April 20, 2026, 9 a.m.Kalana O Maui BuildingTo: Maui County Council Alice Lee, Chair Yuki Lei Sugimura, Vice ChairFrom: Jonathan Helton, Policy Analyst Grassroot Institute of HawaiiRE: REAL PROPERTY TAX RATES FOR FISCAL YEAR…
April 15, 2026, 8:30 a.m.Historic County BuildingTo: Kaua'i County Council Finance and Economic…
Back in 2023, the “historic” DFL trifecta enacted a K-12 education bill which included a $2.2…
The governor pins the issue on local governments, but state law and decisions contribute to…
The following commentary was originally published April 4, 2026, in The Garden Island newspaper on…
This week I’ve looked at how property tax hikes are making life less affordable for Minnesotans and at how it is not rising property values but increased local government spending which has driven these hikes. Given this diagnosis, what are we to do…
How property tax hikes squeeze affordability Property taxes are a large and growing source of…
Publicly funded stadium deals can include questionable incentives for politicians. The…
March 20, 2026, 1:02 p.m. Hawaii State CapitolConference Room 224 and VideoconferenceTo: Senate…
Bill Description: House Bill 936 is a trailer bill, which would significantly weaken the private…
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