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State Income Taxes Stifle Economic Growth
With new state-level taxes on the table across the nation, Mercatus scholar warns of past experiences
Friday, 3 September 2010
With states facing revenue shortfalls of historic proportions, legislatures are seeking new ways to raise funds. Washington state voters will consider one of these measures this November: should the Evergreen State become the first state in two decades to create a personal income tax?
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New Orleans Hosts Environmental Case of Historic Proportions
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals hears oral arguments in international dispute worth $27 billion
Tuesday, 31 August 2010
NEW ORLEANS—Chevron Corporation, by way of its Texaco subsidiary, is embroiled in a more than decade’s long legal battle over alleged environmental damage in the Amazon rainforests of Ecuador. On Monday, as an outcome approaches in the Ecuadorian province of Lago Agrio, Chevron’s legal counsel were in New Orleans, arguing for access to evidence held in the United States.
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Promises and Policies Post-Katrina
Lessons learned: a conversation with Mercatus Center scholar Daniel Rothschild
Monday, 30 August 2010
The Mercatus Center at George Mason University is winding down its intensive, five-year Gulf Coast Recovery Project, an investigation into the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Daniel Rothschild, director of the project, recently shared his insights with the Pelican Institute. (Click here to listen to the audio file – 12 minutes.)
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Tuesday, 27 October 2009
- Louisisana Litigators: While People Leave the Pelican State, Attorneys Thrive
- Cajun Care: Medicaid Reform in Louisiana
- LaTrac
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