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media mention January 18, 2013 The Omaha World Herald: Other states also target income tax to spur growth
By Paul Hammel WORLD-HERALD BUREAU LINCOLN — Nebraska isn’t the only state looking to eliminate state income taxes. Republican leaders in both Louisiana and North Carolina are pushing plans similar… -
media mention January 18, 2013 Bloomberg: New Orleans Mayor Says Congress Should Back Obama, NRA on Police
By Jonathan D. Salant on January 18, 2013 Congress should seize on a rare area of agreement between President Barack Obama and the National Rifle Association in the gun-violence debate… -
media mention January 17, 2013 Urban Milwaukee: Robin Hood in Reverse
(Original Post) By Bruce Murphy – Jan 11th, 2013 10:54 am Republican Assembly Speaker Robin Vos lives in the tiny village of Rochester, WI, population 3,682, whose website boasts of… -
media mention January 17, 2013 Roth & Company: How progressive can state taxes be?
(Original Post) November 19th, 2009 by Joe Kristan The Iowa Fiscal Partnership has generated some headlines by passing around their take on a new study by The Institute on Taxation… -
media mention January 16, 2013 Blog of the Century: Republican Governors Promise Tax Cuts for “Job Creators” Financed by Higher Taxes on the Poor
(Original Post) Blog Post by: Benjamin Landy, on January 16, 2013 In the days and weeks after Mitt Romney’s electoral defeat, there was what seemed like an endless stream of… -
media mention January 16, 2013 Indy Week: Republicans propose eliminating income tax, expanding sales tax
(Original Post) by Will Huntsberry @willhuntsberry Republican leaders believe North Carolina is sick and they have the cure. The most vital remedy, they believe, is tax reform. Personal and corporate… -
media mention January 16, 2013 Kansas City Business Journal: Missouri looks to Kansas for economic guidance
(Original Post) Jan 8, 2013, 7:59am CST Updated: Jan 8, 2013, 8:33am CST Staff Kansas City Business Journal Missouri lawmakers are looking to Kansas for ways to increase taxes in… -
media mention January 16, 2013 Think Progress: North Carolina Mulls Taxing The Poor To Pay For Tax Cuts For The Rich
(Original Post) By Pat Garofalo on Jan 14, 2013 at 9:25 am Gov. Bobby Jindal (R-LA) last week tentatively endorsed a plan that would eliminate his state’s income and corporate… -
media mention January 16, 2013 Think Progress: Louisiana GOP Governor Suggests Eliminating Corporate Tax, Paid For By Taxing The Poor
(Original Post) By Pat Garofalo on Jan 11, 2013 at 11:45 am Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R) wants to eliminate both his state’s income tax and its corporate income tax,… -
media mention January 16, 2013 Think Progress: Virginia Governor Promotes ‘New, Innovative’ Plan To Tax The Poor To Pay For Roads
(Original Post) By Pat Garofalo on Jan 14, 2013 at 5:30 pm Gov. Bob McDonnell (R-VA)Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell (R) was on Fox News today to discuss his new plan… -
media mention January 16, 2013 Think Progress: Louisiana Governor’s New Plan Would Raise Taxes On Bottom 80 Percent Of Residents
(Original Post) By Pat Garofalo on Jan 15, 2013 at 3:10 pm Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal (R) recently rolled out a plan to replace his state’s personal income and corporate… -
media mention January 16, 2013 Think Progress: Nebraska Gov. Proposes Elimination Of State Income Tax At Expense Of Poorest Residents
(Original Post) By Travis Waldron on Jan 16, 2013 at 2:15 pm Nebraska Gov. Dave Heineman (R) became the latest Republican governor to propose the elimination of his state’s income… -
media mention January 10, 2013 Bloomberg/BNA: Virginia Transportation Proposal Signals Shift in National Funding Conversation
Original Post (by subscription only) January 10, 2013 by Heather Caygle Key Development: Va. Gov. Bob McDonnell proposes eliminating state’s gas tax and using additional dedicated sales tax revenue to… -
media mention January 8, 2013 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Wisconsin’s tax burden gets lighter but not for all
(PDF of Original Post) By Dave Umhoefer of the Journal SentinelPosted: April 12, 2010 | At the end of last year, one Midwestern state emerged carrying its lightest total tax… -
media mention January 8, 2013 Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Tax reform should aim for greater tax fairness
(PDF of Original Post) By Jon PeacockOct. 2, 2010 The income gap between the richest and poorest Americans grew wider than ever last year, according to new data from the… -
media mention January 8, 2013 Wisconsin Budget Project: Will Recent Changes to Capital Gains Tax Be Rolled Back?
(PDF of Original Post) Tuesday, January 11, 2011 As policymakers contemplate how to create jobs in Wisconsin and how to finance state services and local aid, they might want to… -
media mention January 8, 2013 Labor Notes: New Voice in Wisconsin Protests: No Concessions, No Cuts
(PDF of Original Post) Colette Brown| March 2, 2011 With the largest protests in Wisconsin history unfolding, labor activists are drawing on a new sense of power to reject both… -
media mention January 8, 2013 American Prospect: Ryan Visits Racine
(PDF of Original Post) Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan visits one of the most economically depressed towns in Wisconsin, and residents there let him know what they think of his budget… -
media mention January 8, 2013 Lewiston Morning Tribune: Slapped Down
(PDF of Original Post) LEWISTON MORNING TRIBUNE, IDAHO | Fri, Mar 12, 11:16 AM Mar. 12–CHEERS … to Washington Gov. Chris Gregoire. When Idaho Gov. C.L. (Butch) Otter ridiculed the… -
media mention January 8, 2013 Olympia Newswire: Tax Relief Without Budget Cuts?- New Report Details How WA Taxpayers Could Save Hundreds of Millions
(PDF of Original Post) By Trevor Griffey • on April 15, 2010 Washington state taxpayers are paying hundreds of millions more in taxes than they need to, according to a… -
media mention January 8, 2013 The Seattle Times: Initiative 1077 would make state taxes fairer and create opportunity
(PDF of Original Post) By Bill Gates SrSpecial to The Times THIS year, a typical middle-class family in our state will pay more than 11 percent of its hard-earned income… -
media mention January 8, 2013 The Seattle Examiner: A fix to Washington’s broken revenue system
(PDF of Original Post) May 24, 7:42 PM · Russ Lehman – Seattle Public Policy Examiner Examiner 5/24/10 There’s a proposed state initiative out getting signatures right now striving to… -
media mention January 8, 2013 The News Tribune: Ballot measure gives us chance to fix budget for good
(PDF of Original Post) KATIE BAIRD Last updated: August 15th, 2010 12:02 PM (PDT) Should we be upset that Congress has just promised Washington an extra $526 million? Not I… -
media mention January 8, 2013 The Olympian: Piecemeal tax approach doesn’t go far enough to fix system
(PDF of Original Post) THE OLYMPIAN Ten years ago Bill Gates Sr., father of Microsoft founder Bill Gates, Jr., headed an independent commission that recommended an income tax for Washington… -
media mention January 8, 2013 McClatchy Washington Bureau: One rich guy who wants to pay higher taxes: Bill Gates Sr.
(PDF of Original Post) Brad Shannon | Tacoma News Tribune last updated: January 18, 2011 07:24:02 PM Bill Gates Sr., the retired lawyer and wealthy father of the Microsoft co-founder,…