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Sales Tax for Transit Catching on in Twin Cities

Five counties in metropolitan Minneapolis have approved the creation of a new quarter-cent sales tax that will be dedicated to funding transit projects.

April 3, 2008 - Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune

The Fiscal Power of Public Art

The upcoming public art project by artist Olafur Eliasson that will place free-standing waterfalls in the waters around New York City highlights the power public art has to generate economic development and revenue for cities.

April 3, 2008 - The Christian Science Monitor

Long Island Considers Plan to Become 51st State

In an effort to highlight the disparity between generated revenue and received state funding, officials in Long Island have proposed a six-months study to weigh the benefits of seceding from New York to become the nation's 51st state.

April 1, 2008 - Newsday

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