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1. Place Database

   Contest Winners Use Maps to Tell Stories of Place
   Revista Land Lines
   Noviembre 2019
   By Emma Zehner, November 15, 2019

   The winning projects from The Place Database Contest explored complex policy questions related to climate mitigation, affordable housing, and sprawl. The contest asked participants to use The Place...

2. 2019 National Conference of State Tax Judges

   Conferencias
   Octubre 31, 2019
   Speakers: Nina Olson, James Hagy, Lawrence Walters, Ronald Rakow, David Brunori, Hon. Joseph Small, Thomas Atherton, Will Shepherd, Joan Youngman, Richard Pomp, Kirk Stark

   This conference meets annually to review recent state tax decisions, consider methods of dealing with complex tax and valuation disputes, and share experiences in case management.

3. What Assessors Need to Know About Tax Abatements and Incentives (IAAO Conference)

   Conferencias
   Septiembre 11, 2019
   Speakers: Ron Rakow, Greg LeRoy, David Merriman

   The Lincoln Institute seminar at the 2019 annual conference of the International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO) will focus on “What Assessors Need to Know About Tax Abatements and Incentives."

4. Economic Development

   Vermont Attempts a Kinder, Gentler TIF—But Will it Work?
   Revista Land Lines
   Agosto 2019
   By Will Jason, August 20, 2019

   Vermont has enacted some of the nation’s tightest restrictions on tax increment financing, a common economic development tool with a less-than-stellar track record. Can these guardrails make TIF work?

5. Property Tax

   Fifty-State Study Details Growing Tax Breaks for Longtime Homeowners
   Revista Land Lines
   Junio 2019
   By Will Jason, June 25, 2019 

   In states with property tax assessment limits, tax breaks for longtime homeowners are growing at the expense of new homeowners, a new study shows.

6. 50-State Property Tax Comparison Study

   For Taxes Paid in 2018
   Otro
   Junio 2019
   Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence

   As the largest source of revenue raised by local governments, a well-functioning property tax system is critical for promoting municipal fiscal health. This report documents the wide range of...

7. A New Podcast

   Let's Talk TIF
   Revista Land Lines
   Mayo 2019
   By Anthony Flint, May 28, 2019

   Tax increment financing is one of the most widely used—and least understood—public finance mechanisms in the U.S. today. David Merriman, one of the foremost experts on TIF, talks about what communities and states can do to avoid the pitfalls.

8. 2019 Economic Perspectives on State and Local Taxes

   Conferencias
   Mayo 6, 2019
   Speakers: William Glasgall, Jeffrey P. Thompson, Peter Nelson, Sally Wallace, Steven Sheffrin, Bo Zhao, Emily Parker, Graham Campbell, Alison Goebel, Matthew Englander, Adam Langley
   Co-Sponsor: New England Public Policy Center, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston

   An interactive seminar targeted to legislators in the New England states

9. Public Finance

   As Real Estate Booms, Can Texas Offer Property Tax Relief?
   Revista Land Lines
   Marzo 2019
   By Will Jason, March 19, 2019

   As property tax bills rise, Texas is looking to provide relief without hurting public services.

10. 2019 C. Lowell Harriss Fellowship Symposium

    Eventos
    Febrero 22, 2019

    This event offers current C. Lowell Harriss Fellows the opportunity to present and share their research with each other and Lincoln Institute staff.