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From the Tax Foundation on state income tax collections:

New York State, with its high marginal tax rates and wealthy tax base, collects the most – an average of $1,796 per resident. At the bottom of the list are seven states with no state income tax – Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Washington and Wyoming.

Good Links

New England Journal of Medicine: More healthcare jobs are not necessarily beneficial for society

Reuters: U.S. cities struggle with blighted bank-owned homes

Bloomberg: BofA’s Hallacy says almost 40 percent of 2012 issuance is for “new money” bonds

Bond Buyer: Big week for new bond issuance with $12 billion scheduled to come to market

NYT: South Carolina’s pension push into high-octane investments

Bloomberg: North Las Vegas crisis shows fragility of Nevada economy

Patriot News: Harrisburg’s former receiver, David Unkovic, writes about municipal corruption

Capitol Weekly: In looming Stockton bankruptcy, pensions won’t be cut

BlackRock: Making a difference one bond at a time

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Some think privatizing public services will make local governments’ problems go away. They won’t. owl.li/bnzmP — Otis White (@OtisWhite) June 6, 2012

Top 10 State Tax Trends #7: Collapsing Unemployment Insurance Systems taxfoundation.org/blog/top-10-st…

— Tax Foundation (@taxfoundation) June 7, 2012

MSRB to Hold Webinar on Upcoming Changes to MSRB Rule G-17 on Duties of Underwriters to State and Local Governments msrb.org/News-and-Event… — MSRB (@MSRB_News) June 6, 2012

12 states now ban unsolicited and unwanted marketing text messages. goo.gl/FiJVh — NCSL (@NCSLorg) June 7, 2012

Interesting to note: 2011 City of HBG’s “emergency demolition” fund=$448K to take down blighted buildings. No buildings demo’d in 2011. — Tara Leo Auchey (@todaysthedayHBG) June 7, 2012