Mary Katherine Stout, Director of the Foundation’s Center for Health Care Policy, was a guest on Lynn Woolley’s radio show this morning. For stations and times, please visit Woolley’s website. This afternoon, she will testify on Medicaid reform in front of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Health & Human Services, and against a proposed state TANF program in the House Human Services Committee.
Taxes & Spending
Assessing Tax Trends in the City of Arlington
Does history suggest that property taxes are too high in the city of Arlington? And, if so, have local decision-makers actively helped or hurt the situation? To help answer these questions, let’s review the city’s 2024 Annual Comprehensive Financial Report (ACFR) and gather four types of data—i.e., tax levies, local population, total tax rates, and taxable values—over a 10-year time horizon. Using these audited estimates, we can gauge the growth of government (i.e., tax levy trends), assess its reasonability...
February 20, 2026