Good Jobs First
Coverage of Good Jobs First in the Nexus archive.
- Major meatpackers have taken in more than half a billion in tax subsidies since 2006
State and local governments provided over $500 million in tax subsidies to meat processing companies since 2006, with eight companies dominating U.S. meat production. Subsidies aimed to create 69,037 jobs across 805 deals, but employment in the industry declined from 118,000 to 71,000 between 2006 and 2023.
- Ohio hits pause on datacenter tax breaks draining its coffers
Ohio has paused tax breaks for datacenters, citing a $1.5 billion revenue loss in 2025, with Governor Mike DeWine halting new sales tax exemption requests. The state joins Virginia, Texas, and Georgia in facing significant financial strain from datacenter subsidies, as nonprofit Good Jobs First highlights transparency concerns.
- US states can't account for datacenter tax breaks. Literally
A report reveals US states and local authorities are violating GAAP by not disclosing revenue lost to datacenter tax subsidies. Good Jobs First alleges widespread non-compliance with accounting standards in tracking financial impacts of server farm incentives.