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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 […]
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Jenice R. Robinson
Communications DirectorThe Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) this week published a new policy brief whose conclusions may be surprising to those who don’t spend their days analyzing the intersection of state and federal tax policy. The brief, How State Tax Changes Affect Your Federal Taxes, outlines how the “federal offset,” or the deductibility of […] -
Jenice R. Robinson
Communications DirectorTim Cook is a persuasive CEO. In a wide-ranging interview published earlier this week in the Washington Post, he discussed his vision for the company, thoughts about leadership succession, and humbly admitted he has made mistakes. So it would be very easy to view as reasonable his declaration that Apple will not repatriate its offshore […] -
Aidan Davis
State Policy DirectorAugust 3, 2016
Fiscal Policy Shake-up Comes to Energy States
The sharp decline in oil prices since summer 2014 has allowed consumers to save hundreds of dollars annually at the pump, but it also has left some energy producing states clamoring to come up with policy ideas to make up for lost revenue. -
Dylan Grundman O'Neill
Senior Policy AnalystJune 24, 2016
Weird New Jersey Tax Debates Continue
The New Jersey Legislature is considering a proposal to increase the state’s gas tax but at the same time some lawmakers are insisting that that tax increase be paired with tax cuts for the wealthiest New Jerseyans. Perhaps most bizarre is that the state is considering providing a tax cut for retirement and pension income (a move that would benefit the best-off state residents) while also weighing cuts to the revenue that funds state pensions. -
Carl Davis
Research DirectorA new study released today provides the best evidence yet that progressive state income taxes are not leading to any meaningful amount of “tax flight” among top earners. -
Jenice R. Robinson
Communications DirectorThe Michigan legislature just approved a $28 million appropriation to provide immediate aid in response to the water crisis in Flint, Mich., where vulnerable children and families have been poisoned by toxic lead. This avoidable crisis partly has roots in the misguided movement to cut taxes so much that state and local governments have difficulty […] -
Jenice R. Robinson
Communications DirectorPublic outrage over the financial crisis may have subsided in recent years, but the lasting legacy is a nation that remains acutely aware of exploitative business practices that line the pockets of corporate executives and shareholders at the expense of ordinary working people. Perhaps this is why H&R Block and Intuit quietly lobbied for a […] -
Jenice R. Robinson
Communications DirectorJanuary 20, 2015
Who Pays? Report Brings out the Red Herring Brigade
Last week, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy released Who Pays?, a report that examines the state and local tax system in all 50 states. The analysis concludes that every state’s tax system is regressive, meaning the lower one’s income, the higher one’s tax rate. Not surprisingly, the report ruffled a few feathers. It’s […] -
Jenice R. Robinson
Communications DirectorSeptember 18, 2014
What’s the Matter with Kansas Is What Ails All 50 States
It’s easy to hold up Kansas as the poster child for regressive tax policies gone awry. By now it’s apparent Gov. Sam Brownback and his allies in the state legislature were wrong when they predicted lopsided tax cuts would boost the state’s economy. The state will have trouble funding priorities such as education and services […] -
Jenice R. Robinson
Communications DirectorSeptember 16, 2014
Poverty Data Not Surprising, No Matter How You Spin It
The top 20 percent of households captured more of the nation’s collective income (51 percent) than the rest of population, according to the Census report Income and Poverty in the United States: 2013 released today. This is consistent with what we know about worsening income inequality in this nation. Median household income remained relatively stagnant […] -
Jenice R. Robinson
Communications DirectorFar too often, lawmakers use tax cuts to score political points and throw around phrases such as “more effective government” to gloss over the lasting, negative effects of starving public investments. In the case of Kansas, public schools are paying the price. The state Supreme Court ruled last Friday that the state Legislature hasn’t allocated […]
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