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media mention March 18, 2014 Burnt Orange Report: The Texas Miracle – The Devil in the Details
(Original Post) by: Joe Deshotel Fri Mar 14, 2014 at 02:00 PM CDT As the American economy begins to gain traction and the national dialogue addresses the subject of income… -
media mention March 18, 2014 The Gazette: Potential benefits of a community ID
(Original Post) The Gazette Editorial Board Center for Worker Justice of Eastern Iowa and others are proposing a community ID program for Iowa City and Johnson County. It’s the first… -
media mention March 18, 2014 Accounting Today: Multinationals Pay Higher Tax Rates Abroad than in U.S.
(Original Post) WASHINGTON, D.C. (MARCH 17, 2014) BY MICHAEL COHN Most U.S.-based multinational corporations paid lower U.S. taxes on their domestic profits than they paid to foreign governments on their… -
media mention March 13, 2014 The Digital Journal: Customers will pay for ash pond cleanup, Duke Energy CEO says
(Original Post) BY KELLY FETTY Charlotte – Duke Energy expects its customers to pay for the cleanup and removal of hazardous coal ash ponds in North Carolina, CEO Lynn Good… -
media mention March 11, 2014 USA Today: Needing money for roads, states mull gas tax hikes
(Original Post) Larry Copeland, USA TODAY 10:13 a.m. EDT March 11, 2014 The federal gas tax hasn’t been raised in more than two decades The federal gas tax, long used… -
media mention March 10, 2014 Salon: The “Texas Miracle” fraud
(Original Post) FRIDAY, MAR 7, 2014 01:56 PM EST Yes, Texas has seen a lot of growth — but should conservatives really be bragging about it? ALEX PAREENE Remember “The… -
media mention March 10, 2014 The Huffington Post: Why Rick Perry Is So Wrong About California And New York
(Original Post) Posted: 03/08/2014 10:20 am EST Updated: 03/08/2014 10:59 am EST Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) was the standout star at the Conservative Political Action Conference this year, in… -
media mention March 10, 2014 Buenos Aires Herald: The US – the poorest rich country on earth
(Original Post) By Gabriela Esquivada For The Herald in US The United States is often referred to as the “land of opportunity.” But an increasing number of US citizens are… -
media mention March 10, 2014 The Buffalo News: Democrats ought to embrace budget
(Original Post) By Douglas Turner | News Washington Columnist on March 10, 2014 – 6:17 AM WASHINGTON – Sophisticates speaking for the real power here have already blown off President… -
media mention March 10, 2014 Stateline: Hunting Lost Revenue in Offshore Tax Havens
(Original Post) By Elaine S. Povich, Staff Writer Some states are going after multinational corporations which avoid state taxes by stashing some of their earnings in offshore tax havens, an… -
media mention March 7, 2014 CNBC: Raise the gas tax?
(Original Post) Transcript: state governments can raise their gas taxes anytime they want to fund their own highways. there’s nothing stopping them. we also need to look at… -
media mention March 6, 2014 The News Tribune: MoDOT sales tax petition withdrawn
Supporters of a ballot initiative that would raise the state sales and use taxes to fund transportation projects have withdrawn their petition from the Secretary of State’s Office. Missourians for… -
media mention March 6, 2014 Article 3: Will Georgia Go Blue?
(Original Post) By Eric Bates | March 6, 2014 If you had told me last year that a red state in the Deep South could possibly turn blue within two… -
media mention March 6, 2014 The Hutchinson News: Fuel-efficient cars limit motor fuel tax revenues
(Original Post) Posted: Wednesday, March 5, 2014 10:22 am By Mary Clarkin The Hutchinson News [email protected] More fuel-efficient vehicles rolling off production lines will make it harder to maintain Reno… -
media mention March 6, 2014 Washington Monthly: The Texas Miracle that Isn’t
(Original Post) “Oh yes, I know what you’ve heard. And it’s true, as the state’s boosters like to brag, that Texas does not have an income tax. But Texas has… -
media mention March 6, 2014 Politico: Tax Cuts MVP in Scott’s State of the State
(Original Post) Florida Gov. Rick Scott used his State of the State address yesterday to encourage state lawmakers to move forward with $560 million in proposed tax cuts, including a… -
media mention February 28, 2014 The State: Duke Energy paid no federal income taxes from 2008-2012
(Original Post) BY RICK ROTHACKER The Charlotte Observer February 26, 2014 Charlotte-based Duke Energy is among 26 profitable Fortune 500 companies that didn’t pay any federal income taxes from 2008… -
media mention February 28, 2014 CFO Journal: Corporate America Pays Higher Tax Abroad
(Original Post) TAX February 27, 2014 CFO.com | US Nearly 40 percent of 288 Fortune 500 companies studied paid zero or less in U.S. income taxes in at least one… -
media mention February 28, 2014 Domestic Fuel: The Sorry State of Corporate Taxes
(Original Report) Posted on February 28, 2014 by Joanna Schroeder Citizens for Tax Justice has released a new five-year, comprehensive study of 288 profitable Fortune 500 companies finds that 26… -
media mention February 28, 2014 New Jersey News Room: Many of America’s Most Profitable Corporations, Including N.J.-Based Honeywell, Pay Little or No Federal Income Taxes
THURSDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2014 08:56 BY JON WHITEN AND JENICE ROBINSON SPECIAL TO NEWJESEYNEWSROOM.COM Washington, D.C. – A comprehensive five-year study of 288 highly profitable Fortune 500 companies finds that… -
media mention February 28, 2014 Marketplace: The highway repair fund is going broke
(Original Post) by Dan Weissmann Thursday, February 27, 2014 – 12:32 This week, President Barack Obama has been talking up his plans to pay for $302 billion worth of much-needed… -
media mention February 26, 2014 News & Observer: Duke Energy paid no federal income taxes in recent years
(Original Post) Posted by David Ranii on February 26, 2014 Duke Energy is one of 26 profitable Fortune 500 companies that paid no federal income taxes over the past five… -
media mention February 26, 2014 San Francisco Chronicle: Wells Fargo gets big break in federal income taxes
(Original Post) Kathleen Pender Updated 4:15 am, Wednesday, February 26, 2014 Out 0f 288 Fortune 500 companies that made money every year between 2008 and 2012, Wells Fargo received the… -
media mention February 26, 2014 The Hill: Corporations pay fraction of top tax rate
(Original Post) February 26, 2014, 09:54 am By Bernie Becker Many leading U.S. corporations paid just a fraction of the top 35 percent tax rate, with some even paying less… -
media mention February 26, 2014 Value Walk: Wells Fargo & Co Leads Profitable Companies In Tax Breaks, Again
(Original Post) by Brendan ByrneFebruary 26, 2014, 1:52 pm In a recently released report focusing on 288 Fortune 500 companies that were profitable for five consecutive years, Wells Fargo &…