federal aid to states
Senate Is Right to Resist State Aid
Another week, another news story about supposedly imploding state‐local government budgets.
Federal Aid Creates Central‐Planning Power
The Trump administration is threatening to cut federal aid to cities that do not follow its approach to policing and civil unrest.
Federal Aid Dwarfs the Fall in State Tax Revenues
The Wall Street Journal published a news story suggesting that public schools face ruin without more federal aid.
Federal Subsidies Micromanage Local Activities
The federal government spends more than $700 billion a year on 1,386 subsidy programs for state and local activities such schools, transit, and housing.
New Study on Fiscal Federalism
The federal government spends $750 billion a year on 1,386 different subsidy programs for state and local governments. The number of aid programs has tripled since the 1980s.
Badger Book on Federal Grants
Wisconsin’s Badger Institute has a new book—Federal Grant Standing—that examines the $750 billion system of federal grants to state and local governments.