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Broad Drop in State Unemployment

Unemployment declined in April in 40 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Rates rose in three states and remained steady in the remaining seven states. States with the highest job growth were Texas, New York and Florida. More

State Budget Update: Spring 2013

States continue to move along a familiar path of slow and steady growth as the four-year anniversary of the official end of the Great Recession approaches, according to NCSL's newly released report, “State Budget Update: Spring 2013.” More

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NCSL Comments to the Commerce CommitteeLetters/Testimony8/2/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2508625086NCSL Comments to the Senate Commerce Committee
HR 3179 StatementLetters/Testimony7/25/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2504025040Marketplace Equity Act Statement
2012 Uncollected Use TaxReports7/9/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=24953249532012 Uncollected Use Tax
NCSL Letter on the Digital Goods and Services TaxLetters/Testimony6/28/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2493224932NCSL Letter on the Digital Goods and Services Tax
NCSL Testimony to Senate Finance CommitteeBill Summaries/ Databases4/25/2012 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2465724657Testimony regarding on proposed federal legislation and its possible impacts on state and local tax policy, specifically, the Marketplace Fairness Act (S.1832).
Q and A with Brenda Saunders Sprague: September 2011Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters9/1/2011 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2347623476U.S. Department of State officials are concerned about people using other people’s valid birth certificates to obtain passports.
Letter to House and Senate Commerce Committees on D Block ReallocationLetters/Testimony4/14/2010 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=2016420164Letter to House and Senate Commerce Committees on D Block Reallocation
SL Magazine: Regulating Wireless: Whose Job Is It?Articles/Briefs/ Newsletters2/25/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1780617806A federal bill is pending, but some state lawmakers believe they should have a role in looking out for consumers.
SL Magazine: Television in TransitionArticles/Briefs/ Newsletters2/1/2009 12:00:00 AM/default.aspx?tabid=1780517805The switch to digital TV broadcasts has state lawmakers concerned that old sets will flood landfills.
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