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Center Policy Analyst Discusses Idaho’s Regressive Tax Structure on Idaho Matters

  • Idaho has the 36th most regressive tax system in the nation, according to a new study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. The Who

ANDRUS WINS AWARD, COMES OUT PUNCHING

  • Clark Corbin reports:  Former Gov. Cecil Andrus on Friday urged a crowd of more than 200 to continue his legacy of fighting for public

READER COMMENT: IDAHO SCHOOLS, A NEW LEGACY OF POOR FUNDING

  • Michael Ferguson opines:  Kudos to Governor Otter for his courageous embrace of his education task force’s recommendations. With an estimated price tag of approximately

MILLENNIAL MOVEMENT: 20-SOMETHINGS ARE EXITING IDAHO. WHY?

  • Nick Groff reports: Theories range as to why, but numbers show 20-somethings are leaving the Gem State. State driver’s license data shows the trend

OTTER SAYS SURPLUS NOT LICENSE TO SPEND

  • Dan Popkey reports: Gov. Butch Otter is rejecting the notion that a projected $162 million in surprise revenue means the 2014 Legislature should boost

OTTER TO FERGUSON: KEEP YOUR MITTS OFF IDAHO’S SURPLUS!

  • Dan Popkey reports: Gov. Butch Otter is rejecting the notion that a projected $162 million in unexpected revenue means the 2014 Legislature should aim to boost

FERGUSON: EXTRA $162 MILLION HAS ‘PROFOUND IMPLICATIONS’ FOR IDAHO BUDGET-WRITERS

  • Dan Popkey reports: Former chief state economist Mike Ferguson’s analysis of the big jump in revenues for the year’s most important month means the

MANY OF IDAHO’S TOP BUSINESS PROPERTY TAX PAYERS KEEP MUM ON PUSH FOR REPEAL

  • Molly Messick reports:  Not long ago, Sen. John Tippets (R-Montpelier) found himself in a peculiar spot. This summer and fall, influential lawmakers and the Idaho

VIDEO: MIKE FERGUSON 'MORE THAN HAPPY' TO PROVIDE FACT-BASED ANALYSIS TO IDAHO LAWMAKERS

  • George Prentice reports:  There are very few Idahoans who can speak with great authority about Gem State spending. Mike Ferguson is at the top

MAP: WHO BENEFITS MOST IF IDAHO’S BUSINESS PERSONAL PROPERTY TAX IS ELIMINATED

  • Molly Messick and Emilie Ritter Saunders report:  In 2011, more than 53,000 Idaho companies paid the business personal property tax. Half of those businesses paid

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