For many Alabamians, a decade of relative economic prosperity has been a decade of lost potential, bringing little in the way of increased earnings or economic stability. Now, with the…
Families in the District with incomes of $20,000 to $60,000 pay one-tenth of their incomes in DC property, sales, and income taxes, according to a new study by the Institute…
Recent public discussion emerging from Oregon’s gubernatorial race focuses on, and at times exaggerates, the costs to Oregon of providing certain public services to undocumented immigrant workers and their families.…
In the next few days, Hawaii’s legislature will consider the conference agreement on changes to Hawaii’s income tax, HB957. This agreement, which appears to have the support of legislative leadership…
Immigration policies, per se, are outside the purview of the Missouri Budget Project. However, it is the MBP’s mission to provide information about fiscal issues that contributes to informed debate…
All together, undocumented immigrant tax payments are equal to 70 to 86 percent of the state and local governments’ costs for providing federally mandated services. Read the Original Full Report
Instead of being the leader we should be, Tennessee trails the nation, and the region, in these key public investments. The consequences are evident. We’re 45th in high school graduation…
Most people probably would agree that we need taxes at some level to pay for the things we want government to do. We could disagree on what to tax, how…
Budget decisions directly influence the quality of education that our children receive, the condition of the roads that we travel, the safety of our communities and the level of trust…
Public education, fire protection, emergency medical services, parks, criminal justice, hospitals: all highpriority public services that are funded by the property tax. Washington can ensure adequate funding for these programs…
The Comptroller has just released her biennial study of the fairness of the Texas tax system, Texas Exemptions and Tax Incidence,1 which demonstrates conclusively that low-and moderate-income Texas families bear…
This report examines undocumented immigrants in Iowa and their state tax contributions. Undocumented immigration remains a controversial issue in the United States, especially as the failure of federal immigration legislation…
“Since the passage of Act 60, Vermonters’ incomes have grown at a faster rate than their school taxes. Additionally, the percentage of Vermonters’ incomes that they collectively spend on school…
In 1999, the Arkansas General Assembly passed Act 1005, legislation cutting the Arkansas capital gains tax. Since that time, recent events have dramatically altered the fiscal landscape at both the…
Few people would dispute that the local property tax on real estate and personal property is the most unpopular tax in Arkansas.1 The long history of political controversy around the…
One option for helping to bridge the state’s budget gap would be to reinstate the 10 percent and 11 percent tax rates for high-income Californians. Adding a 10 percent tax…
One of the major issues the Arkansas General Assembly will have to consider during its December special session is how to pay for education reform. According to a study adopted…
The fiscal demands of the Lake View case represent a daunting short-term challenge to Arkansas policy makers—but these short-term needs also provide an opportunity for lawmakers to craft tax reform…
In our new Policy Brief, the Budget & Policy Center recommends temporarily increasing the sales tax and fully funding the Working Families Tax Rebate. If enacted, this proposal would help…
Georgia is one of a few states that allows a deduction for state income taxes for filers who itemize. Repealing it would bring in an estimated $450 million, which in…
Former Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes once noted that, “Taxes are what we pay for civilized society.” State and local taxes support our public schools, streets and highways, public…
As a result of the Great Recession state revenues in Montana, like all other states, are plummeting, and important public services like health care and education are facing cuts. The…
The Ohio General Assembly created a Budget Planning and Management Commission to make recommendations on balancing the next state budget. Responding to a commission request for input, Policy Matters Ohio…
The recommendations in this report contain tax reform options that stress a workable combination of raising enough money to meet Georgia’s needs, updating the tax system to reflect today’s economy,…
