Fix Failed Tax Subsidies
From The Dispatch
Core Analysis
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Tax and Budget Reform: Policy Options for 2009 - Download a copy of the report in PDF format here. View the HTML version of…
In the News
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SD: Pierre Report: Open Government Saves $10M -
The Yankton Press & Dakotan:
t’s always fun to say “I told you so,” and when millions are at stake, it’s really nice. So here goes.
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MI: Scam artist dupes state for $9.1 million tax break -
The Detroit Free Press:
Convicted embezzler and scam artist Richard Short was back in a Flint jail Wednesday -- a day after taking a stage with an unwitting Gov. Jennifer Granholm to celebrate a $9.1-million state tax break for his new company.
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MA: State should yell ‘cut’ to film tax credit -
The Boston Globe:
IT STARTED with Canadian cities luring movie producers with subsidies when the Canadian dollar was low.
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IA: Wheeler, 2 filmmakers charged in tax scandal -
The Des Moines Register:
The Iowa attorney general's office on Monday charged the former manager of the Iowa Film Office with misconduct in office and filed first-degree theft charges against principals in the making of a 2008 film in Council Bluffs.
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OR: Limits sought on energy tax credit -
The Statesman Journal:
A legislative panel has agreed to rewrite a tax break that has spurred alternative energy projects — but also has threatened to put a big hole in the state budget.
Eye On The Right
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Eye on the Right: Adding Anti-Gay Provision to Wasteful Film Tax Credits in Florida - PSN has noted in previous Dispatches, these credits are costly, favor out-of-state workers, offer minimal…



