Economics & Inequality Retirement Security Education Health Care Homeland Security Election Reform Media & Politics International Affairs TCF Project Sites: Donate to TCF Join our Listserv  Taking Note Home About TCF News Room Join our Listserv View all Issues in Depth Economics & Inequality: State Fiscal Policy    Printer-Friendly The "Red" States: How Governors Ended Up with Huge Deficits Thad Hall, The Century Foundation, 6/14/2004 Unfunded mandates and reduced income from federal tax policies are the real culprits behind states' budget shortfalls in 2004. Download in PDF format Can the States Afford Devolution?: The Fiscal Implications of Shifting Federal Responsibilities to State and Local Governments Harold A. Hovey, Century Foundation Press, 5/15/1999 This report on the fiscal effects of devolution explores the constraints that states face in collecting taxes and assesses which states are best and least prepared to finance any added responsibilities. Balancing Acts: The Reality Behind State Balanced Budget Requirements Richard Briffault, Century Foundation Press, 6/1/1996 In response to calls for a Constitutional amendment mandating that the federal government avoid a budget deficit by maintaining a balanced budget, Richard Briffault analyzes the states’ experience with balanced budget requirements and extrapolates lessons for a comparable federal initiative. Read the Foreword Read the Introduction Copyright 2010 The Century Foundation. Privacy Policy NY Office: 41 East 70th Street—New York, New York—10021—Phone:212-535-4441—212-879-9197 DC Office: 1333 H Street, NW—10th Floor— Washington, D.C. 20005— Phone: 202-387-0400— Fax: 202-483-9430