By Lowell L. Kalapa Now that the Council on Revenues has dropped the other shoe with a THUD, elected officials are scrambling to find ways to further trim state costs. As for the administration, it is not a matter of … Read More
By Lowell L. Kalapa Last week we took a look a some of the legislative proposals that attempt to address the problems facing the state’s economy by tweaking the tax system. This week, let’s take a look at some of … Read More
By Lowell L. Kalapa The latest round of deadlines in the legislature calendar has brought some pleasant surprises and a renewal of hope that maybe legislators are finally getting the message that they need to do something about the economy. … Read More
By Lowell L. Kalapa If you ever have the free time to spend a few days down at the legislature, you will quickly come to understand why so many programs yearn for their own source of funding. It isn’t any … Read More