Minnesota Institute of Governmental Research
In August of 1956, MTA merged with another nonpartisan government research organization, the Minnesota Institute of Governmental Research (MIGR). The formation of the MIGR was formally announced on December 18, 1934. The institute had a focus similar to MTA, namely "that wastes, duplications, inefficient methods, and unbusinesslike practices can be discovered and eliminated, since they strike at the very foundation of representative governments". It, too, was supported and controlled by citizens, but its methods were less like the grassroots organizing of MTA and more oriented toward an academic outlook. The academic bent was exemplified by its advisory board, comprised of three university professors.
| Number | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Feasibility of Blanket Tax Limitation Laws as a Means of Reducing the Tax Burden on General Property in Minnesota, Arguments for and Against | December 1934 |
| 2 | Sales or Gross Income Taxes, Arguments for and Against | January 1935 |
| 3 | Estimates of Revenue Yield from a Gross Income Tax and Various Types of Sales Taxes for the State of MN | February 1935 |
| 4 | Minnesota's Tax Picture, A Graphic Study of Minnesota's Tax System, With Special Reference to the Property Tax | April 1935 |
| 5 | The Property Tax Problem and the 1935 Legislative Session | July 1935 |
| 6 | The Federal Social Security Act and What It Means to Minnesota | October 1935 |
| 7 | Revised Analysis of the Effects of Proposed Net Income Tax Bill (House File 276), as passed by the Minnesota House of Representatives on March 1, 1937, and sent to the Senate | March 1937 |
| 8 | Population Trends in Minnesota and What They Mean | June 1938 |
| 9 | Analysis of Recent Economic Development in Minnesota on the Basis of Occupational Employment Statistics | February 1939 |
| 10 | Minnesota and the Agricultural Situation | April 1939 |
| 11 | An Analysis of Minnesota State Fiscal Operations 1932-1940, Dedication of Revenues and Erroneous Allocation of Accounting Functions as Obstacles to Sound Fiscal Operation | March 1941 |
| 12 | Financial Data and Other Factual Information for the State of Minnesota Affecting 1943 Budget | January 1943 |
| 13 | A Factual Analysis of the Money and Credits Tax Problems in Minnesota | February 1943 |
| 14 | The Legislative Program for Minnesota State Government, 1943-1945 | October 1943 |
| 15 | Possible Role of the State of Minnesota in Post-War Public Works Program, An Analysis of State Fiscal Operations, 1934-1943 | March 1944 |
| 16 | Financial Data Affecting the 1945-47 Budget State of Minnesota, An Analysis of State Fiscal Operations, 1934-1945 | March 1945 |
| 17 | The Legislative Program for Minnesota State Government, 1946-1947 | July 1945 |
| 18 | Problems of State Aids in Minnesota | February 1947 |
| 19 | Comparison of Costs of Government in Minnesota and Six Neighboring States | March 1947 |
| 20 | Possible Improvements in the Operation of State Government, Ten Year Analysis of State Expenditures | April 1947 |
| 21 | The Record of the 1947 Minnesota State Legislature | December 1947 |
| 22 | A Ten Year Analysis of Minnesota's State Fiscal Operations | February 1948 |
| -- | The Minnesota Tax System (book) | May 1948 |
| 23 | Proposed Soldiers' Bonus in Minnesota | July 1948 |
| 24 | A Ten Year Analysis of Minnesota's State Fiscal Operations | December 1948 |
| 25 | Reorganizing the Local School System of Minnesota | January 1949 |
| 26 | Financial Record of the 1949 Minnesota State Legislature | July 1949 |
| 27 | Minnesota's Income Tax -- An Analysis of and Comparison with Other States | November 1949 |
| -- | A Ten Year Analysis of Minnesota's State Fiscal Operations | March 1950 |
| -- | A Two Year Analysis of Minnesota's State Fiscal Operations | January 1951 |
| 28 | Financial Record of the 1951 Minnesota State Legislature | July 1951 |
| -- | A Two Year Analysis of Minnesota's State Fiscal Operations | January 1952 |
| -- | Financing and Building State Highways | May 1952 |
| 29 | Reorganizing the State Government of Minnesota | July 1952 |
| 30 | The University of Minnesota, Its Organization and Finance September | 1952 |
| 32 | Financial Record of the 1953 Minnesota State Legislature | June 1953 |
| 37 | Comparison of Minnesota's State Fiscal Operations with Those of Iowa, Wisconsin, and the 48 States | January 1956 |
| 38 | Report on the Conclusions of the Minnesota and White House Conferences on Education with Comments on Application to Minnesota | May 1956 |