With a federal government shutdown upon us and even more importantly, ballooning national debt jeopardizing the solvency of Social Security and Medicare in less than 10 years and other basic government functions, states must start preparing for changes in federal support.This is especially true in a state like Wyoming, where over 49 percent of the state budget is derived from federal tax dollars. For context, the national average is about 30 percent, and regionally, it’s higher than in oth...| MSPC
Idaho’s top real estate agents are not cashing commissions in Boise—they’re writing tax laws in Olympia. Washington legislators keep...| Mountain States Policy Center
Proving yet again that you can’t tax your way to economic prosperity, Washington state's 25-27 budget is now negative by $421 million ....| Mountain States Policy Center
The phrase ‘government shutdown’ is younger than most members of Congress. Fifty years ago, government shutdowns didn’t exist. But now,...| Mountain States Policy Center