Publications
The Public Assets Institute provides sound, timely, and accessible fiscal and policy analysis.
We publish research reports, both in house and in collaboration with other individuals and organizations, and prepare press releases, opinion pieces, and presentations on topics related to our current work.
You will find our five latest publications listed below, and archives of all our reports, op-eds, press releases and bi-monthly updates by category.
Latest publications:
April 2012 Update
In this issue:
– Toward a People’s Budget
– Crunch time for tax breaks
– Health care: Next stop, exchanges
– They…
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Joblessness in 2011
Vermont’s average annual unemployment rate dropped in 2011, to 5.6 percent. The decrease was seen across most of the state. But about a quarter of…
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While Joblessness Persists, Help for the Unemployed Wanes
The number of Vermonters in the labor force—employed and unemployed—decreased last month after rising steadily since last July, according to seasonally adjusted data released today…
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The People’s Budget puts Vermonters’ needs first
By Paul Cillo, VTDigger.org, April 11, 2012
The Vermont Workers Center has proposed a People’s Budget that would fundamentally change the way Vermont approaches budgeting…
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The 2013 Budget: Is it Adequate?
By Jack Hoffman
The fiscal 2013 budget adopted by the Vermont House last month would increase state spending by about…
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