PROVIDE CREDIBLE, INDEPENDENT AND ACCESSIBLE INFORMATION AND ANALYSIS OF STATE FISCAL ISSUES (INCLUDING BOTH REVENUE AND SPENDING POLICIES) WITH PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE IMPACTS ON LOW AND MODERATE INCOME PERSONS. INFORMED STATE FISCAL AND BUDGET POLICY DEBATES AND CONTRIBUTED TO SOUND DECISIONS THAT IMPROVED THE WELL-BEING OF INDIVIDUALS, COMMUNITIES, AND THE STATE AS A WHOLE. DEVELOPED REALISTIC REFORMS THAT STATE POLICYMAKERS PUT TO WORK.