State Data Lab - IVN Staging

Taxpayers Continue to Flee States with Heaviest Tax Burdens

United Van Lines (UVL) is one of the largest moving companies in the United States. Each year since 1977, UVL has issued a study of interstate migration patterns. This study

By State Data Lab

January 3, 2014

Taxpayers Continue to Flee States with Heaviest Tax Burdens

United Van Lines (UVL) is one of the largest moving companies in the United States. Each year since 1977, UVL has issued a study of interstate migration patterns. This study

By State Data Lab

January 3, 2014

The Great GASB #70: Will it End in Tragedy?

State and local governments can agree to stand behind each other’s debts. These agreements became more common in recent years, amidst the Great Recession and higher government fiscal stress.

By State Data Lab

December 3, 2013

The Great GASB #70: Will it End in Tragedy?

State and local governments can agree to stand behind each other’s debts. These agreements became more common in recent years, amidst the Great Recession and higher government fiscal stress.

By State Data Lab

December 3, 2013

When Is a Buck a Buck?

... and why does this matter for government accounting? The financial crisis in recent years challenged many widely-held assumptions, including an assumption of innocence for ‘cash and cash equivalents.’ The fearful

By State Data Lab

September 23, 2013

When Is a Buck a Buck?

... and why does this matter for government accounting? The financial crisis in recent years challenged many widely-held assumptions, including an assumption of innocence for ‘cash and cash equivalents.’ The fearful

By State Data Lab

September 23, 2013

Accounting Issues and Social Strife

In 2011, Wisconsin state budget and accounting issues actually got so exciting they brought reminders of protests from the 1960s and 1970s. The 2011 debate centered on how the state

By State Data Lab

September 20, 2013

Accounting Issues and Social Strife

In 2011, Wisconsin state budget and accounting issues actually got so exciting they brought reminders of protests from the 1960s and 1970s. The 2011 debate centered on how the state

By State Data Lab

September 20, 2013

Timeliness of State Financial Reporting "Improves"

More states file “on time” -- on their own standard, anyway Truthful accounting includes timely accounting. Our governments have made some progress on this score, but we believe there is

By State Data Lab

September 13, 2013

Timeliness of State Financial Reporting "Improves"

More states file “on time” -- on their own standard, anyway Truthful accounting includes timely accounting. Our governments have made some progress on this score, but we believe there is

By State Data Lab

September 13, 2013

Do Independent Voters Need More Independent Candidates?

Demand, meet Supply Amidst some disenchantment with both major political parties, the chart above shows, when looking across the 50 states, the share of votes earned by candidates that were

By State Data Lab

August 30, 2013

Do Independent Voters Need More Independent Candidates?

Demand, meet Supply Amidst some disenchantment with both major political parties, the chart above shows, when looking across the 50 states, the share of votes earned by candidates that were

By State Data Lab

August 30, 2013