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media mention May 6, 2015 The Portland Press Herald: LePage, Republicans Shift Tactics on Eliminating Maine’s Income Tax
Democrats are claiming that their plan is geared more toward middle-income Mainers. An analysis by the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a left-leaning policy group, and the Institute on Taxation… -
media mention May 6, 2015 The State Journal Register: Illinois Can Choose Revenue over Cuts
The people who will most bear the consequences of Rauner’s proposed cuts are those who can least afford to. Children, college students, seniors, the poor, people with disabilities, people with mental illness… -
media mention May 6, 2015 Huffington Post: GOP Governors’ Proposals Hit Poor Harder
Every state already relies on a regressive tax system, although some states depend on sales and excise taxes more than others, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy,… -
media mention May 4, 2015 Portland Press Herald: Maine Democrats Tout Tax Plan and Middle-Class Economics
Democrats have also touted an analysis by the Maine Center for Economic Policy, a left-leaning policy group, and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a Washington, D.C., nonprofit, that… -
media mention May 1, 2015 The Bond Buyer: LSU Bond Deal Was Victim of State’s Woes
“The collapse of LSU’s bond offering mirrors a trend we’re seeing across the nation: state leaders are avoiding making tough budget decisions by pushing these decisions down to the local… -
media mention May 1, 2015 Decatur Daily: Concerns raised about flat-tax bill; hearing today
Forrister said his group asked the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a liberal non-profit, to examine Hightower’s proposal. “They found that the only income group that would pay more… -
media mention May 1, 2015 AL.com: Sen. Bernie Sanders, the latest presidential hopeful, issues dire warning to Alabama
“I’m sharing this data with you in the hope you can work with your Congressional delegation and other leaders in your state on behalf of a budget that works for… -
media mention May 1, 2015 Daily Journal: Indexes unveil winners, losers under tax policy
We’re less familiar with a different ranking of state taxes by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. It ranks state tax systems based on their effects on the distribution… -
media mention May 1, 2015 The Nation: How Cities’ Funding Woes Are Driving Racial and Economic Injustice–And What We Can Do About It
Many towns have resorted to privatizing formerly public responsibilities such as trash collection, sewage, roads and parks, and introducing new fees to force residents to foot the bill directly. These… -
media mention April 28, 2015 Alternet: Tax Cuts for the Rich Made Kansas Broke–So Now States Move to Raise Taxes on the Poor
In its 2015 edition of “Who Pays: A Distributional Analysis of the Tax Systems in All Fifty States,” the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy counts Kansas among the 10… -
media mention April 28, 2015 Stateline: States Try More Tax Breaks for Seniors
Despite the trend, Meg Wiehe, state tax policy director for the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, which surveyed senior tax breaks, said all of the efforts to have “blanket… -
media mention April 28, 2015 Shelby (NC) Star: Tax Season Brought Some Sticker Shock
Meanwhile, the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy reports that in all 50 states, the wealthy tend to pay a lower percentage of their incomes in taxes than low- and… -
media mention April 28, 2015 Norther Voices Online: Undocumented Immigrants Contribute $12B in Taxes
The study was conducted by very respected Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy in Washington. The study concluded after thorough analysis that average effective state and local tax rate by… -
media mention April 28, 2015 Michigan AP: Michigan Households Would Pay Hundreds More in Taxes under Prop 1
The average tax hike for the middle fifth of Michigan households — those making $40,000 to $64,000 a year — would be $267, or $22 a month, according to an… -
media mention April 28, 2015 Wonkette: You Won’t Believe How Kansas is Paying for Rich People’s Tax Cuts
Among the fifth of the Kansas population with the lowest incomes, the average person pays 11.1 percent of what they make in state and local taxes, including sales taxes. Among… -
media mention April 28, 2015 The Hill: Sanders Warns All 50 Governors about Effects of GOP Budget
Sanders told Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) that approximately 1.6 million people would lose health coverage next year. About 141,000 jobs could be eliminated by 2017, and 3.5 million people… -
media mention April 27, 2015 Omaha World-Herald: Static gas tax rate curbs Nebraska’s buying power
“It’s an inevitable fact that if gas tax rates are not updated from time to time, the tax is not going to keep pace with construction costs,” said Carl Davis… -
media mention April 23, 2015 Between the Lines: Deep Tax Cuts for Corporations and the Rich Create Unfair Tax System for Poor and Working Families
A new report by the group Citizens for Tax Justice, titled, “Who Pays Taxes in America in 2015?” underscores the unfair nature of the U.S. tax system, where the wealthiest… -
media mention April 23, 2015 The Charlotte Observer: Raleigh’s “Help” Does More Harm
This at a time when a January report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy showed state and local taxes take up 9.2 percent of total income for North… -
media mention April 23, 2015 Verdict: The Republicans’ Cynical Tax Game–Undercut the IRS, Blame the IRS, Repeat
For example, according to estimates from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, the top one percent of U.S. taxpayers in 2015 will earn 22.2 percent of all income, and… -
media mention April 23, 2015 Fox News Latino: Undocumented Immigrants Paid Nearly $12B in Taxes
A new study shows that undocumented immigrants paid an average state and local tax rate of 8 percent in 2012, higher than the 5.4 percent paid by the top 1… -
media mention April 22, 2015 Sun-Sentinel: Immigration Reform Could Boost Tax Revenue
Undocumented immigrants in the Sunshine State paid nearly $468 million in sales and excise taxes a year and $137 million in annual property taxes, according to the Washington-based Institute on… -
media mention April 21, 2015 Market Watch: Undocumented Immigrants Pay Billions in Taxes
If you think undocumented immigrants don’t pay taxes, a new report may cause you to think again. Far from not paying taxes — as is alleged by critics — undocumented… -
media mention April 21, 2015 Stateline: States Look at Axing ‘Double Deduction’ Tax Break
No one is sure how and where the tax break originated. It’s not like many other kinds of deductions, which were prompted by particular public policy goals, such as the… -
media mention April 21, 2015 Flathead Beacon: Senate Hears About Tax-Cut Plan by GOP Representatives
Heather O’Loughlin, research director at the Montana Budget and Policy Center, opposed the bill. Across-the-board tax cuts would favor the wealthy and have little impact on people earning low and…