GAO’s Song Remains the Same

Since 2007, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) has run periodic simulations of the fiscal outlook for the state-local government sector.

Economies Grow, Revenues Lag

Even as the national and individual state economies continue to grow, attention is being given to the weak performance of some states’ tax collections.

The Current Convoy of State Sales Tax Rates

Are state sales tax rates clustered around the median? What about state-local rates?

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