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Voices for Illinois Children: Fair Tax Bill Introduced

January 9, 2017

Representative Lou Lang introduced a fair tax rate structure (House Bill 689), which would provide over 99% of income taxpayers with a tax cut while raising $1.9 billion to prevent more harmful budget cuts. Read more here

Connecticut Voices for Children: Impact of the Final FY 2017 Budget on Children and Families

January 9, 2017

“Following hundreds of millions of dollars in budget cuts in Fiscal Year 2016, Connecticut policymakers tackled the nearly $1 billion budget deficit in Fiscal Year 2017 (FY 17) by adopting a two-pronged austerity approach. First, policymakers refused to consider any new revenues, taking a cuts-only method that struck $233.6 million from programs that support children […]

California Budget & Policy Center: Should California Maintain Higher Taxes on the Wealthiest to Fund Education, Health Care, and Other Services?

January 9, 2017

“Proposition 30, approved by voters in 2012, provided critical revenues to California at a time when the state faced daunting budgetary challenges. Prop. 30’s tax rate increases are scheduled to fully expire at the end of 2018. Prop. 55, which will appear on the November 8, 2016 statewide ballot, would extend for 12 years the […]

California Budget & Policy Center: What Has Proposition 30 Meant for California?

January 9, 2017

Proposition 30, approved by voters in 2012, provided critical revenues to California at a time when the state faced daunting fi scal challenges. These revenues increased school funding and allowed for reinvestment in other public services after years of cuts. Prop. 30’s tax rate increases are scheduled to expire over the next several years. Although […]

Kansas Center for Economic Growth: KCEG Testimony to the House Taxation Committee as Neutral on HB 2023.

January 9, 2017

The LLC Loophole is unfair, expensive, and failed to create jobs. According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the LLC loophole costs Kansas nearly $290 million per year. It was originally touted as the plan’s signature feature, but now legislators and business leaders of all political stripes publicly acknowledge that it failed to […]

Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families: Problems down the road with governor’s highway plan

January 9, 2017

“The governor wants to get through the first year by spending down some of the rainy day fund and using part of reamining surplus funds. As far as short term solutions, it could be a lot worse. But big problems with the Governor’s plan show up in year two and beyond. The plan leaves a […]

Louisiana Department of Transportation & Development: Sustainable Solutions for Multimodal Transportation Infrastructure in Louisiana

January 9, 2017

The Governor’s Task Force on Transportation Infrastructure Investment​ is an 18-member Task Force established by Governor Edwards to recommend community-driven solutions for Louisiana’s transportation infrastructure investment needs. The Task Force submitted its formal recommendations to the Governor in December 2016. Read the full report here

The Seattle Times: Education funding-An income tax would solve this

January 9, 2017

“Congratulations citizens of Washington state [“School-funding task force unlikely to have proposed fixes when Legislature convenes,” NWThursday, Jan. 5]. It is official: According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the state of Washington is now ranked No. 1 for having the most regressive tax system of all 50 states.” Read more

Deseret News: Child tax credit

January 9, 2017

“Also, the increase in income tax for large families would mostly negatively impact lower-income families, who according to an Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy report are already paying a higher percentage of their income for state and local taxes than the upper 20 percent.” Read more

Cincinnati Enquirer: Immigration coalition braces for policy changes

January 9, 2017

“Grayson, the Interfaith Workers Center director, said the coalition needs to try to work to educate the public that attempts at widespread deportations would be costly and harm families and the U.S. economy. A report released in February by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a nonprofit, non-partisan research organization, calculated that the 11 […]

Patch: Georgia Gas Taxes Edge Up In 2017

January 9, 2017

“In the Peach State, the price of a gallon of of gasoline increased by 0.3 cents on January 1 and the price of a gallon of diesel increased 0.4 cents, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. The size of the increase was figured by a new formula approved by Georgia lawmakers that […]

North Carolina Justice Center: 12 Charts about N.C.’s Economy in 2016

January 6, 2017

“The economic challenges that face North Carolina families were front and center in 2016. North Carolina wrestled with the disconnect between political rhetoric and everyday reality this election year, thanks to a recovery that failed to boost wages or provide enough jobs for many of our communities. Here are 12 charts that tell the story […]

Pennsylvania Budget and Policy Center: A Fair Share Tax Plan for Pennsylvania

January 6, 2017

“One barrier to raising revenues is the reluctance of legislators on both sides of the aisle to place additional taxes on Pennsylvania’s poor and middle-class. That reluctance is well motivated. Over the last 25 years, incomes for the richest Pennsylvanians have been rising fast while incomes for all other Pennsylvanians have been stagnant. Despite that, […]

Policy Matters Ohio: Flat Tax Would Make Most Ohioans Pay More

January 5, 2017

Using a sophisticated model of Ohio’s tax system, the national research group, Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), found that with a 3.5 percent flat tax, 72 percent of Ohioans would pay more state income tax, while just 4 percent would pay less. The remaining 24 percent would pay the same amount as they […]

The Topeka Capital-Journal: Eliminating obstacles to tax reform in Kansas

January 5, 2017

“The LLC exemption — which eliminated taxes on pass-through business income and relieved the tax burden for more than 330,000 Kansas business owners — was passed and signed almost half a decade ago. The exemption has cost our state hundreds of millions of dollars since then (the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy says it […]

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State Rundown 1/4: Revenue Shortfalls, Gas Tax Changes Dominate Early Debates

January 4, 2017 • By ITEP Staff

This week we bring you updates on major revenue shortfalls looming in Nebraska, Oklahoma, and Pennsylvania, as well as gas tax changes taking effect in some states and being debated in others. — Meg Wiehe, ITEP State Policy Director, @megwiehe Oklahoma lawmakers are weighing options to close the state’s $870 million shortfall. Up for discussion are […]

Lancaster Online: Pennsylvania think tanks battle over remedies for $1.7B state budget deficit

January 3, 2017

“The Budget and Policy Center blames the deficit on reductions in corporate taxes enacted under Govs. Ed Rendell and Tom Corbett. The state’s top taxpayers are getting a bargain, the center says: Households in the top 1 percent of the income distribution pay less than half the tax rate of households in the middle.” Read […]

New Jersey Spotlight: Income Inequality and Policy in New Jersey

January 3, 2017

“Some background. The CPBB’s report, “How State Tax Policies Can Stop Increasing Inequality and Start Reducing It,” starts by ranking the various states according the ratio of average income for the top 5 percent of households to the bottom 20 percent, using Census Bureau data. According to this measure, New Jersey ranks seventh most unequal. […]

The Oklahoman: Even gasoline tax may get a look to help deal with Oklahoma budget crunch

January 3, 2017

“Other state legislatures are likely to have similar discussions. Carl Davis, research director at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, tells USA Today that it appears more than a dozen states “will seriously debate gas tax changes next year.” Read more

West Virginia Metro News: West Virginia fuel tax drops on New Year’s, but is it cause to celebrate?

January 3, 2017

“Since 2013, 19 states have made changes to the way their gas tax is calculated, said Carl Davis, research director for The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. There had been years and years and sometimes even procrastination in the states,” said Davis, who studies a variety of issues related to state and federal tax […]

Accounting Today: Voices Immigration reform could help states seeking additional revenues

January 3, 2017

“The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a nonprofit, nonpartisan think tank, proposed that state and local governments could significantly increase revenue collection by legalizing undocumented immigrants. A report released in February by ITEP noted that undocumented immigrants collectively pay an estimated $11.64 billion a year. The state of California, home to more than 3 […]

Huffington Post: Trump’s Infrastructure Plan Dwarfed By Estimates Of Need

January 3, 2017

“There are still 20 states that have waited a decade or more since last raising their gas tax rates,” said Carl Davis, research director at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a progressive think tank. “At least a dozen states are going to be discussing gas tax increases next year.” Read more