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Category Archives: Constitutional Amendments
North Dakota considering ‘reckless’ proposal, national budget research group warns
Minnesota’s neighbor to the west is considering a constitutional amendment that’s being called “one of the year’s most reckless state fiscal proposals” by the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities, a national research and policy organization. North Dakota residents go … Continue reading
Constitutional budget amendments kept on the sidelines
The quiet defeat of proposed constitutional budget amendments averts a serious threat to Minnesota’s ability to make common-sense budget decisions and provide critical services to residents. The Legislature adjourned without taking votes on any of them. The amendment receiving the … Continue reading
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Tagged budget amendments, constitutional amendments, constitutional budget amendments
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Constitutional tax and budget amendments create practical problems, taxpayer group says
The Minnesota Taxpayers Association warns that constitutional amendments that limit the state’s budget choices would have negative impacts and unintended consequences. “Constitutional amendments that constrain fiscal decision making have popular appeal but their philosophical problems and the practical mischief they can introduce into … Continue reading
Agreement is growing: constitutional budget amendments are wrong for Minnesota
The drumbeat of opposition to proposed constitutional budget amendments continues to grow. Individuals, organizations and the news media are increasingly speaking out against amending the state constitution to impose strict restrictions on budget decisions. Minnesota newspapers have featured a number … Continue reading
Posted in Constitutional Amendments, Economy, Taxes
Tagged constitutional amendments, constitutional budget amendments, supermajority, supermajority amendment
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Supermajority requirements are no guarantee of economic success
The reasons to oppose a supermajority requirement to raise state taxes keep coming in. The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities recently released Six Reasons Why Supermajority Requirements to Raise Taxes Are a Bad Idea. I’ve previously written about the … Continue reading
Posted in Constitutional Amendments, Economy, Taxes
Tagged constitutional budget amendments, Economy, jobs, state economies, state taxes, supermajority, unemployment
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National study calls supermajority amendments a ‘bad idea’
A supermajority requirement in Minnesota would not produce promised results, if the experiences of states that already have supermajority rules are any indication. A national study released this week analyzed supermajority requirements in other states and found no evidence that … Continue reading
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One likely unintended consequence of a supermajority amendment
Minnesota could see pressure to increase property taxes if a constitutional supermajority amendment is adopted, according to a new Minnesota Budget Project analysis. Our report warns that restricting legislators’ ability to raise taxes would make it harder to provide the … Continue reading
Posted in Budget Process, Constitutional Amendments, Taxes
Tagged constitutional amendments, constitutional budget amendments, property taxes, supermajority
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