Budget Watch 2011: The Spending Train Returns
Government spending grew every year from 2002 to 2009. In 2010, the overall budget decreased by less than a half of 1 percent – not because lawmakers cut spending, but…
Senate Finance Committee Deletes Some of the House’s Best Budget Ideas
The Senate’s response to fiscal Sanity? Delete. The Senate is wrapping up their budget debates…So far it is $100 million more than the House version. Here’s a quick look at…
Budget Watch 2011 – Fiscal Sanity Alert
Legislators are almost finished with the state budget. Here’s a taste of what’s in it ...
Games Legislators Play: Tricks, gimmicks, and fuzzy accounting in the 2011-2012 budget
Irresponsible government spending doesn’t always happen in the open. Sometimes it’s hidden by a smokescreen of complicated budgeting practices. Take this year’s Senate Finance Budget . . . .
The ‘Incentives Game’ – what else are lawmakers giving away?
Here are just a few of the things legislators are doing right now in the name of ‘economic development.’