This week, Kansas lawmakers continued work on fixing the fiscal mess created by tax cuts in recent years, as legislators in Louisiana, Minnesota, Oklahoma, and West Virginia attempted to wrap up difficult budget negotiations before their sessions come to an end, and Delaware lawmakers advanced a corporate tax increase as one piece of a plan to close that state’s budget shortfall. Our “what we’re reading” section this week is also packed with articles about state and local effects of the Trump budget, new 50-state research on property taxes, and more.
Minnesota
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blog May 24, 2017 State Rundown 5/24: Several States Scramble to Finalize Budgets
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ITEP Work in Action March 9, 2017 Minnesota Budget Project: Undocumented Immigrants Pay $83 Million in State Taxes, Would Pay More with Immigration Reform
Undocumented immigrants play a vital role in Minnesota’s economy and currently pay an estimated $83 million in state and local taxes, according to a new report from the Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP). Under immigration reform that provides a path to legal status, ITEP estimates these contributions would substantially increase.
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media mention October 14, 2016 CBS News: Is your state next to raise its gas tax?
“’There has been a lot of procrastination,’ said Carl Davis, research director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. ‘It’s an issue that the states cannot put off any… -
media mention August 17, 2015 Minn Post: Tax and Spin: Most Families in Wisconsin, it Turns Out, Would Save on Taxes by Moving to Minnesota
For years, Wisconsin has had some of the highest residential property taxes in the country. The result is that across every income bracket, homeowners in Wisconsin pay a higher share… -
media mention July 2, 2015 Iron Mountain Daily News: Meanwhile, in Minnesota
Hey, Michigan, look over here. Look west. OK, that’s Ironwood, which is still in Michigan. A little further. There you go. Hi. Minnesota’s the name. So you’ve got some state… -
ITEP Work in Action March 13, 2015 Minnesota Department of Revenue: 2015 Minnesota Tax Incidence Study
“Given the questions raised about how Minnesota compares to other states, this section summarizes the results of a 50-state study of state and local tax incidence. That study, entitled Who… -
media mention January 15, 2015 Minnesota Radio: Minnesota among highest-ranked states for tax ‘fairness’
“Minnesota has one of the least regressive tax structures in the country, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, which has released a study of individual state’s tax… -
media mention January 15, 2015 Twin Cities Daily Planet: Minnesota state, local taxes fairer than most, report finds
“Minnesota’s tax structure is among the fairest in the country, according to the results of an annual analysis of state and local tax systems released today by the nonpartisan Institute… -
media mention January 15, 2015 Minnesota Post: In study on tax fairness, Minnesota looks … fair
“In The Washington Post, Niraj Shoshi reports, “State taxes favor those with the highest incomes. That’s according to a new report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy report,… -
media mention July 17, 2014 Pioneer Press: Fridley-based Medtronic refutes allegations of tax avoidance
“Medtronic officials are pushing back against widely published suggestions that the company’s proposed acquisition of Ireland-based Covidien is motivated primarily by a desire to avoid U.S. taxes… “Tax experts and… -
media mention June 3, 2014 St. Cloud Times: State Finally Rescinds Tax Regressivity
However, from 2000 to 2010, tax regressivity in Minnesota nearly doubled based on data from The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.
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media mention September 11, 2013 Twin Cities Daily Planet: New reports underscore growing wage and income disparities
(Original Post) By Jeff Van Wychen, Minnesota 2020 September 09, 2013 Two recent reports—the first from the Minnesota Budget Project and the second from Growth & Justice—underscore different aspects of… -
media mention August 12, 2013 Minnesota Post: Minnesota growth formula could help Detroit recover
New residents, immigrants and refugees specifically, hold great promise for reviving places like Detroit, battered by de-industrialization or changing economics.
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media mention July 3, 2013 Minneapolis Star Tribune: Major player in Anoka calls it a career
(Original Post) Article by: JIM ADAMS , Star Tribune Updated: July 2, 2013 – 1:46 PM Bob Kirchner, a persistent community development director, retires after 35 years with Anoka. After… -
media mention May 24, 2013 Workday Minnesota: Education funding, tax reform highlight gains made in 2013 session, unions say
(Original Post) By Michael Moore, Union Advocate editor23 May 2013ST. PAUL – Minnesota’s working families will see the most obvious fruits of the 2013 legislative session in their public schools… -
ITEP Work in Action April 16, 2013 Minnesota Budget Project: Tax Increases Don’t Prompt High-Income Households to Move Out of State
As Minnesotans debate an income tax increase on the highest-income households, they should do so knowing that a large and growing body of economic research makes it clear that such… -
media mention February 11, 2013 Twin Cities Daily Planet: National report confirms- Minnesota has more work to do on tax fairness
(Original Post) By Nan Madden, Minnesota Budget BitesFebruary 08, 2013 A national report confirms what many Minnesotans already know: Minnesota’s tax system does not share the responsibility for funding public… -
media mention February 1, 2013 Minnesota Post: Study confirms Minnesota’s tax system is unfair
(Original Post) By Jeff Van Wychen | 03:52 pm A new report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) provides fresh insight on who is paying state and… -
media mention January 4, 2013 Twin Cities Daily Planet: Tax cuts help just who’d you expect
(PDF of Original Post) By Charlie QuimbyDecember 02, 2009 A new study from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy breaks down who among “non-elderly households” is paying what taxes… -
media mention January 4, 2013 MinnPost.com: Minnesota taxes- Where do we go from here?
(PDF of Original Post) By Sharon Schmickle | Wednesday, May 12, 2010 Sure, you’ve heard it before: Gov. Tim Pawlenty vetoes yet another DFL bid to close the state’s budget… -
media mention January 4, 2013 Twin Cities Daily Planet: Top income tax bracket is part of a balanced approach to fix the deficit
(PDF of Original Post) BY SCOTT RUSSELL, MINNESOTA BUDGET BITES May 13, 2010 The Minnesota Legislature voted Monday to create a new tax bracket on high-income households as one small… -
media mention January 4, 2013 KBJR TV: Tax Burden Higher In Percentage For Lower Income Workers
(PDF of Original Post) By KBJR ManagerKBJR-TV KBJR-TV1/17/2011 5:18:02 PM ET 2011-01-17T22:18:02 Duluth, MN (Northland’s NewsCenter) – Think tank Minnesota 2020 has conducted a study finding Minnesota’s middle- and lower-income… -
media mention January 4, 2013 KAAL TV: New Year; New Changes to Taxes
(PDF of Original Post) Posted at: 01/17/2011 6:44 PM By: Andrew Lovelette (ABC 6 NEWS) — With the new year comes a few new changes to your taxes. When January… -
media mention January 4, 2013 myTalk 107.1: Fix for Minn. budget woe? End sales tax exemptions
(PDF of Original Post) With Minnesota lawmakers staring at a $6.2 billion deficit this session, state Rep. Pat Garofalo knows as well as anyone that balancing the state budget is… -
media mention January 4, 2013 Advocate Tribune: Minnesota’s Tax Fairness Retreat- Low-, middle-income shouldering more of state’s revenue burden
(PDF of Original Post) By Advocate Tribune Posted Mar 18, 2011 @ 08:00 AM By Jeff Van Wychen Since 2000, Minnesota’s state and local taxes have become more regressive, meaning…