Research

Scope and Content Note

This series consists of two bound volumes compiled by commission member Walter L. Pratt. The volumes contain reports and data sets regarding the state budget and financial situation that were assembled to allow the commission to make recommendations for changes. The first volume contains data and draft reports from state agencies relating to topics such as real estate burden, state revenues and expenditures, highway finance, tax administration, the competitive significance of taxes, and the possible reorganization of government. The second volume includes reports concerning issues such as the probable future load on the tax system, motor transportation taxes, agricultural real estate, state support for schools, real property titles, and retail sales taxes.