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Transportation Trust Task Force Report
The recently released Transportation Trust Fund Task Force report projects a shortfall of $3.7 billion between spending and revenues over the coming ten years. The danger of not dealing with the shortfall is deterioration in Delaware’s transportation infrastructure and the resulting negative...[read more]Read Document Here |
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Ohio Shows the Way on Death Tax Repeal
Ohio Gov. John Kasich made good on a major campaign promise by killing the state's death tax and eliminating an $8 Billion deficit in the lastest fiscal budget.Read Document Here |
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This ain't your father's chamber of commerce!
When we started the Delaware Small Business Development Center (SBDC) at the University of Delaware, Bill Wyer was the president of the Delaware State Chamber of Commerce (DSCC). Bill was a junk yard dog for business in Delaware. Under his leadership the DSCC fought against any tax increases and...[read more]Read Document Here |
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The wrong waiver
Delaware’s insurance commissioner has requested a waiver of the Federal rule requiring health insurers to spend 80 percent of each premium dollar on medical care. This is the wrong waiver. If Delaware would simply open itself to health insurance competition the terms of the balance between...[read more]Read Document Here |
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The Governor's plans for the taxpayers, surplus
With the economic recovery underway in Delaware projected state government revenues are running ahead of projected expenditures for this fiscal year (FY 2011) and next (FY 2012). At this time, according to DEFAC, the expected surplus will be $156 million for FY-11 and another $218 million for FY...[read more]Read Document Here |
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IMPLICATIONS OF THE GRAY WAVE CRASHING INTO DELAWARE
The “gray wave” is hitting Delaware as the leading edge of the baby boomers reached 65 in 2010. Born between 1946 and 1964, the baby boomers have a long history of reshaping America. The boomers have sent shock waves through the economy, through state and local government, and through ...[read more]Read Document Here |
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Morning Bell: Saving the American Dream
A Heritage Foundation Special Report |
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The South rises again?
The latest data from the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis shows that the south is rising again in Delaware. Due to more restrictive land use regulations in New Castle County (NCC) and the migration of retirees into Sussex County, the past 20 years has seen NCC’s share of the state’s po...[read more]Read Document Here |
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Is the Strategic Fund strategic?
Over the past 10 fiscal years the Delaware Economic Development Office’s Delaware Strategic Fund has awarded over $201 million to firms and organizations in Delaware. Over $126 million of the awards have been outright grants, while $38 million has been in the form of loans, almost $34 mill...[read more]Read Document Here |
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Business climate rankings: how does Delaware fare?
Producing business climate rankings of states has become a cottage industry. There are now at least 11 such rankings published by credible organizations. Delaware ranks between 2 and 42 across the various rankings. So, do these rankings provide any useful information to encourage economic growth...[read more]Read Document Here |
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Ranking the Blue Hens
The 2010 ranking of 610 four year degree granting institutions of higher education from Forbes and the Center for College Affordability and Productivity is out. How did the University of Delaware fare?
The Forbes rankings of “America’s Best Colleges” are based upon output measur...[read more]Read Document Here |
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Should affluent seniors be full taxpaying citizens?
Should all households of similar income in Delaware be taxed the same?Read Document Here |
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DELAWARE'S PREVAILING WAGE: CHANGE WE CAN BELIEVE IN
Are union rates over represented in determining Delaware’s prevailing wage rates? Is there alternative Federal data that would more accurately represent construction-market wage rates in Delaware? Would this save the Delaware Department of Labor (DDoL) the expense of compiling and generating a...[read more]Read Document Here |
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Do state and local governments feel our pain?
The most recent benchmarked data does little to evidence that state and local government is recognizing the true impact of the recent recession. As shown in the chart below, as private sector employment in the nation and the Delaware region dropped from 2007 through 2009, state and local governmen...[read more]Read Document Here |
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DELDOT - growing in the wrong places?
Over the past five fiscal years the operating budget of the Delaware Department of Transportation (DELDOT) has grown 18% while inflation rose 7%. So, DELDOT has been living large, yet the winners and losers inside the Department are curious.
The big winner with a 45% budget increase over ...[read more]Read Document Here |
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