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Urban Distress, Educational Equity, And Local Governance: State Level Policy Implication Of Proposition 2 1/2 In Massachusetts, Edward P. Morgan
Urban Distress, Educational Equity, And Local Governance: State Level Policy Implication Of Proposition 2 1/2 In Massachusetts, Edward P. Morgan
John M. McCormack Graduate School of Policy and Global Studies Publications
This report examines the impact of Proposition 2-1/2 on different types of communities and the implications of this impact for state aid and state-level policies. The effects of 2-1/2, especially first-year effects in public education, are evaluated from the perspective of four general policy objectives or values: equity, efficiency, accountability, and local autonomy. The primary concern of this report is for various considerations of equity and inequality.
Political Perspectives On State And Local Taxation Of Natural Resources, Walter Hellerstein
Political Perspectives On State And Local Taxation Of Natural Resources, Walter Hellerstein
Scholarly Works
This article investigates the questions that have dominated the political debate over state and local taxation of natural resources in the federal system. It seeks to identify areas of consensus, clarify points of disagreement, and examine proposals that could provide a basis for reconciling the competing concerns. Part I briefly considers the issues as they arise within the framework of the individual state. Part II addresses interstate and interregional conflict. Part III turns to the dialogue over the role, if any, that the federal government should play in mediating the disputes.
State Tax Reform For The Eighties: The New York Tax Study Commission, Richard Pomp
State Tax Reform For The Eighties: The New York Tax Study Commission, Richard Pomp
Faculty Articles and Papers
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Virginia Tax Laws Affecting Churches, J. Rodney Johnson
Virginia Tax Laws Affecting Churches, J. Rodney Johnson
Law Faculty Publications
This is the second of two articles dealing with external church law in Virginia. The first article was a restatement of all Virginia laws relating to churches except for the tax laws. The subject of taxes was reserved for special treatment at that time because of the volume of tax-related materials. For the most part these materials consist of the various constitutional and statutory taxation provisions relating to religious charities and the opinions of the Virginia Attorney General interpreting and applying these provisions. Attorney General opinions take on a special importance in this study because there is only a handful …