Episode Notes

What's a special session, and why is it happening today? Which bills will be considered, and which won't, and what is the difference? We'll go over all of that and more for you today. Bonus content: data is beautiful and we can get more of it.

Links

Spotlight Delaware Special Session Live Blog -- the best way to catch up on what is happening or has happened in Aug 12th's special session

State Constitution - Time and frequency of sessions

State Constitution - Governance of revenue

Spotlight article - After property tax outcry, leading lawmakers focus on three bills for special session

Urban3 - Financial assessments for cities, towns, counties, and municipalities

Land value tax links

State Constitution - Land value tax ban

Strong Towns article - Big Box Stores: Core Insights

Strong Towns article - Big box stores are costing our cities far more than we ever imagined

Video - Is a Land Value Tax the Best Option? - Chuck from Strong Towns