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media mention July 20, 2015 Huffington Post: Did A Giant Pothole Swallow Your Car? Blame Congress.
The issue, said Carl Davis, research director for the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, is growing in importance every year that state and federal governments fail to update gas… -
media mention July 15, 2015 Columbus Dispatch: Budget Doesn’t Do Right by Poor Ohioans
One immoral aspect of Ohio’s budget is the ongoing tax shift that blesses the rich and slaps the poor. According to a recent Dispatch article, the Institute on Taxation and… -
media mention July 13, 2015 State Tax Notes: States Increase Gas Tax in Push for Transportation Funds
In the absence of a national gasoline tax increase, states have been raising their gas taxes to fund long-deferred road maintenance and transportation projects. “I think what’s happening now is… -
media mention July 13, 2015 Decatur Daily: BP Settlement Doesn’t Change Need for Tax Reform
The fiscal 2016 budget shortfall has been inevitable since at least fiscal 2010. Rational tax reform would not increase taxes for most Alabamians. Low- and middle-income Alabamians pay more than… -
media mention July 13, 2015 Michigan Live: Road Repair Needs Trump ‘No Tax’ Mantra in Several GOP States
Eight states, all but one of them headed by Republican governors, have either hiked gas taxes or scaled back planned cuts in order to fund road repairs this year, according… -
media mention July 13, 2015 Cheat Sheet: 10 Worst States in America for Fair Tax Systems
Americans generally believe that higher income households should pay a greater percentage of their incomes in taxes than lower income households. Yet the exact opposite occurs. The Institute on Taxation… -
media mention July 9, 2015 New York Mag: Rick Perry, Republicans, and the African-American Vote
Empowering state and local governments would make African-Americans more vulnerable to the whims of the very governments that have served them poorly. The state and local tax base is highly… -
media mention July 8, 2015 TI News Daily: Some States Prefer Transportation Over Tax relief
To meet infrastructure needs, several states have had to increase other taxes, such as gasoline taxes. These states include Idaho, Iowa, Georgia, Nebraska, North Carolina, Kentucky, Utah and South Dakota.… -
media mention July 7, 2015 Cincinnati Inquirer: Wealthiest Gain Most from New Tax Cut
An analysis of these tax changes by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a national group with a sophisticated model of the tax system, shows the top 1 percent… -
media mention July 7, 2015 The Journal News: Raising the Sales Tax, for Better or Worse
The downside, not expressed by City Hall, is that sales taxes are regressive — meaning they hurt the poorest citizens the most. That’s because the tax, obviously, only applies to… -
media mention July 6, 2015 Huffington Post: How Some States Are Trying To Fix Their Crumbling Infrastructure
Carl Davis, research director at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, said efforts to raise state taxes to pay for roads and bridges exploded this year. In 2013 and… -
media mention July 6, 2015 The Wichita Eagle: Opinion Line Extra
“The Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy crunched the numbers and found that the poorest 20 percent of Kansans will now pay 1.4 percent more in taxes than in 2012… -
media mention July 6, 2015 Rapid News Network: Michigan Senate could see road fix funding package today
The Michigan Chamber of Commerce today applauded the Michigan Senate for their leadership in passing a comprehensive plan to fix Michigan’s roads. Gas taxes in six other states are to rise Wednesday,… -
media mention July 6, 2015 Planetizen: State Gas Tax Changes Effective July 1: Six Up; One Down
Carl Davis, Research Director of the Institute on Tax and Economic Policy (ITEP) writes where gas taxes used to fund transportation infrastructure increased, if only by decimal points, and about… -
media mention July 2, 2015 Don’t Mess With Taxes: Gasoline, Diesel Taxes Hiked in Seven States on July 1
Gas tax cuts stopped in two states: And some drivers who had been expecting lower fuel taxes are disappointed. Carl Davis, research director at the Institute on Taxation and Economic… -
media mention July 2, 2015 Iron Mountain Daily News: Meanwhile, in Minnesota
Hey, Michigan, look over here. Look west. OK, that’s Ironwood, which is still in Michigan. A little further. There you go. Hi. Minnesota’s the name. So you’ve got some state… -
media mention July 2, 2015 Akron Beacon Journal: Less for Schools While Cutting Taxes
The budget includes a 6.3 percent reduction in income tax rates, plus an expansion of additional tax relief for business income. Recall that the Statehouse already has reduced rates 21… -
media mention July 1, 2015 Huffington Post: ITEP’s Carl Davis: Oregon Started a Trend in 1919 with the Nation’s First Gas Tax. Will It Do So Again?
In 1919, Oregon lawmakers were looking for a way to fund road construction and kicked off a national movement when they created the country’s first tax on gasoline. Just over… -
media mention July 1, 2015 Zero Hedge: These Six States Just Raised Their Gasoline Tax
According to the Citizens for Tax Justice and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP), starting today, six states will increase their gas taxes to help pay for transportation… -
media mention July 1, 2015 Convenience Store Decisions: Fuel Taxes Increase in Six States
Six states raise fuel levy to fund transportation projects to make up for federal deficits. According to the Citizens for Tax Justice and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy… -
media mention July 1, 2015 City Lab: 18 Reasons America Should Adopt a Per-Mile Driving Fee
Oregon’s much-anticipated per-mile driving fee, called OReGO, launches today. Instead of paying the normal gas tax embedded in the price of fuel, OReGO drivers will pay 1.5 cents for every… -
media mention July 1, 2015 WRPRI: These Tax Cuts and Tax Hikes Take Effect in RI Today
July 1 is the first day of Rhode Island state government’s new fiscal year, which means a number of tax changes are taking effect as part of the state budget.… -
media mention July 1, 2015 RTT News: Six States Brace for Higher Gas Tax Rates
Drivers in Idaho, Georgia, Maryland, Rhode Island, Nebraska and Vermont will be charged more at the pump starting July 1, according to the Citizens for Tax Justice and the Institute… -
media mention July 1, 2015 Market Watch: Gasoline Taxes Going Up
Two groups have put together a list of six states in which gasoline taxes will go up beginning Wednesday. Citizens for Tax Justice and the Institute on Taxation and Economic… -
media mention July 1, 2015 Equipment World: Gas Tax Increases for Transportation Funding Start Today in 6 States
The flurry of state gas tax legislation enacted earlier this year now goes into effect for a handful of states across the country, providing an increase in funding for much-needed…