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University
of Central Arkansas President Lu Hardin extols the Center's
new book during an August 22 press conference in Conway. S.C.
Sen. Phil Leventis, left, listens.
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New
book features recommendations for Southern leaders on how to make
South greener
AUGUST
22, 2007 -- The Center for a Better South this week is unveiling
a new book in 11 Southern states that outlines how the region's
state and local governments can benefit from new environmental policy
ideas.
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Learn more: GettingGreener.info
The
book, Getting Greener: Progressive Environmental Ideas for
the American South, offers 15 policy recommendations for
state and local leaders and provides a dozen ideas for consumers
on how they can be greener in everyday living without government
action. The book is written by Arkansas law student L.
Edward Moore of Little Rock.
Center
President Andy Brack will unveil the book in an 11-city book tour
to each Southern state over five days starting August 20.
Stay tuned for more information and a new spiffy Web site devoted
to the tenets in the book.
2006
book suggests modernizing tax codes
SUMMER
2006 -- In this new
book of ideas offered by the Center for a Better South, we argue
it is incumbent for lawmakers across the South to revisit their
state tax codes in a holistic manner to bring our tax systems into
the 21st century.
Doing
Better: Progressive Tax Reform for the American South ($10),
written by Sarah Beth Coffey with Alan Essig, is the first of a
Better South series that will examine tax and budget issues in the
Southern states. The 11 ideas presented in this discussion are an
introduction to progressive tax reform that can lead us to a truly
better South.
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