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media mention May 11, 2015 The Enterprise: Momentum Grows for Doubling the EITC
Among the states that offer the credit, the average value of the credit is 16 percent of the federal Earned income Tax Credit, according to the Institute on Taxation and… -
media mention May 11, 2015 Stateline: Illinois “mixed” on taxes for seniors; Iowa “not tax friendly”
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 May 6, 2015 San Antonio Express News: Real Question Is Whether to Cut Any Tax
But fairness hasn’t been Texas’ strong suit. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy released its annual analysis of the states’ tax systems in January. Texas is in the top… -
media mention May 6, 2015 Las Vegas Sun: How Much Taxes Do Undocumented Immigrants Pay?
The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, a nonpartisan Washington, D.C., think tank, studied how much undocumented immigrants contribute to state and local coffers. Researchers examined figures from 2012. Read… -
media mention May 6, 2015 The Columbus Dispatch: Group Again Highlights That GOP Tax Plan Benefits the Wealthy
Calling it a “gift to Ohio’s wealthiest,” liberal-leaning Policy Matters released an analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy of the tax plan that passed the House last… -
media mention May 6, 2015 Forbes: Immigrants Are Good for Us
A terrific report from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) says that immigrants who entered the country illegally paid about $12 billion in state and local taxes in 2012. The… -
media mention May 6, 2015 The Montgomery Advertiser: Flat Tax Flawed Approach That Pinches the Poor
ur state’s place in that ranking would be secured forever under Hightower’s bill, which effectively eliminates any threshold for income tax liability. Put simply, if you have any earnings at… -
media mention May 6, 2015 The Chicago Sun-Times: Reform Illinois’s Tax Code
Illinois citizens are not all that prosperous, either. According to the 2013 census, Illinois per capita income is a mere $29,666 prompting the question, “Just where is the average Illinois taxpayer… -
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…