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Chickasaw Trail Economic Development Compact The purpose of this compact is to promote the development of an undeveloped rural area of Marshall County, Miss., and Fayette County, Tenn., and to create a development authority which incorporates public and private partnerships to facilitate the economic growth of such areas by providing developed sites for the location and construction of manufacturing plants, distribution facilities, research facilities, regional and national offices with supportive services and facilities, and to establish a joint interstate authority to assist in these efforts. Member states: MS, TN Multistate Tax Compact The compact establishes a commission whose purposes are (1) to facilitate proper determination of state and local tax liability of multistate taxpayers, (2) to promote uniformity and compatibility in significant components of tax systems, (3) to facilitate taxpayer convenience and compliance. The commission seeks to avoid duplicate taxation, conducts audits of major corporations on behalf of group of states, and participates in litigation to require taxpayers to submit to audits. All states and other U.S. jurisdictions are eligible to participate. Member states: AK, AL, AR, CA, CO, DC, HI, ID, KS, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NM, OR, SD, TX, UT, WA Visit the National Center for Interstate Compacts for more information! |

Learn from CSG Regional Meetings
The Southern Legislative Conference of The Council of State Governments, CSG-Midwest and CSG-WEST are all meeting this week. Find out about the sessions at Capitol Comments.
More Scrutiny of Public Pension Plans
A new Issue Alert from the Southern Legislative Conference seeks to apprise policymakers on the increased scrutiny of actuarial estimates in public pension plans and their role in influencing the overall financial health of these plans.
EMAC Provides Assistance in Midwest Floods
The Emergency Management Assistance Compact has been used extensively in the wake of massive flooding in Iowa and Indiana.
