On August 6, 2013, U.S. Senator Dick Durbin sent a letter to Center for Fiscal Policy Director Talmadge Heflin inquiring about the nature of the Foundation's relationship with the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC).
Taxes & Spending
Bigger in Texas: Sizing Up the State’s Finances
Every even-numbered year, the state’s Legislative Budget Board (LBB) publishes a helpful, user-friendly summation of the General Appropriations Act (GAA), otherwise known as the state’s two-year budget. On Wednesday, the LBB published the next iteration—its 2024-25 Fiscal Size-Up. From a 30,000 ft. level, this new report provides “a comprehensive review of how tax dollars were...
August 2, 2024