ProGov21 Policy Library

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...

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...

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...

Sales and excise taxes, or consumption taxes, are an important revenue source, comprising close to half of all state tax revenues in 2010. But these taxes are inevitably regressive, falling far more heavily on low- and middle income taxpayers than on the wealthy. Consumption taxes...

As vehicles become more fuel efficient and clean alternative fuels increase in popularity fuel taxes may no longer serve as a reliable source of revenue for funding highway and transportation improvements and maintenance. This report emphasizes how local governments can promote a...

The problem of regressive road pricing and its impact on low-income drivers is being addressed. The country should consider road pricing as a more transparent and efficient way to finance transportation infrastructure, while providing targeted assistance to low-income drivers. This...

Revenues from traditional user fees like tolls and fuel taxes have been falling for decades, failing to keep up with inflation and the rising costs of transportation infrastructure. State should allow local governments to raise funds through local taxes to finance transportation projects....