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media mention January 7, 2013 The Oklahoman: Editorial: No simple solutions to easing tax burden
(PDF of the Original Post) The Oklahoman Editorial Published: November 22, 2009 NO further tax cuts are in the offing for the foreseeable future, so Oklahoma’s tendency to tax lower-income… -
media mention January 7, 2013 The Oklahoma Daily: Tax cuts do not improve economy
(PDF of the Original Post) Thursday, March 10, 2011 Another Oklahoma income tax cut is expected to come into effect Jan. 1, 2012, despite evidence that strongly suggests the tax… -
media mention January 7, 2013 Tulsa World: Report: Tax cuts won’t benefit most state households
(PDF of the Original Post) by: RANDY KREHBIEL World Staff Writer Monday, March 14, 2011 3/14/2011 5:35:07 AM Eighty percent of Oklahoma households would see little or no direct benefit… -
media mention January 7, 2013 OK Policy Blog: Tax cuts do not have to be regressive
(PDF of the Original Post) by David | March 17th, 2011 A recent OK Policy fact sheet that analyzed the distribution of benefits from cutting the state’s top personal income… -
media mention January 7, 2013 Oklahoma Gazette: Students cover tax cuts
(PDF of the Original Post) By Kurt Hochenauer Oklahoma college students should expect another increase in tuition costs this fall, in part, because the state Legislature will probably not stop… -
media mention January 7, 2013 Marietta Times: Tax cut delay hits 2009 returns
(PDF of the Original Post) By Evan Bevins, [email protected] POSTED: December 19, 2009 Thursday’s approval of Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland’s plan to delay a tax cut will cost a majority… -
media mention January 7, 2013 Associated Press: Ohio tax cut delay means less cash for taxpayers
(PDF of the Original Post) By STEPHEN MAJORS (AP) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohioans will pay more in 2009 taxes than expected because a budget compromise expected to clear the Legislature… -
media mention January 7, 2013 Advertiser-Tribune: Budget deal may save great deal of budget cutbacks
(PDF of the Original Post) That huge whooshing sound you may have heard Thursday was made by school administrators across Ohio breathing a sigh of relief. It’s not that the… -
media mention January 7, 2013 Toledo Blade: Revisit Ohio’s tax cuts
(PDF of the Original Post) By ZACH SCHILLER THE State of Ohio, you may have heard, has a budget problem. The state budget will be billions of dollars short in… -
media mention January 7, 2013 Hamilton Journal-News: John McNay: How did Ohio reach this state of crisis?
(PDF of the Original Post) 2:18 PM Wednesday, March 23, 2011 Ohio’s state government deficit is likely to be nearly $8 billion this year. That’s a fact. The real question… -
media mention January 7, 2013 Toledo Blade: Kasich defends plan to slash income tax
(Original Post) BY JIM PROVANCEBLADE COLUMBUS BUREAU CHIEF DUBLIN, Ohio — As Micah Hetrick, of Dublin, who is developmentally disabled, proudly boasted Monday of his job and paycheck, Gov. John… -
media mention January 7, 2013 Minot Daily News: To tax or not to tax
(PDF of the Original Post) By JILL SCHRAMM, Staff Writer [email protected] Taxpayers will be in a position to measure the success of the Legislature’s property-tax relief package when tax statements… -
media mention January 7, 2013 The Progressive Pulse: North Carolina’s Upside-Down Tax System Asks More From Those With Less
(PDF of the Original Post) Post on February 14, 2011 by Ed McLenaghan Note: This is Part 3 in a series of posts on revenue modernization in advance of Thursday’s… -
media mention January 7, 2013 News-Record: Senate’s budget plan relies on deep cuts
(PDF of the Original Post) Tuesday, May 31, 2011(Updated 3:00 am) The Republican-controlled Senate’s budget takes a double cuts approach to our state’s fiscal woes: It relies on deep cuts… -
media mention January 7, 2013 The Herald-Sun: Senate tax cuts
(PDF of the Original Post) The Republican-controlled Senate’s budget takes a double cuts approach to our state’s fiscal woes: it relies on deep cuts in spending to close our $2.4… -
media mention January 7, 2013 The Progressive Pulse: Proposed Tax-Cut Plan Violates First Rule of Holes
(PDF of the Original Post) Post on June 2, 2011 by Ed McLenaghan When in a hole, the first response should be to stop digging. The tax-cut plan passed Tuesday… -
media mention January 7, 2013 The Herald-sun: A break from tax holidays
(PDF of the Original Post) 08.04.11 – 07:50 pm Let’s take a holiday from the sales tax holiday. That was a daring thing for any politician to say — voters… -
media mention January 7, 2013 The Fiscal Times: Bagelgate: When the Going Gets Tough, Get More Dough
(PDF of the Original Post) By MICHELLE HIRSCH, The Fiscal Times on Sep 29, 2010 For 27 years, New York deli owner Kenneth Greene has followed this simple rule: Add… -
media mention January 7, 2013 Reuters: Special Report: A Long Island tax cut backfires on the Tea Party
(PDF of the Original Post) By Edith Honan and Kristina CookeMINEOLA, New York | Thu Jan 27, 2011 12:52pm EST (Reuters) – At his January 2010 inauguration, Tea Party-backed Republican… -
media mention January 7, 2013 Art Voice: All This for Just $40 a Month
(PDF of the Original Post) It’s a county election year, so prepare for a season of tax rants Next Tuesday, there will be a special election for mayor in normally… -
media mention January 7, 2013 Syracuse Post Standard: Letter-writers sound off about Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposed New York state budget
(PDF of the Original Post) Published: Monday, March 28, 2011, 5:00 AM By Readers Rich, too, must truly share in sacrifice over budget To the Editor: Gov. Andrew Cuomo and… -
media mention January 7, 2013 New York Times: Gov. Cuomo’s All-Cuts Budget
(PDF of the Original Post) Gov. Andrew Cuomo has rightly argued that painful spending cuts will be needed to close New York’s projected $10 billion deficit. The hard truth is… -
media mention January 7, 2013 LI Herald: Tax the wealthy
(PDF of the Original Post) March 24, 2011 Letter to the Editor Tax the wealthy To the Editor: This is in response to “Legislators Listen to the Community,” March 17-23.… -
media mention January 4, 2013 Art Voice: How a lower sales tax can help Western New York
(PDF of Original Post) A scholarly conference held at Buffalo State College this past week brought distinguished historians from here and elsewhere together to discuss the political phenomenon of populism.… -
media mention January 4, 2013 Silver City Sun-News: Food, income tax proposals part of NM budget fight
(PDF of Original Post) By Barry Massey The Associated Press Posted: 12/28/2009 01:00:00 AM MST SANTA FE – The wealthiest New Mexicans have benefited the most from recent state tax…