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First Look: House Bill 741 Would Raise Taxes on One Quarter of Idahoans

  • Hardworking Idahoans of modest financial means are facing rising costs, especially in rents and property tax bills as Idaho’s housing market has boomed. State

An Increased Grocery Tax Credit Would Help Idahoans and Preserve State Budgets

  • In the grocery aisle Idahoans – particularly low and moderate income residents – are feeling the effects of rising prices. We can all agree

Key Facts About Emergency Rental Assistance in Idaho

  • In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress in recent years moved to prevent evictions by approving two rounds of emergency rental assistance in two

How Two Possible Property Tax Fixes Shape Up

  • The state property tax reduction program, commonly known as the “circuit breaker” is a highly targeted and relatively low-cost tool that supports older and

Idaho Families Would Benefit From Move to Include More Children in State’s Child Tax Credit

  • From housing to child care, hard-working Idaho families face high costs in our growing state. Since 2018, Idaho’s tax code has supported families through

HB 436 Tax Cuts Benefit Wealthy Idahoans

  • The tax cuts proposed in HB 436 would benefit wealthy Idahoans the most, as the chart below illustrates. The bill would also collapse the

Removing Barriers to Youth and Family Success: The Role of State Juvenile Cost of Care Fees

  • Idahoans should insist that all public systems—and especially the juvenile justice system—operate with integrity and without a profit motive. However, juvenile courts in Idaho

Idaho Families Grapple With Rising Cost of Living

  • Idaho is typically thought of as a relatively cheap place to live, at least before the COVID-19 pandemic. But the pandemic’s widespread economic impacts

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