by lftcrtv | Nov 30, 2016
State tax rankings are a perennial hot topic in debates over the size of government. Such rankings are most commonly based on taxes per capita; however, rankings based on per capita taxes—or even the broader category of per capita own-source revenue—are inadequate as...
by lftcrtv | Nov 29, 2016
Based on the most recent government finance data from the U.S. Census Bureau for 2013, combined state and local government taxes per capita in Minnesota are the tenth highest in the nation*—and this does not include tax increases enacted during the 2013 session....
by lftcrtv | Nov 21, 2016
Total Minnesota county expenditures, adjusted for inflation and population growth, have followed county revenues downward over the last ten years. Using data from the 2014 Minnesota County Finances report, published by the Office of the State Auditor (OSA) earlier...
by lftcrtv | Nov 18, 2016
Total revenue of all Minnesota counties is down modestly over the last decade, after adjusting for inflation and growth in the state’s population. The largest portion of this decline is the result of a steep reduction in state aid to counties, which had the...
by lftcrtv | Nov 14, 2016
Last summer, two separate North Star articles (published on July 18 and August 29) explored the growth in U.S. and Minnesota income inequality since the 1970s and 1980s. While recent data from the U.S. Census Bureau showed significant income growth in 2015, income...
by lftcrtv | Nov 10, 2016
We’ve got some good news and some bad news. The good news is that average U.S. and Minnesota incomes increased from 2014 to 2015. Further good news for Minnesotans is that income growth among each of the Gopher State’s six income groups outperformed the...
by lftcrtv | Oct 31, 2016
Among conservatives, Minnesota has a reputation as a high spending, big government state. North Star examined these claims earlier this year and found that state and local government revenues and spending—examined in the property context—were actually fairly typical...
by lftcrtv | Oct 27, 2016
On November 8, voters in 28 school districts will go to the polls to vote on school operating referenda.* As noted in a recent North Star article, a primary cause for the prevalence of operating referenda in Minnesota (all but 3 of Minnesota’s approximately 330 school...
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