August 11, 2010
For Immediate Release
MONTPELIER—States, including Vermont, have long viewed economic development and funding for public services as competing interests. That’s a false…
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PRESS RELEASE. November 18, 2009
Vermont has done better than many states to tax according to ability to pay, but low- and middle-income Vermonters still pay more of their income in state and local taxes than do those in the highest income brackets.
Continue reading Vermont’s Tax Structure Is Less Regressive than Most, But Still Favors the Wealthy
PRESS RELEASE. July 2, 2009
Vermonters interested in the workings of their state government now have a powerful new tool: www.vttransparency.org. The new website, a joint venture of Ethan Allen Institute of Kirby and Public Assets Institute of Montpelier, has a wealth of information about state revenues and spending, both current and historical.
Continue reading New Vermont Government Transparency Site Goes Live
PRESS RELEASE. June 18, 2009
Weather and taxes are the reasons Vermonters often give for moving to Florida. But the key to lower property taxes in the Sunshine State is owning a less expensive home.
Continue reading Florida’s Weather Harder to Beat Than the Taxes
PRESS RELEASE. May 28, 2009
Vermont would lose millions of dollars in federal funding, more costs would be shifted onto the property tax, and vulnerable Vermonters would be squeezed even harder under the Douglas administration’s latest budget proposal.
Continue reading Press Release: Vermonters Would Pay More with Governor’s Budget Cuts
PRESS RELEASE. March 30, 2009
Both the Legislature and the administration are taking steps to qualify for almost $14 million in federal money to help laid-off workers. At the same time, though, the administration is looking for ways to cut unemployment benefits.
Continue reading State Can Enact Reforms to Support Unemployed
PRESS RELEASE. March 20, 2009
A new report released today by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) finds that Vermont could save upwards of $35 million per year if it were to repeal the tax break the state currently offers for income from capital gains.
Continue reading Repealing Vermont’s Capital Gains Tax Break Would Ease Budget Woes and Improve Tax Fairness
PRESS RELEASE. Jan 22, 2009
Vermont could receive hundreds of millions of dollars in federal aid in the next two years, according to a new analysis of the economy stimulus package now making its way through the U.S. House.
Continue reading Stimulus Package Can Help Vermont Avoid Budget Cuts
PRESS RELEASE. Dec 3, 2008
Taking money from the state Education Fund to help balance the rest of the state budget will drive up property tax rates for Vermonters.
Continue reading Let’s Put All Taxes on the Table, Not Just the Property Tax
Feb 20, 2008 release
Continue reading School-Budget Voters Are Minding Their Own Purse Strings (report release)
Oct 10, 2007 release
Continue reading Public Assets Institute Hires Jack Hoffman
Sept 6, 2007 release
Continue reading Vermont’s Workforce Well-Educated but Underutilized
Feb 22, 2007 release
Continue reading New Analysis Finds Vermont Hit Hard by Cuts in President’s Budget for 2008
Sept 12, 2006
Continue reading The State of Working Vermont 2006 report