular legislative bills as well as a … passage of a bill to keep the list of candidates for the University of Wyoming’s presidential search a secret or “closed …

Abstract Utah’s legislative session ended Thursday, March 9, 2013. The ship of state made little change in course. It …

By most measures the economy of the state of Texas is doing better than that of California. Texas has an unemployment … rate 4% below California, it is considered to have a more conducive business climate than California and its attractiveness … lower taxes and better business climate. This then suggests that the policy discussion with regard to California job …

This article uses political maps to trace the ways in which the geopolitical transformation of California -- from a …

As the stalemate and eventual "smoke and mirrors" 2008-2009 state budget demonstrates, the budget process in California … California's budget woes, redistricting provides one of the only feasible solutions.  …

say that immigration is the most important problem facing the state of California are more likely to want a smaller …

foregone economic impact of the Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) in the 58 counties in California in 2006, the most recent year … for which data are available. Findings show EITC payments received by California residents contributed over $5 billion in …