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Why are property taxes rising? Part One
Yesterday, I wrote about the coming hikes to property taxes in Minnesota. What is causing this? Today I’ll look at the pressures coming from the federal government and what we could do to mitigate them short of hiking property taxes. Tomorrow, I’ll…
Illinois police pensions lock up local property taxes
Across Illinois, police pensions are taking an ever-greater share of property tax dollars,…
Small lots lower Illinois housing prices, even for big…
A Lombard housing project shows how smaller lots can lower costs, boost development and help…
Taxpayers pay $23.6M for Chicago Public Schools…
Chicago Public Schools employees spent $23.6 million in tax dollars on lavish vacations at…
In Memory of Joseph Forshaw IV
It is with deep sadness that I share the news of the passing of Joseph Forshaw IV, longtime member…
Mississippi Voters Demand Universal School Choice – New Poll Shows Overwhelming Support
Big news on School Choice this week! A fresh poll shows massive support in Mississippi to have families, not government, control their child’s education. Mississippi voters say they’ll reward lawmakers who make it happen. The brand-new statewide…
Kansas Doesn’t Need to Play Ball With Corporate Welfare
Taxpayers want markets, not handouts, to drive growth A new SurveyUSA poll of Overland Park and…
Allow property tax exemptions to take effect the same…
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the…
Tax relief extension critical to properties destroyed…
The following testimony was submitted by the Grassroot Institute of Hawaii for consideration by the…
Are Minnesota’s charter school leaders paid…
A recent KSTP 5 report found that the superintendents of the state’s 30 largest public school…
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