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The COST Press Room serves as an outlet for members of the media to search and gather information on COST.  Information includes press releases covering recent studies, comments,and testimony published by COST, as well as amicus briefs.  All COST testimony, comments and amicus briefs are available in the State Tax Library.  For media inquiries, please contact Laura Peed or review the COST Fact Sheet. 


COST Announces Release of the 2008 Business Tax Burden Study
April 22, 2008
Businesses Paid $577 Billion in State and Local Taxes, a 5.7% Increase Over Fiscal 2006. Results of Annual Study Analyze State-by-State Business Tax Payments in Fiscal Year 2007.

2007 COST Annual Report
December 17, 2007
A full report of COST accomplishments and opportunities in 2007.

COST Files Amici Brief in Ford Motor v. Seattle/Tacoma
December 14, 2007
COST Files Amici "Friend of the Court" Brief in Ford Motor Co. v. City of Seattle and City of Tacoma Before the Supreme Court

COST Files Amici Curiae Brief in MeadWestvaco v. Illinois
November 15, 2007
COST Files Amici Curiae Brief in MeadWestvaco v. Illinois Before the United States Supreme Court

Here I Am! Here I Am! Learning From The Breakdown of California's Unclaimed Property Program
October 17, 2007
An examinationof the troubling nationwide trend of states using funds collected as unclaimed property to help balance their budgets.

The Best And Worst Of State Tax Administration - Scorecard
April 11, 2007
States Receive "Report Card" on Tax Administration