Cedar Rapids Gazette: State tax collections are looking good, but looks can be deceiving, according to the experts at the Legislative Services Agency. According to the LSA’s monthly revenue report, state tax receipts were up $62.6 million last month — a 10% spike compared with November 2019. However, LSA senior tax analyst Jeff Robinson notes that third-quarter tax payments that were due at the end of October were pushed into November because the end of the month fell on a weekend — skewing both months’ numbers. Combined, receipts were actually down $23 million, or 1.8%, for the two-month period compared with a year ago.