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media mention July 10, 2013 US News & World Report: Gas Taxation Without Representation
(Original Post) By GREGG LASKOSKI July 10, 2013 Effective in July, eight states increased their gasoline tax rates. 11 others are said to be considering similar action, according to Transportation… -
media mention July 10, 2013 Reuters: Immigration overhaul could boost U.S. states’ revenue
(Original Post) By Kim Dixon WASHINGTON | Wed Jul 10, 2013 12:03am EDT (Reuters) – Granting citizenship to 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States could boost state and… -
media mention July 10, 2013 Accounting Today: Immigration Reform Expected to Increase State Tax Revenues $2 Billion
Unauthorized immigrants are already paying $10.6 billion a year in state and local taxes, according to a new analysis that estimates an additional $2 billion revenue increase for the 50… -
media mention July 10, 2013 Off the Charts: Getting the Whole Story in State Tax Debates
(Original Post) July 8, 2013 at 9:02 am Posted by: Nicholas Johnson This year’s state tax debates have revealed a very important flaw in how states typically make tax policy.… -
media mention July 10, 2013 PR Newswire: Undocumented Immigrants Pay $11 Billion Annually In State And Local Taxes; Immigration Reform Would Increase State Revenues By $2 Billion
NEW 50-STATE STUDY FROM THE INSTITUTE ON TAXATION AND ECONOMIC POLICY WASHINGTON, July 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — With fiscal costs and benefits figuring large in the immigration reform debate,… -
media mention July 10, 2013 NJ News Commons: Undocumented NJ Immigrants Pay Nearly $500M in State and Local Taxes
(Original Post) By TERRENCE MCDONALD Undocumented immigrants living in New Jersey pay nearly $500 million in state and local taxes, and would pay an additional $81 million more if they… -
media mention July 10, 2013 Crain’s Chicago Business: Why immigration reform is a tax boon for Illinois
(Original Post) By Paul Merrion July 10, 2013 Immigration reform eventually would increase state and local tax collections in Illinois by almost $150 million a year, a new study has… -
media mention July 10, 2013 The Record: Immigrant tax study sees $81M gain for N.J.
(Original Post) TUESDAY JULY 9, 2013, 11:05 PMBY MONSY ALVARADOSTAFF WRITER New Jersey immigrants living in the country without legal permission are paying sales tax, and some pay property taxes… -
media mention July 10, 2013 Newsday: Immigrant status change could mean millions in tax revenue for NY
(Original Post) Originally published: July 9, 2013 8:56 PM Updated: July 9, 2013 9:31 PM By VÍCTOR MANUEL RAMOS [email protected] Granting legal status to immigrants who entered the United States… -
media mention July 10, 2013 The Huffington Post: Undocumented Immigrants Would Pay Billions More In Taxes If Allowed To Work Legally
(Original Post) Posted: 07/10/2013 12:01 am EDT Allowing undocumented immigrants to work legally in the U.S. would boost their state and local tax contributions by an estimated $2 billion annually,… -
media mention July 10, 2013 New Haven Register: Reconfigure tax system for transportation
(Original Post) Published: Tuesday, July 09, 2013 Some middle-class and wealthy Connecticut people point to government aid programs and services and say that poor people get a lot for nothing.… -
media mention July 10, 2013 Stateline: States Expand Sales Tax Holidays Beyond Back-to-School Items
(Original Post) By Elaine S. Povich, Staff Writer A crowd of about 100 line up outside of the Apple Store in the Saddle Creek shopping center in Germantown, Tenn.,… -
media mention July 8, 2013 Gulf Coast News Today: We are conservative, Republican, religious
Steve Flowers Inside the Statehouse A recent survey rated Alabama as the most conservative state in the Union. More than half of our residents describe themselves as politically conservative.… -
media mention July 8, 2013 The Philadelphia Inquirer: N.J. highways cost most, study says
(Original Post) By Paul Nussbaum, Inquirer Staff Writer POSTED: July 05, 2013 New Jersey’s roads may not be paved with gold, but they certainly are expensive. The state ranks highest… -
media mention July 8, 2013 City Pulse: Michigan’s tax unfairness
(Original Post) Wednesday, July 3,2013 by Walt Sorg In 2011, Gov. Rick Snyder defended his $2.6 billion in tax increases on families, coupled with a $1.6 billion business tax cut,… -
media mention July 3, 2013 Minneapolis Star Tribune: Major player in Anoka calls it a career
(Original Post) Article by: JIM ADAMS , Star Tribune Updated: July 2, 2013 – 1:46 PM Bob Kirchner, a persistent community development director, retires after 35 years with Anoka. After… -
media mention July 3, 2013 Honolulu Magazine: Dependence Day
(Original Post) The IRS scandal reached even Hawaii. But why worry when the IRS asks for a list of everyone who ever attended your events? Honolulu Magazine’s editor A. Kam… -
media mention July 3, 2013 Cincinnati CityBeat: Bad News Budget
(Original Post) State Republicans lower taxes for the rich, defund Planned Parenthood and try to block health care for the poor in Kasich-signed budget BY GERMAN LOPEZ · JULY 3RD,… -
media mention July 3, 2013 MSN Money: 8 states where the gas tax just went up
(Original Post) From Connecticut to Wyoming, lawmakers are turning to these hikes to fund long overdue road and infrastructure projects. By Bruce Kennedy It’s the summer driving season, and while… -
media mention July 2, 2013 CNN Money: Just in Time for the Holiday, 8 States Raise Gas Taxes
(Original Post) POSTED BY RYAN HOLEYWELL | JULY 1, 2013 Drivers hitting the road for the Independence Day holiday will encounter higher gas taxes in eight states, according to data… -
media mention July 1, 2013 Triangle Business Journal: N.C. gas tax rises to 37.6 cents a gallon
(Original Post) Jul 1, 2013, 3:57pm EDT Logistics & Transportation Chris Bagley Staff Writer- Triangle Business Journal North Carolina increased its motor fuels tax to its second-highest level in history… -
media mention July 1, 2013 The Wichita Eagle: Average Kansan probably won’t notice small dip in sales tax rate on most purchases, lawmaker says
(Original Post) By BRENT D. WISTROM Eagle Topeka bureau Published Saturday, June 29, 2013, at 5:18 p.m. TOPEKA — The state’s portion of the sales tax is about shrink a… -
media mention June 28, 2013 The Barre Montpelier Times Argus: Kids count
June 28,2013 Once again Vermont finished high in the ranking of children’s well-being released earlier this week by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The foundation’s Kids Count survey of… -
media mention June 26, 2013 The Columbus Dispatch: Top 1% of earners fare best in proposed Ohio tax plan, study says
(Original Post) By Jim Siegel The Columbus Dispatch Wednesday June 26, 2013 8:58 AM A new analysis yesterday added fuel to criticism of a new tax plan that would decrease… -
media mention June 25, 2013 Paul Harris Show: Raising The Gas Tax
(Original Post) The federal gas tax (18.4¢/gallon) hasn’t changed since 1993, but the cost of maintaining America’s roads has increased substantially. Today on my America Weekend show, I talked with…