Lawmakers took a real step in the right direction.

Maine meets the Laffer Curve.

Data raises interesting questions about voter preferences.

Supply-side reforms in unexpected places.

This loophole benefits the rich.

Many American states have made unaffordable and unfunded promises to give lavish benefits to retired bureaucrats.

They see what the problem is but refuse to fix it.

The state is a fiscal disaster.

An interesting map, but the data could use some refinement.

These proposals would do the most damage.