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The Property Tax Circuit Breaker: An Introduction and Survey of Current Programs
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2007
Level State
State(s) All States
Source Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
Policy Areas Economic Justice
This report provides an introduction to property tax circuit breakers and describes the main features of circuit breaker programs currently being administered in eighteen states. Some of the features discussed include eligibility restrictions (based on whether the taxpayer is a homeowner...
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Sinking Treasure: A Look at the Milwaukee County Parks’ Troubled Finances and Potential Solutions
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2021
Level County
State(s) Wisconsin
Source Wisconsin Policy Forum
Policy Areas Finance & Procurement, Public Spaces
Over the past thirty years, Milwaukee County Parks has struggled to stay on top of repairs and upkeep, citing the decrease in funding caused by their dependence on falling property tax levy allocations. In response to these challenges, this report explores peer park systems across...
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Racial Equity and Taxes in Southern States
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2020
Level State
State(s) All States
Source Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Civil Rights
Generally, southern states levy taxes in a way that worsens racial and economic equity. Most southern states raise less revenue than states in other regions, leading to underinvestment in people and places. This lack of revenue contributes to staggering levels of poverty, particularly...
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Property Tax Circuit Breakers: Fair and Cost-Effective Relief for Taxpayers
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2009
Level State
State(s) All States
Source Lincoln Institute of Land Policy
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Finance & Procurement
Property tax circuit breakers provide households with direct property tax relief that increases as household income declines. In addition to analyzing the advantages of circuit breakers, this report outlines the basic types of property tax circuit breakers and examines whether eligibility...
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2020 Cook County Ordinance SO2020-3395 Revocation of Tax Incentives
Type Ordinance
Year 2020
Level County
State(s) Illinois
Source Chicago City Council
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Environment & Natural Resources, Finance & Procurement
The Cook County tax Incentive Ordinance establishes real estate tax incentives to property owners who build or occupy property that is located within Cook County and is used for industrial or commercial purposes. However, these tax incentives may be suspended in several circumstances....
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Fiscal First Aid for School Districts: Additional Considerations for School Districts
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2020
Level School District
State(s) All States
Source Government Finance Officers Association
Policy Areas Health, Children & Families, Education
Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, schools are tasked with providing a quality education to their students, along with ensuring their safety and welfare, regardless if classes are being held in-person or virtually. Additionally, schools must adjust to the economic ramifications brought...
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Who Pays? A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All 50 States
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2018
Level State
State(s) All States
Source Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy
Policy Areas Economic Justice
No two state tax systems are the same. This report provides detailed analyses of the features of every state tax code and assesses their fairness by measuring effective state and local tax rates paid by all income groups. The report concludes the following findings: the majority of...
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Building the Power to Reclaim Our Schools
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2019
Level City or Town, School District
State(s) California
Source LAANE
Policy Areas Community Development, Education
In January 2019, United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) held a six-day strike in response to challenges facing The Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD), resulting from LAUSD’s inability to raise local property taxes and the growing charter school sector that draws funding away...
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Executive Orders Extending Property Tax Relief Programs for Veterans, Older Adults, and Individuals with Disabilities
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2021
Level City or Town, County, State, National
State(s) All States
Source Office of Legislative Research
Policy Areas Economic Justice
This report provides an overview of the Executive Orders (EOs) that suspend recertification requirements for recipients of certain property tax relief programs for older adults, individuals with disabilities, and veterans and their family members. In particular, this report focuses...
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Moving Toward More Equitable State Tax Systems: A “Who Pays?” Follow-Up Report on Tax Policy Options for Advancing Equity and Addressing Income Inequality
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2019
Level State
State(s) All States
Source Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy
Policy Areas Economic Justice
Public policies are contributing to the widening income and wealth gap. This report provides recommendations that policymakers can take to improve their constituents’ lives and their states’ economies through tax policy. It explains the importance of favoring taxes on income and wealth...
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Progressive Policies for Raising Municipal Revenue
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2015
Level City or Town, County
State(s) All States
Source Local Progress
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance
This report lays out a set of policy and political interventions that cities, regions, and states can make to increase municipal revenue and to make their collections more progressive. Cities have historically suffered enormous budget shortfalls and after the Great Recession, available...
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The ITEP Guide to Fair State and Local Taxes: Property Taxes
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2011
Level City or Town, County
State(s) All States
Source Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy
Policy Areas Housing, Public Safety, Education, Democracy & Governance
The property tax is the oldest major revenue source for state and local governments. At the beginning of the twentieth century, property taxes represented more than eighty percent of state and local tax revenue. While this share has diminished over time as states have introduced sales...
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Property Tax Circuit Breakers in 2019
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2019
Level State
State(s) All States
Source Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy
Policy Areas Economic Justice
Residential property taxes are regressive, requiring low-income taxpayers to pay more of their income in tax than wealthier taxpayers. In order to make residential property taxes more affordable, state lawmakers can pursue a “circuit breaker” approach, in which taxpayers earning below...
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2020 Chicago Ordinance SO2020-2850 Expanding Additional Dwelling Units
Type Ordinance
Year 2023
Level City or Town
State(s) Illinois
Source Office of Chicago City Clerk
Policy Areas Community Development, Economic Justice, Housing
This ordinance aims to increase access to affordable housing across Chicago by expanding Additional Dwelling Unit-Allowed areas. This ordinance makes it so property owners in five ADU pilot areas can apply to create one or more ADU(s) on their property. If eligible, property owners...
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2018 San Francisco Ordinance 132-18 Protecting Tenants from Unreasonable Rent Increases
Type Ordinance
Year 2018
Level City or Town, County
State(s) California
Source City and County of San Francisco
Policy Areas Economic Justice, Housing
This ordinance prohibits landlords from imposing rent increases on existing tenants due to increases in debt service and property tax costs that have resulted from a change in ownership. It also prohibits landlords from imposing rent increases due to increased management fees unless...
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2021 Madison Resolution 21-00413 Authorizing the Creation of a City Land Bank
Type Resolution
Year 2021
Level City or Town
State(s) Wisconsin
Source The City of Madison Common Council
Policy Areas Public Spaces
This Resolution authorizes the creation of the City of Madison Land Bank and approves the City of Madison Land Banking Fund Policy. The purpose of this ordinance is to allow the acquisition of land and buildings that could be used for future economic development, affordable housing...
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Fiscal Challenges Facing Cities: Implications for Recovery
Type Policy Brief or Report
Year 2009
Level City or Town
State(s) All States
Source National League Of Cities
Policy Areas Democracy & Governance, Finance & Procurement, Finance & Procurement
America's current economic crisis is not only a national crisis. It is also a metropolitan crisis, and it will soon become a local government fiscal crisis. Coping with the worst economic downturn in 50 years, U.S. cities face sizable budget shortfalls for 2009 that are expected to...
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