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Books and Book Chapters

"Fiscal Federalism," Chapter 5, Cato Handbook for Policymakers, 7th Edition (2009).

Cato Studies

"The American Welfare State: How We Spend Nearly $1 Trillion a Year Fighting Poverty--And Fail," by Michael D. Tanner, Policy Analysis no. 694, April 11, 2012

"State and Local Pension Plans: Funding Status, Asset Management, and a Look Ahead," by Jagadeesh Gokhale, White Paper no. 34, February 21, 2012

"Intercity Buses: The Forgotten Mode," by Randal O'Toole, Policy Analysis no. 680, June 29, 2011

"Crony Capitalism and Social Engineering: The Case against Tax-Increment Financing," by Randal O'Toole, Policy Analysis no. 676, May 18, 2011

"The New Health Care Law's Effect on State Medicaid Spending: A Study of the Five Most Populous States," by Jagadeesh Gokhale, White Paper no. 31, April 6, 2011

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Articles and Newsletters

"Do Budget Shortfalls Mean States Must Raise Taxes?," by Chris Edwards, CQ Researcher, September 11, 2009

Opinion and Commentary

"Minimum Wage, Including in N.J., Could Mean Maximum Damage," by Alan Reynolds, Newark Star-Ledger, April 3, 2012

"NY, NJ: Just Hold Off," by Michael D. Tanner, New York Post, March 27, 2012

"How Sunday's NFL Cities Became Champs," by Steve H. Hanke and Stephen Walters, The Wall Street Journal (Online), January 21, 2012

"A Case against More California Taxes," by Andrew J. Coulson, Orange County Register, January 18, 2012

"How to Cut the Budget and Improve Schools," by Andrew J. Coulson, Huffington Post, December 13, 2011

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Events

"Which States Are Most Free?," June 8, 2011 [Policy Forum]

Speeches and Congressional Testimony

"Challenges to U.S. Economic Recovery: Federal and State Spending," Chris Edwards, Congressional Testimoney, February 3, 2010.

State and Local Fiscal Reforms, Chris Edwards, Prepared for Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Conference, April 9, 2010.

Multimedia

State Pensions in Crisis featuring Jagadeesh Gokhale (February 21, 2012) [Daily Podcast, 11:12]

Daniel J. Mitchell discusses the latest government program on FOX's Your World w/ Neil Cavuto (July 12, 2011) [Media Highlights - TV, 02:51]

State Compacts to Fix Medicaid? featuring Ilya Shapiro (June 21, 2011) [Daily Podcast, 06:38]

State-level Freedom and Voting with Your Feet featuring William Ruger (June 14, 2011) [Daily Podcast, 10:42]

Which States Are Most Free? featuring John Samples, Jason Sorens, William Ruger and Michael Barone (June 8, 2011) [Events, 01:31:15]

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