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Idaho School Funding: Long-Term Challenges and Opportunities to Put Students First

  • The pandemic has created significant disruptions and barriers to learning, leaving many Idaho students behind and unable to achieve their full academic potential. But

Idaho is Failing to Adequately Pay and Retain Teachers and Classified Staff

  • Teachers are Idaho’s most important educational assets.

Five Key Facts About Idaho's Economic Recovery

  • Idaho’s economic recovery from the pandemic-induced recession has produced unexpected and often contrasting outcomes. As vaccination rates climb and Idahoans return to – or

The Hidden Cost of Fines and Fees in Idaho’s Criminal Justice System

  • An arrest in Idaho can result in individuals facing court-ordered fines and fees that jeopardize the financial stability of the individual, their family, and

House Bill 389 and Idaho's Property Tax Circuit Breaker

  • House Bill 389 is a complicated bill that would affect many different components of the Idaho property tax statute. Revenue from property taxes, both

Analysis and Considerations Related to House Bill 380

  • The Idaho Legislature is considering a proposal that would reduce the number of income tax brackets from seven to five, cut income and corporate

Eliminating the Business Personal Property Tax in Idaho

  • Out-of-state shareholders who own stock in large businesses based in Idaho pay the vast majority, approximately 83 percent, of the state’s personal property tax.

Idaho State Income Tax FAQs

  • Idaho has a graduated income tax structure with seven tax brackets. For most people, their taxable income falls under several different rates - not