The Americans for Prosperity Foundation has issued a report, Grading the States’ Tax and Expenditure Limits, which grades states on how well their tax-and-expenditure limits restrain the growth of state government spending and provide relief for their taxpayers. 20 states received "F" grades (including Illinois, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania) and 16 states received "D" grades (jncluding New Jersey and Texas). The 10 states with the highest grades are:
Grading the States’ Tax and Expenditure Limits
State
Grade
Colorado
A-
Florida
B
Missouri
B
Louisiana
B-
Michigan
B-
Washington
B-
California
C+
Hawaii
C+
Oregon
C
Oklahoma
C
