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Resources
Here are a number of websites that may be useful with a variety of perspectives developed for the website by Molly Castelazo of the W.P. Carey School of Business, Arizona State University.Arizona Department of Commerce, Economic Information and Research
http://new.azcommerce.com/Research
“The Office of Economic Information and Research serves as the State's clearinghouse for economic information and manages strategic research related to Arizona's economy. The Office also provides information and analyses of trends, opportunities, best practices, market issues and department/program impacts.”
Arizona Office for Strategic Planning and Budgetinghttp://www.ospb.state.az.us/
“To facilitate the effective and efficient allocation of resources in accordance with fiscally sound principles that will enable the Governor and state government to provide quality services to the citizens of Arizona.”
“ATRA represents taxpayers before policy makers at the state and local level. ATRA's fundamental belief is that every governmental expenditure is directly related to a tax. ATRA's goal is efficient statewide government and the effective use of tax dollars through sound fiscal policies.”
“The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities is one of the nation’s premier policy organizations working at the federal and state levels on fiscal policy and public programs that affect low- and moderate-income families and individuals.”
Economic Policy Institute
http://www.epi.org/
http://www.epi.org/
“A nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank that seeks to broaden the public debate about strategies to achieve a prosperous and fair economy.”
“The National Conference of State Legislatures is a bipartisan organization that serves the legislators and staffs of the nation's 50 states, its commonwealths and territories. NCSL provides research, technical assistance and opportunities for policymakers to exchange ideas on the most pressing state issues. NCSL is an effective and respected advocate for the interests of state governments before Congress and federal agencies.”
“Our job is not to advocate particular policies, but to enhance the capacities of state governments and the federal system to deal effectively with the nation’s domestic challenges.”
State Tax Notes
http://www.taxanalysts.com/www/website.nsf/Web/StateTaxNotes
“State Tax Notes is a source for news and commentary on state and local taxation.”
“The mission of the Tax Foundation is to educate taxpayers about sound tax policy and the size of the tax burden borne by Americans at all levels of government. From its founding in 1937, the Tax Foundation has been grounded in the belief that the dissemination of basic information about government finance is the foundation of sound policy in a free society.”
“Heartland's mission is to discover, develop, and promote free-market solutions to social and economic problems. Such solutions include parental choice in education, choice and personal responsibility in health care, market-based approaches to environmental protection, privatization of public services, and deregulation in areas where property rights and markets do a better job than government bureaucracies.”