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U.S. Senator Chris Van Hollen and U.S. Representative Brittany Pettersen led their colleagues in reintroducing the Disclosure of Tax Havens and Offshoring Act, legislation to provide transparency around corporations’ use of tax havens and incentives to offshore jobs.

In early August, Missouri voters will decide one of the most consequential state tax policy questions in recent memory: whether to eliminate their state’s personal income tax.

Proposition 3 will appear on the November 2026 statewide ballot, asking California voters whether to make permanent the higher-income tax rates on the state’s highest earners. 

Immigrants made up 29 percent of Napa County’s workforce as of 2019–23, with those working in the wine and hospitality industry generating an estimated $1.5 billion in county GDP.

The Bell Policy Center: Colorado Ballot Guide 2026

July 13, 2026 • By ITEP Staff

According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, immigrants without documentation contributed $436.5 million in state and local taxes in Colorado in 2022.

“Congress often tinkers with the tax code from one year to the next, so state conformity debates happen all the time, says Carl Davis, research director at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. “But they’re usually much more minor considerations.”

The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found the OBBBA “will increase taxes for most Americans, significantly expand income inequality, and add trillions to the national debt, while delivering substantial tax cuts to high-income households, corporations, and foreign investors.”

CBS News: The One Big Beautiful Bill Act is 1 year old. Here are the winners and losers.

July 13, 2026

"The top 1%, in fact, are in line to get $1 trillion in tax cuts from the law over a decade," Jon Whiten, deputy director of the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, or ITEP, told CBS News.

Yahoo News: Hawaii’s new ‘millionaire tax’ rivals top tax rate among other states

July 13, 2026

Nick Johnson, senior fellow at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, another Washington, D.C.-based nonprofit and nonpartisan tax policy organization, told the Hawaii Tax Review Commission during a June 16 meeting that the state's personal income tax is "quite progressive" given its graduated rate structure and low-income tax credits.

Lexington Herald-Leader: How are gas prices set in KY? From oil to the pump, here’s what to know

July 9, 2026

In the South, rising costs averaged to about an additional $39.42 in monthly expenses on gas, according to data from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.

The recent explosion of artificial intelligence (AI) and the construction of data centers threatens to swallow the US economy and transform society. 

Under H.R. 1, the federal tax package passed last year, the richest 1% of Arizonans are set to receive an average tax cut of nearly $80,000, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. The lowest-income 20% of Arizonans will receive about $10. Read more.

Wall Street Journal: Coke Takes on IRS With $20 Billion at Stake

June 22, 2026

Coca-Cola is waging a high-stakes corporate battle with more than $20 billion at stake, and the opponent isn’t Pepsi or even Dr Pepper. It’s the Internal Revenue Service.

Public Citizen: The Current Price of Zero

June 11, 2026 • By ITEP Staff

The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) found that at least 88 of the nation’s largest corporations paid zero federal corporate income tax in fiscal year 2025, despite reporting a combined $105 billion in US pretax income.

Reuters: Hawaii Considers Gasoline Tax Suspension as Pump Prices Soar

June 11, 2026

Hawaii Governor Josh Green said he is considering pausing the state's gasoline tax as ‌pump prices surge three months into the Iran war.

Time: Trump Demands Israel and Iran ‘Stop Shooting’ as World Leaders Urge Restraint Amid Renewed Hostilities

June 9, 2026

President Donald Trump said Israel and Iran “must immediately stop shooting” early Monday morning after the two countries launched a series of strikes at one another.

Since 2018, however, Idaho households have received $4.5 billion in state and federal income tax cuts—an amount that exceeds current state investments in health and education combined.

The Oklahoman: GOP Candidates Say Income Tax Cuts Would End Oklahoma’s Corporate Exodus

June 2, 2026

Several leading candidates in the GOP race for governor are calling to eliminate income taxes as a way to attract and retain businesses in Oklahoma.

NPR: Trump Wants a Gas Tax Holiday. There’s a Much Bigger Problem Looming.

May 29, 2026

President Trump has called for a temporary waiver of the federal gas tax, which costs drivers 18.4 cents per gallon.

The Atlantic: The Gas-Tax Reckoning

May 28, 2026

President Trump supports the gas tax holiday, claiming it will counter rising costs at the pump. Savings from the suspension would likely fail to offset high gas prices for consumers. Read more.

According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, “Millionaires are unlikely to move because of taxes. Instead, like most other people, millionaires primarily choose where to live based on community ties, schools, and jobs, and are not likely to uproot their lives based on a marginal tax difference.” Read more.

ITEP cited in a report that outlines wealth and income thresholds to policymakers, explaining why measuring both income and wealth is more difficult than might be expected. Read more.

Associated Press: Memorial Day: Higher Fuel Prices Have Some Americans Scaling Back Their Travel Plans

May 22, 2026

That kind of calibration is shaping the summer travel season, which gets its traditional start in the U.S. with the long Memorial Day holiday weekend. Higher fuel prices resulting from the Iran war and other inflationary pressures are making most forms of travel costlier as people in many parts of the world form their plans.

USA Today: Jeff Bezos says these Americans should pay ‘zero’ federal taxes

May 21, 2026

His comments come at a moment when some cities and states are proposing higher taxes on the rich.

CNBC: Jeff Bezos Says Bottom Half of Earners Should Pay Zero in Income Taxes

May 21, 2026

Amazon Executive Chairman Jeff Bezos on Wednesday called for zero federal income taxes on the bottom half of earners.