Article: Fiscal policy, legislature size, and political parties: evidence from state and local governments in the first half of the 20th century.

Article: Large raise not seen for Legislature: Size of last ...
Charleston Gazette;  January 5, 1999 ;     700+ words ...STAFF WRITER Legislators haven't received a pay raise since 1994, but some members of the Legislative Compensation Commission said Monday they were reluctant to recommend a big increase because the last one was substantial. To comply with the state constitution, the commission has to meet this year

Article: School-bill sponsor raps charges of huge local ...
The Boston Globe;  June 6, 1993 ;     700+ words ... ... use the new money to offset current local spending, leaving schoolchildren no better ... first official estimate of how much new local spending the legislation would require: $690 ... Committee cochairman, said many of the local spending increases Forman tried to portray as ...

Article: Local spending is key to Daniels' tax plan
Post-Tribune (IN);  November 1, 2007 ;     462 words ... ... will sail through the Legislature. His efforts to limit local spending pose the greatest risk to the tax reform plan. Daniels ... review and approve spending plans for all taxing units. And local spending cannot grow faster than a county's average personal income ...

Article: Local spending questions approved by wide margins
Portland Press Herald (Maine);  November 7, 2007 ;     257 words ... ... staff reports Portland Press Herald (Maine) 11-07-2007 Local spending questions approved by wide margins Byline: From staff reports ... Section: Local & State FALMOUTH -- Voters approved two local spending questions on the ballot Tuesday by margins of 2 to 1. They ...

Article: Study Shows Local Spending Key Factor in Garden ...
U.S. Newswire;  July 27, 2006 ;     656 words ... ... addresses the source of high property tax rates by limiting local spending increases to 2 1/2 percent, unless voters agree to an ... property taxes. Meaningful property tax reform must limit local spending. The full study is available online: http://www ...

Article: OPINION: : COLUMN: A moral argument against limits on ...
La Crosse Tribune (La Crosse, WI);  June 4, 2006 ;     700+ words ... ... been trying for the past year or so to pass a law limiting local spending. The effort was first referred to as the Taxpayer's Bill ... Sentinel. The issue in that column was that efforts to limit local spending could hurt the most poor and vulnerable members of our society ...

Article: New hurdle to tax relief: caps on local spending
The Record (Bergen County, NJ);  January 4, 2007 ;     700+ words ... ... NJ) 01-04-2007 New hurdle to tax relief: caps on local spending -- Corzine, lawmakers agree on a condition to reform By ... also approve a plan that would force towns to limit their local spending. Governor Corzine and leaders of the Democratic-controlled ...