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media mention February 17, 2016 Las Cruces Sun-News: Posich: Budget must address needs of NM families
There are also ways to rebalance our tax structure to make it less heavily reliant on working families. According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the lowest… -
media mention February 17, 2016 Boston Globe: The millionaire myth
“According to the Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy, only 448 millionaires departed the state or died in 2008, just 36 more than in an average year. Millionaires moved for… -
media mention February 12, 2016 Inside Philanthropy: The Federal Budget Affects Everything. So Why Do Most Funders Ignore Fiscal Policy?
“None of this is exactly a secret, but what’s remarkable is just how little foundation funding goes to support work on taxes and fiscal policy writ large—particularly by those funders… -
media mention February 12, 2016 Albuquerque Journal: Legislature must change course fast
“There are also ways to rebalance our tax structure to make it less heavily reliant on working families. According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the lowest-income New… -
media mention February 10, 2016 Capital Journal: SD policy institute figures how sales tax increase will affect different households
“Smolnisky was trying to provide some more context for lawmakers debating the plan, based on an inkling she got months ago about funding an increase in teacher pay using higher… -
media mention February 10, 2016 Opposing Views: Senate Report: Illegal Immigrants Received Millions In Obamacare Subsidies
“Whether or not the undocumented have earned their government benefits is also a point of contention. According to a study conducted by the nonpartisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy… -
media mention February 10, 2016 Tahlequah Daily Press: Penny sales tax a bad idea
“The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy did an analysis of Oklahoma’s tax system, showing an average low-income family spends about 10 percent of its budget on state and local… -
media mention February 8, 2016 Idaho Statesman: Idaho income taxes: What would Moyle tax cut bill do?
“The Idaho Center for Fiscal Policy’s analysis showed that Idaho’s wealthiest residents stand to gain the most. The policy center found that the top fifth of earners, with incomes above… -
media mention February 8, 2016 Think Progress: New Report Debunks Key Conservative Argument For Corporate Tax Breaks
“Most of those businesses “would have been happy to locate in your state anyway,” economists Alan Peters and Peter Fisher concluded in a broad 2004 study of state tax incentives… -
media mention February 8, 2016 Latin Post: Behind the Myth of Undocumented Immigrants Not Paying Income Taxes
“A study by the non-partisan Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy found undocumented immigrants paid $11.84 billion in state and federal taxes in 2012. Researchers suggested tax contributions would increase… -
media mention February 8, 2016 The Sun Herald: PAUL HAMPTON: Where the rubber meets the yellow brick road
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a nonpartisan think tank, did a study that wrapped up in 2013 when it was presented to the National Council of State… -
media mention February 8, 2016 Las Vegas Sun: Why America needs immigrants (especially Nevada)
“Experts say that the implementation of these programs could be an economic boon to the country. According to a study by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, Nevada could… -
media mention February 3, 2016 Mountain Times: Report tries to paint a happy face on Kansas fiscal crisis
“The biggest benefits of Governor Brownback’s 2012 tax program went to the top 1 percent, while actually increasing taxes for the bottom 20 percent. Kansas now has the ninth most… -
media mention January 29, 2016 NJ Today: Lawmakers plot to stop corporate tax dodgers
“According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy Analysis of SEC Filings, ExxonMobil paid a low tax rate over the past five years, and received a tax rebate from… -
media mention January 29, 2016 Idaho Statesman: Study: Idaho’s wealthiest gain most under tax cut proposal
“An Idaho tax policy group says a proposed cut in the state’s top income tax rates and bump-up in the food tax credit to help lower-income earners overwhelmingly benefits Idaho’s… -
media mention January 26, 2016 Mainebiz: Immigrants key ‘to what Maine needs to solve its demographic challenges’
“There were 44,687 immigrants in Maine in 2013, comprising 3.4% of the state’s population, according to the 2013 American Community Survey. Some 3.2% of business owners in Maine are foreign-born… -
media mention January 26, 2016 The Columbian: Jayne: Possible constitutional amendment a taxing prospect
“Lawmakers could seize the opportunity to elevate the discussion and tweak Washington’s tax system, which has been ranked by some as the most regressive in the nation. Because the state… -
media mention January 26, 2016 Independent: GE Healthcare: Minimal tax paid by NHS supplier ‘should be investigated urgently’
“Matt Gardner, executive director of the US research group the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, said: “GE has been remarkably successful over a long period of time in zeroing… -
media mention January 19, 2016 Indianapolis Star: Raise taxes on Indiana’s wealthy
“According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy the bottom 20% of Indiana taxpayers pay an average effective overall tax rate of around 12%. The top 1% of Indiana… -
media mention January 19, 2016 Bayou Buzz: Governor Jon Bel Edwards transition report not serious for Louisiana budget hole
“Yet plenty of other material in its pages serves to covey the unserious nature of the effort. For example, in its discussion of tax reform, it exhorts any changes to… -
media mention January 19, 2016 MassLive: ‘Millionaires’ tax’ raises questions of fairness, business practices, transit needs at Statehouse hearing
“According to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the top 1 percent of Massachusetts earners (those making more than $860,000) pay 4.9 percent of their income in state and… -
media mention January 19, 2016 Salt Lake Tribune: Editorial: Lotteries hurt the poor, but not as badly as Utah’s tax system
“Arguably, it isn’t as bad here as it is in some other states. Last year, an outfit called the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, which worries about financial inequality,… -
media mention January 14, 2016 Boston Globe: The expected ripple effect of GE’s move to Boston
“The conglomerate is also known for its skill in finding tax advantages: Critics say it often pays minimal corporate taxes in the states where it does business. “It’s hard to… -
media mention January 14, 2016 Fontana Herald News: Protesters hold rally to show support for social programs
“Nunez said that it was long overdue for undocumented children to receive benefits, especially when their parents contribute billions of dollars to the economy through taxes. In fact, according to… -
media mention January 12, 2016 Politico: It’s a Gas
“For nine states, the new year means changes to the gas tax. They’re all laid out in this handy chart, put together by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy.…