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Ballot Issues
The Economic and Fiscal Impacts of Proposition NN

This study evaluates the economic impacts of Proposition NN and discusses the effects of increasing state education funding.

August 06, 2026 Erik GammDavid Martinez
Taxes & Fees
Iowa Leads the Nation in Property Tax Relief: Ranking State Reforms of the Past Decade

Iowa’s 2026 property tax reform, SF 2472, constituted the largest single property tax relief legislation in the United States in the last decade on both a per-household basis and a savings-to-personal-incom

Jobs & Our Economy
Oregon's Growth Gap

The report examines how Oregon's economic growth slowdown — GDP growth of just 1% in 2025, roughly half the national rate — translates into concrete losses in jobs, wages, and tax revenue. It finds that had

Jobs & Our Economy
Advanced Industries and the Colorado Economy: A diagnostic assessment of an asset at risk

Colorado’s advanced industries pay wages well above the state average, draw private capital that few other sectors can match, and compete in national and global markets. Because newer, still-mobile technolo

August 04, 2026 Alisa HaleyAndrew Woodward