The 2026 tax bill delivers $125 million in property tax relief — an average refund increase of nearly $200 for about 600,000 Minnesota homeowners.

That helps, and it isn’t enough on its own. A one-time refund is relief; a system that keeps producing the same problem is still a broken system, and it deserves a harder look than it has had in a long time.

A one-time refund is relief. A broken system is still a broken system.