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State Rundown 6/11: Taxing the Rich Heats Up
June 11, 2026 • By ITEP Staff
As we head into summer, many state legislatures are in the final stretches of their sessions. Rhode Island moved another step closer to joining the ranks of Washington, Maine, and Hawai’i in enacting a new high-income surcharge this year. The legislation, which not only includes a millionaires’ tax, but also the state’s first permanent refundable child tax credit and strategic decoupling from federal tax provisions to protect state revenue, now heads…
A Growing Number of States Are Taxing the Sale of Advertising
June 11, 2026 • By Nick Johnson
ITEP’s report on taxing advertising identifies some reasons why states are curtailing longstanding sales tax exemptions for the ad sector.
How To Build A Better City Budget
June 9, 2026 • By Rita Jefferson
As rising costs strain our community and household budgets, Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker’s proposed taxes attempted to patch gaping holes with meager solutions.
States Are Standing Up to the Monster Known as QSBS
June 5, 2026 • By Nick Johnson
We estimate that by 2032, QSBS will be costing states $1.1 billion a year, and since states must balance their budgets, that’s money they can’t use for public services.
States Can Raise Billions by Ending a Tax Giveaway to Big Tech
June 4, 2026 • By Nick Johnson
An advertising tax offers a way to raise significant money from a sector of the economy that has been getting a free ride for decades.
ITEP in the News
Reuters: Hawaii Considers Gasoline Tax Suspension as Pump Prices Soar
Time: Trump Demands Israel and Iran 'Stop Shooting’ as World Leaders Urge Restraint Amid Renewed Hostilities
The Oklahoman: GOP Candidates Say Income Tax Cuts Would End Oklahoma's Corporate Exodus
NPR: Trump Wants a Gas Tax Holiday. There's a Much Bigger Problem Looming.
The Atlantic: The Gas-Tax Reckoning
ITEP Work in Action
Public Citizen: The Current Price of Zero
Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy: How Federal and State Tax Cuts Shift Costs onto Idaho Families and Communities
Media Matters For America: Right-Wing Media Go To Bat for New York’s Richest by Pushing a Debunked Myth That Higher Taxes Will Cause Millionaires To Flee
Washington Center for Equitable Growth: Defining Top Wealth and Income Thresholds for U.S. Tax Policy Design and Analysis
Georgia Budget and Policy Institute: Governor Kemp Unilaterally Issues $344 Million in Spending Cuts To Fund Tax Cuts for Corporations, High Income Earners
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Video: ITEP's Amy Hanauer Discusses Inequality in the Tax Code with the Center for Economic and Policy Research
Video: The growing cost of higher gas prices.
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State Tax Watch 2026
ITEP tracks tax discussions in legislatures across the country and uses our unique data capacity to analyze the revenue, distributional, and racial and ethnic impacts of many of these proposals. State Tax Watch offers the latest news and movement from each state.
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State Rundown 6/11: Taxing the Rich Heats Up
As we head into summer, many state legislatures are in the final stretches of their sessions. Rhode Island moved another step closer to joining the ranks of Washington, Maine, and Hawai’i in enacting a new high-income surcharge this year. The legislation,…
Taxes on Adult-Use Cannabis in Each State
Twenty-three states have legalized the sale of cannabis for general adult use. Every state allowing legal sales applies an excise tax to cannabis based on…
State & Local Tax Policy
A Growing Number of States Are Taxing the Sale of Advertising
June 11, 2026 • By Nick Johnson
How To Build A Better City Budget
June 9, 2026 • By Rita Jefferson
States Can Raise Billions by Ending a Tax Giveaway to Big Tech
June 4, 2026 • By Nick Johnson
Repealing North Carolina's Corporate Tax is an Even Worse Idea Than You Think
June 3, 2026 • By Carl Davis
