CNBC: These Five Republicans Are Ready to Derail Trump’s Tax Cuts Over the SALT Cap

January 17, 2025

An influential group of five House Republicans from high-tax states is threatening to hold up a major tax package that is a top priority for President-elect Donald Trump unless they get a significant boost to the amount that their constituents can deduct from federal income taxes to reflect state and local taxes already paid. Read more.

Associated Press: Maryland Gov. Moore Includes Income Tax Increases for Wealthy Residents to Help Address $3B Deficit

January 16, 2025

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore released a budget plan Wednesday that includes higher income tax rates for taxpayers who make more than $500,000, as well as about $2 billion in spending reductions throughout state government to address a $3 billion deficit. Read more.

Maryland Secretary of Budget & Management Cites ITEP Data in Presenting Governor’s Tax Plan

January 16, 2025

Center for American Progress: Scott Bessent’s 3 Percent Deficit Target Would Require Massive Cuts to Anti-Poverty Programs and Middle-Class Tax Increases

January 16, 2025

Basic arithmetic suggests that the fiscal goals of President-elect Donald Trump’s treasury pick would slash health care and food security for working- and middle-class families while renewing tax cuts tilted to the wealthy. Read more.

New Mexico In Depth: Poverty Fell More Than a Third in New Mexico Due to Tax Changes, But There’s More to Do

January 14, 2025

Federal data released last fall show that, after accounting for government benefits, over the last decade the share of New Mexicans experiencing poverty declined more than in almost any other state. That coincides with a period in which state lawmakers significantly altered tax rates to reduce the burden on low-income residents. They enacted and expanded […]

ITEP’s Kamolika Das’ Testimony to the Philadelphia Tax Reform Commission

January 11, 2025

ITEP’s Kamolika Das testified in front of the Philadelphia Tax Reform Commission on January 9, 2025. The commission has been charged to examine the city’s overall tax system and propose ways to make it more inclusive, equitable, and growth oriented, and it has been considering changes to the city’s net profits tax and business income […]

2024 Economic Report of the President

January 10, 2025

The Economic Report of the President (ERP) is an annual report produced by the Council of Economic Advisers. An important vehicle for presenting the Administration’s domestic and international economic policies, it provides an overview of the nation’s economic progress with text and extensive data appendices. The 2024 report cites a 2021 blog written by ITEP’s […]

CBS News: These 9 States Are Cutting Income Taxes on Jan. 1

January 2, 2025

Some Americans could get a break on their state income taxes this year, with nine states kicking off 2025 with a reduction in their individual income tax rates. Read more.

Brookings Institution: Scaling Up Prenatal and Infant Cash Prescriptions to Eradicate Deep Infant Poverty in the United States

December 22, 2024

The United States is exceptional among wealthy nations in its high rate of child poverty. Even more so, the U.S. is known for its high level of deep child poverty—children in families with incomes less than half the poverty line. Read more.

Georgia Budget & Policy Institute: From Barriers to Bridges: How Fines and Fees Reform Can Help Boost Economic Security

December 22, 2024

Excessive local government reliance on fines and fees is tied to persistent barriers to economic security. Policies that lift these barriers could open gateways for more Georgians to achieve workforce mobility free from criminal legal system entanglement. Read more.

Hawai’i Appleseed: How a Second Trump Presidency Could Impact the Pocket Books of Hawaiʻi’s Working Families

December 22, 2024

With President-elect Trump preparing to return to the White House in 2025, it’s worth examining how his proposed policies could impact Hawaiʻi’s  economy, tax system and the household budgets of local working families. Read more.

Accountable.US: Trump IRS Pick Billy Long Took $248,500 From 17 Top Tax-Avoiders

December 19, 2024

Accountable.US has found that Long’s Congressional campaign committees took $248,500 from 17 top tax-avoiding corporations. These 17 companies paid an astonishing average effective tax rate of -0.4% on over $289 billion in collective profits they made in the first five years of the 2017 Trump tax cuts—which Long voted for. Read more.

Gov. Jay Inslee: Gov. Inslee Releases Future-Focused Budget Proposal

December 18, 2024

Today, Gov. Jay Inslee released a balanced budget proposal that protects progress on the programs and services that working families and businesses depend on — public safety, education, early learning, housing and behavioral health. Read more.

MSNBC: With the Election Over, Republicans Are Suddenly Interested in Cutting Social Security

December 5, 2024

It’s hard to find many things that 80% of Americans agree on, but they exist. In various polls taken earlier this year, 4 out of 5 Americans said Joe Biden was too old to run for a second term, the government is doing a bad job dealing with migrants at the Mexican border and the cost of prescription drugs is unreasonable. […]

The Associated Press: Louisiana Lawmakers Pass Income and Corporate Tax Cuts, Raising Statewide Sales Tax to Pay For It

November 23, 2024

Louisiana’s GOP-dominated legislature passed tax cuts on personal and corporate income on Friday in exchange for a statewide sales tax increase. Read more.

Sen. Warren: ITEP Data Shows Trump’s Tax Proposals Won’t Help Working Families

November 20, 2024

Sen. Warren cited ITEP’s research at a November 20, 2024 hearing of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs. To read her remarks, click here. To read the research, click here.

Newsweek: Will the 2024 Election of Donald Trump Impact Social Security?

November 12, 2024

Social Security is a critical part of millions of Americans’ lives, providing a financial safety net for retirees, disabled individuals and survivors of deceased workers. For many retirees, Social Security benefits are a primary source of income, helping them cover essential living expenses such as housing, food and healthcare. Read more.

NPR’s Marketplace: The Trump 2.0 Economy

November 10, 2024

Donald Trump won a second term as president this week, promising an end to the “inflation nightmare” through some potentially inflationary policies. Here’s what the economy could look like under Trump 2.0. Read more.

The Independent: Trump Says His Mass Deportation Plan Has ‘No Price Tag’ As He Prepares to Boot Millions from the Country

November 8, 2024

Trump’s militarized removals could cost billions while upending the economy and ripping families and communities apart. Read more.

Searchlight New Mexico: Donald Trump’s Victory Puts All Eyes Back on the Border

November 7, 2024

On October 31, Donald Trump landed in Albuquerque at a private aviation hangar, a location he chose for a rally in part because he owes the city half a million dollars from a 2019 event at the Santa Ana Star Center, and he wasn’t welcome at the downtown convention center. He stepped off the plane, […]

Washington State Standard: Washington’s Capital Gains Tax Survives Repeal Effort

November 7, 2024

An initiative to repeal Washington’s capital gains tax, which levies a 7% tax on the sale or exchange of long-term assets like stocks, bonds and business interests, was defeated Tuesday. Read more.