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New state tool could boost Property Tax Refund participation
Minnesota Department of Revenue has a new tool that could help more homeowners get property tax refunds. The Property Tax Refund for homeowners – commonly called the Circuit Breaker – provided a...
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One likely unintended consequence of a supermajority amendment
Minnesota could see pressure to increase property taxes if a constitutional supermajority amendment is adopted, according to a new Minnesota Budget Project analysis. Our report warns that restricting...
View ArticleProposal asks Minnesota’s renters to pay the price to end business property tax
Here we go again with another proposal to dramatically cut the Renters’ Credit, a property tax refund for about 300,000 low- and moderate-income Minnesota households. It refunds a portion of the...
View ArticleNew analysis highlights supermajority amendment’s fatal flaws
New analysis from the Minnesota Budget Project adds to the growing body of criticism showing how a proposed constitutional supermajority amendment would harm Minnesota. Supermajority Amendment is Wrong...
View ArticleTax debate ends with one bill signed, one pocket veto
This afternoon, we saw the final chapter of the tax debate for the 2012 Legislative Session as Governor Dayton took action on the two remaining tax bills. And we are largely back where we started, with...
View ArticleNorth Dakota considering ‘reckless’ proposal, national budget research group...
Minnesota’s neighbor to the west is considering a constitutional amendment that’s being called “one of the year’s most reckless state fiscal proposals” by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a...
View ArticleRenters should be included in property tax reform
Improvements to the Renters’ Credit should be part of tax reform passed this legislative session. Here’s why. Governor Dayton and legislative leaders have raised concerns that Minnesota has become...
View ArticleRenters’ Credit by the numbers
The Renters’ Credit is an increasingly important tool for ensuring tax fairness for thousands of Minnesotans, according to our latest analysis. Who Receives the Renters’ Credit? shows that more than...
View ArticleThe why and how of tax reform
The time is ripe for Minnesota to reform our outdated tax system to make it fairer, end the cycle of budget deficits and sustainably fund the state’s priorities. That’s the gist of testimony I gave to...
View ArticleHouse and Senate budget targets include investments, but also harmful cuts to...
The budget targets released by the House and Senate last week invest in many of the building blocks of our economic future, but also call for cuts to health and human services that could harm...
View ArticleHouse committee takes action to improve property tax refunds, aids to local...
Efforts to ensure that Minnesotans don’t pay too high a share of their incomes in property taxes took another step forward this week as the House Property and Local Tax Division passed its Division...
View ArticleSenate omnibus tax bill shares goals with Governor and House, but differs in...
The Senate omnibus tax bill has similar goals to Governor Dayton’s and the House’s tax proposals: make the state’s tax system less regressive; end the cycle of budget deficits; and fund investments in...
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Governor, House and Senate move forward with budget framework in place
As the 2013 Legislative Session quickly draws to a close, the final pieces of the budget are coming into place. Over the weekend, Governor Dayton and House and Senate leaders agreed to a budget...
View ArticleTax bill makes strides toward tax fairness, investments in our future
Governor Dayton, the House and Senate all made commitments this year to tax plans that would resolve the state’s budget deficit, fund investments and make the tax system less regressive. They had...
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Join us in changing the debate
On Monday, we published an analysis with new details on the hundreds of thousands of Minnesotans who will benefit from improvements in property tax refunds in this year’s tax bill. I’m extremely proud...
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