(Original Post) By JAMES B. STEWARTPublished: February 15, 2013 Last month, Vladimir V. Putin hugged his newly minted fellow Russian citizen, the actor Gerard Depardieu, posing for cameras at the…
(Original Post) Posted: Thursday, February 14, 2013 12:00 am Daniel Wheaton Gov. Dave Heineman thought tax reform could be realized by the end of this year’s legislative session. Now, legislators…
(Original Post) Posted: Sunday, February 10, 2013 12:00 am | Updated: 9:30 am, Mon Feb 11, 2013. By Martha Stoddard World-Herald News Service LINCOLN – Gov. Dave Heineman has pitched…
(Original Post) Tax cut proposal Among many other issues discussed at Saturday’s Third House was Gov. Mike Pence’s proposed 10 percent cut in the state income tax. Jeremy Bernstein, an…
(Original Post) By Nan Madden, Minnesota Budget BitesFebruary 08, 2013 A national report confirms what many Minnesotans already know: Minnesota’s tax system does not share the responsibility for funding public…
(Original Post) There’s no better evidence of the growing chasm between America’s rich and poor than state tax rates. On average, the nation’s lowest-income residents pay tax rates that are…
(Original Post) Katherine Toran11:55 AM ET I recently had a conversation with a friend who was moving and said she preferred to live in Maryland than in D.C. because D.C.…
(Original Post) Posted: Wednesday, February 6, 2013 12:02 pm | Updated: 2:27 pm, Wed Feb 6, 2013. BRISTOL HERALD COURIER Posted on February 6, 2013 by Roger Brown BRISTOL, Tenn.…
(Original Post) Study Finds Washington State Maintains Nation’s Most Regressive Tax System by Goldy Washington State may be progressive when it comes to gay marriage, pot, and electing Democratic governors,…
(Original Post) A national survey of state and local tax codes by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), a Washington, D.C., think thank, shows Louisiana’s poorest residents pay…
Feb 4, 2013 Written by Mike Hasten Gannett Louisiana BATON ROUGE — If legislators agree with Gov. Bobby Jindal’s plan to switch from personal and corporate income taxes, Louisiana would…
BY WAYNE GREENE World Senior Writer Sunday, February 03, 2013 2/3/2013 6:10:41 AM In the debate over state personal income tax rates this year, look for Gov. Mary Fallin to…
Written by Kris Nelson Commentary The flaws in Oregon’s property tax structure have begun to receive widespread attention. The tax rate limitations and use of taxable assessments emanating from Measures…
by The Anniston Star Editorial Board Feb 04, 2013 A nonpartisan research organization in Washington, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, says Alabama’s system of taxation was placed on…
(Original Post) By Catherine Roberts Two new reports are out this week about Oklahomans and their money: one (read it here) is about how many people save their money…
(Original Post) A new study by the nonpartisan Institute of Taxation and Policy ranks Hawaii fourth highest among the states in taxes on the poor, challenging the state’s reputation of…
(Original Post) By Brandon Smith, IPBSPosted February 4, 2013 A new study from a national research group suggests Indiana’s overall tax structure is disadvantageous to middle- and low-income Hoosiers. The…
(Original Post) By WebmasterThe Badger HeraldJan 31, 2013 7:00am An independent state nonprofit that addresses tax- and budget-related issues released figures Wednesday showing taxes among lower, middle and upper class…
A study shows people with smaller incomes spend a larger share of their money, on all taxes. Jon Peacock is with the Wisconsin Budget Project. He says for those who…
(Original Post) Thursday January 31, 2013 by Shawn Johnson A new national study says poor people in Wisconsin, as in most states, devote a larger share of their incomes to…
(Original Post) By Jeff Van Wychen | 03:52 pm A new report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) provides fresh insight on who is paying state and…
(Original Post) January 31, 2013 CASPER, Wyo. – Tax season is getting underway, and a new report lays out the percentages taxes take out of family incomes in Wyoming. The…
Written by Mike Hasten Gannett Louisiana BATON ROUGE — Louisiana’s current tax structure is unfair to low- and middle-income families, a study examining tax structures says, and the tax revision…
Friday, February 1, 2013 Kansas Revenue Secretary Nick Jordan says he doesn’t put much stock in a recent study from a non-partisan research group suggesting the state’s tax system is…
