Earlier this year, the Trump administration released some broadly outlined proposals to overhaul the federal tax code. Households in South Dakota would not benefit equally from these proposals. The richest one percent of the state’s taxpayers are projected to make an average income of $1,770,700 in 2018.

Earlier this year, the Trump administration released some broadly outlined proposals to overhaul the federal tax code. Households in Minnesota would not benefit equally from these proposals. The richest one percent of the state’s taxpayers are projected to make an average income of $2,589,800 in 2018. They would receive 50.8 percent of the tax cuts that go to Minnesota’s residents and would enjoy an average cut of $120,420 in 2018 alone.

Earlier this year, the Trump administration released some broadly outlined proposals to overhaul the federal tax code. Households in Massachusetts would not benefit equally from these proposals. The richest one percent of the state’s taxpayers are projected to make an average income of $3,010,300 in 2018. They would receive 63.2 percent of the tax cuts that go to Massachusetts’s residents and would enjoy an average cut of $215,670 in 2018 alone.

Earlier this year, the Trump administration released some broadly outlined proposals to overhaul the federal tax code. Households in Maryland would not benefit equally from these proposals. The richest one percent of the state’s taxpayers are projected to make an average income of $1,802,700 in 2018. They would receive 69.7 percent of the tax cuts that go to Maryland’s residents and would enjoy an average cut of $123,720 in 2018 alone.

Earlier this year, the Trump administration released some broadly outlined proposals to overhaul the federal tax code. Households in New Mexico would not benefit equally from these proposals. The richest one percent of the state’s taxpayers are projected to make an average income of $1,264,600 in 2018. They would receive 42 percent of the tax cuts that go to New Mexico’s residents and would enjoy an average cut of $73,070 in 2018 alone.

Earlier this year, the Trump administration released some broadly outlined proposals to overhaul the federal tax code. Households in Kentucky would not benefit equally from these proposals. The richest one percent of the state’s taxpayers are projected to make an average income of $1,313,400 in 2018. They would receive 42.8 percent of the tax cuts that go to Kentucky’s residents and would enjoy an average cut of $68,550 in 2018 alone.

This week, we celebrate a victory in Kansas where lawmakers rolled back Brownback's tax cuts for the richest taxpayers. Governors in West Virginia and Alaska promote compromise tax plans. Texas heads into special session and Vermont faces another budget veto, while Louisiana and New Mexico are on the verge of wrapping up. Voters in Massachusetts may soon be able to weigh in on a millionaire's tax, the California Senate passed single-payer health care, and more!

On the last day of their legislative session, Oklahoma lawmakers finalized a $6.8 billion budget bill that was later signed by Gov. Mary Fallin. In the governor's statement on the bill, she noted that state agencies will be hard hit by the agreement--"it leaves many agencies facing cuts for the sixth year in a row"--and that while it does include some recurring revenue, it does not address the state's long-run structural budget challenges.

A new report by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) and AASA, the School Superintendents Association, details how tax subsidies that funnel money toward private schools are being used as profitable tax shelters by high-income taxpayers. By exploiting interactions between federal and state tax law, high-income taxpayers in nine states are currently able […]

One of the most important functions of government is to maintain a high-quality public education system. In many states, however, this objective is being undermined by tax policies that redirect public dollars for K-12 education toward private schools.