Michigan
Michigan Live: Road Repair Needs Trump ‘No Tax’ Mantra in Several GOP States
July 13, 2015 • By ITEP Staff
Eight states, all but one of them headed by Republican governors, have either hiked gas taxes or scaled back planned cuts in order to fund road repairs this year, according to a new Stateline report from The Pew Charitable Trusts. “A lot of states realized they couldn’t put off this issue any longer,” Carl Davis, […]
Rapid News Network: Michigan Senate could see road fix funding package today
July 6, 2015 • By ITEP Staff
The Michigan Chamber of Commerce today applauded the Michigan Senate for their leadership in passing a comprehensive plan to fix Michigan’s roads. Gas taxes in six other states are to rise Wednesday, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, as legislators in Vermont, Nebraska, Rhode Island, Maryland, Georgia and Idaho, raised gas taxes to make […]
Iron Mountain Daily News: Meanwhile, in Minnesota
July 2, 2015 • By ITEP Staff
Hey, Michigan, look over here. Look west. OK, that’s Ironwood, which is still in Michigan. A little further. There you go. Hi. Minnesota’s the name. So you’ve got some state budget issues and you want to increase the gasoline tax. In Michigan, families earning from $17,000 to $34,000 pay 9.4 percent of that income in […]
MLive Media Group: You ask, we answer: Proposal 1, regressive taxes and electric vehicle fees
April 21, 2015 • By ITEP Staff
Sales taxes, which would increase under Proposal 1, are considered “regressive” because they can disproportionally affect low-income workers, who tend to spend a larger portion of their earnings on taxable goods than wealthier residents. The Institute for Tax and Economic Policy, a left-leaning research group, currently ranks Michigan in the middle of the pack for […]
Lansing State Journal: Tax proposal will cost some $500 per household
April 21, 2015 • By ITEP Staff
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 analysis by the Washington-based Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy for the Michigan League for Public Policy, an advocacy group in Lansing focused on poverty. […]
Michigan League for Public Policy: Road funding ballot proposal: a win-win for everyone
March 10, 2015 • By ITEP Staff
According to a new report from the Michigan League for Public Policy, an analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy shows that even after the sales tax increase, the restoration of the state’s EITC to 20% of the federal EITC is enough to offset negative effects for low-income workers. On average, when taking […]
Michigan League for Public Policy: A Solution at Last to Michigan’s Crumbling Roads
March 3, 2015 • By ITEP Staff
Analysis by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy shows that the sales tax increase and the increase of the EITC will help low-income working people. After all of the changes in the package are accounted for, Michigan’s lowest earners (annual incomes under $20,000) will experience a net tax decrease. Read full report here. […]
Michigan League for Public Policy: Income Tax Cuts: Financially Irresponsible and No Economic Benefits
January 26, 2015 • By ITEP Staff
Proposals to roll back the personal income tax in Michigan will not create jobs or grow our economy and will disproportionately benefit the wealthiest taxpayers the most. It is also fiscally irresponsible to reduce taxes when the state is facing a budget shortfall due to lower than expected revenues. In fact, most of the benefits […]
ABC (Michigan Affiliate WZZM): Gas Tax 101
December 3, 2014 • By ITEP Staff
Carl Davis, a senior analyst at the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy in Washington, D.C., said Michigan is one of only four states, with Indiana, Illinois and Hawaii, that fully apply their general sales tax to fuel sales. Of the 41.4 cents in state taxes Michigan motorists pay on a gallon of fuel, only […]
Michigan Chronicle: Will Lame Duck Session Fix Broken Roads?
December 3, 2014 • By ITEP Staff
“The state’s flat gas tax of 19 cents per gallon is at an all-time low, when adjusted for inflation, according to the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy. The tax hasn’t been raised since 1997. Increasing the excise tax on gas and diesel fuel and placing it on the wholesale cost of fuel will generate […]
Michigan League for Public Policy: Let’s Not Make it Harder for People to Get to Work!
November 25, 2014 • By ITEP Staff
Improving the state’s roads is critical to economic growth in Michigan. Not only do people depend on the roads and public transportation to get to work, but businesses—and potential businesses—rely on safe roads to transport goods. It is imperative, however, to ensure that people can still afford to get to work if taxes are increased. […]
Michigan Public Radio: On the Road to Another Tax Increase That Will Hit Low-Income Earners the Hardest
November 24, 2014 • By ITEP Staff
Why bring it up now? Because right now Michigan leaders are considering another tax increase that will have a disproportionate impact on the state’s working poor. Before we dive into that, here is some context to consider: According to an analysis from the Institute on Taxation & Economic Policy, low-income earners in Michigan already face […]
Michigan League for Public Policy: Road fix must protect low-income families
June 9, 2014 • By ITEP Staff
“It’s clear that Michigan must come up with a solution to repair its broken roads. A funding solution that requires a higher sales tax, however, will be especially difficult for lower-income working families who already pay a greater share of their income in state and local taxes. Read the Full Report
Detroit Free Press: Why Michiganders Pay Among the Highest Gas Tax to Drive on Crummy Roads
May 23, 2014 • By ITEP Staff
By Paul Egan, May 23, 2014 High fuel taxes and low spending on roads. It’s a nasty combination, but Michigan motorists can rightfully complain they pay some of the highest fuel taxes to drive on some of the lousiest roads. According to national data, Michigan has the sixth-highest state taxes on gasoline but one of […]
Michigan League for Public Policy: Testimony to the Senate Finance Committee on SB 402
May 12, 2014 • By ITEP Staff
The Michigan League for Public Policy opposes Senate Bill 402. Across‐the‐board cuts in the state’s personal income tax will not create jobs or grow the economy in Michigan. They could, however, affect long-term prosperity by locking in cuts in funding for public schools, colleges and universities, and local communities—the very services and public structures that […]
Michigan League for Public Policy: Testimony to the House Tax Policy Committee on HB 5265-5267
May 12, 2014 • By ITEP Staff
The Michigan League for Public Policy opposes House Bills 5265, 5266, and 5267 because across-the-board cuts in the state’s personal income tax will not create jobs or grow Michigan’s economy. In fact, revenue reductions associated with income tax reductions could affect long-term prosperity by locking in cuts in funding for colleges and universities, local communities, […]
Michigan League for Public Policy: Slicing Up the Income Tax Cut Proposal
May 12, 2014 • By ITEP Staff
Proposals to roll back the personal income tax in Michigan will not create jobs or grow our economy and will disproportionately benefit the wealthiest taxpayers the most. In fact, most of the benefits of a cut in the state’s personal income tax from 4.25% to 3.9% would flow to Michigan’s wealthiest taxpayers, according to an […]
Cincinnati City Beat: Kasich’s Tax Proposal Favors Wealthy
February 18, 2014 • By ITEP Staff
(Original Post) February 14th, 2014 By German Lopez | News | Posted In: News, Economy, Governor Proposal would let poor buy a slice of pizza, while top 1 percent could buy a trip to Italy Gov. John Kasich’s income tax proposal would disproportionately favor Ohio’s wealthiest, an analysis from Policy Matters Ohio and the Institute […]
MLive.com: Immigration officials up pressure on undocumented workers in Michigan
February 18, 2014 • By ITEP Staff
(Original Post) By Gary Ridley | [email protected] on February 16, 2014 at 6:30 AM, updated February 16, 2014 at 6:35 AM FLINT, MI — Jose Guerra was 15 when he started working illegally in the United States. Guerra, now 25, said he, his parents, two brothers and sister left Mexico in 2003 to find work […]
Michigan League for Public Policy: Tax Cuts Won’t Grow the Economy
January 15, 2014 • By ITEP Staff
Across-the-board income tax cuts will not boost Michigan’s economy but would contribute to rising income inequality, and further drain resources from public schools, community colleges, universities, health care and public safety—the very services that fuel economic growth. Despite claims that income tax cuts create economic growth, there is no evidence that they generate the […]
Michigan League for Public Policy: The Path to Prosperity: Ten Steps Michigan Must Take to Strengthen Its Economy
November 13, 2013 • By ITEP Staff
Over the last decade, Michigan policymakers have addressed the state’s economic and fiscal problems largely through a combination of budget cuts, tax shifts and reliance on one-time revenues–under the mistaken assumption that the state could cut its way to prosperity, and create jobs and economic growth through reduced business taxes. In fact, the path to […]
Huron County View: Immigration reform would boost revenue by $35 million
August 23, 2013 • By ITEP Staff
(Original Post) WASHINGTON — A new analysis estimates that unauthorized immigrants pay Michigan $126 million in state, local taxes. The study also estimates that Michigan would gain $35 million in increased revenue should undocumented immigrants in the U.S. be allowed to work legally. The analysis, from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, assumes a […]
Minnesota Post: Minnesota growth formula could help Detroit recover
August 12, 2013 • By ITEP Staff
New residents, immigrants and refugees specifically, hold great promise for reviving places like Detroit, battered by de-industrialization or changing economics.
Livingston Daily Press & Argus: Hune, U-M rules could clash
July 24, 2013 • By ITEP Staff
Written by Christopher Behnan Daily Press & Argus State Sen. Joe Hune’s proposal to block undocumented immigrants from receiving state benefits could clash with the University of Michigan’s decision to grant in-state tuition to undocumented students. The U-M Board of Regents last week decided to let immigrants living in the country illegally pay lower, […]
Crain’s Detroit Business: Immigrants pay taxes, too
July 15, 2013 • By ITEP Staff
(Original Post) Now that the U.S. Senate has approved a bipartisan immigration bill, and it is all but dead in the Republican-controlled U.S. House, those supporting reform are pointing to a report released last week by the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy as another reason to support overhauling the system. The report provides a […]
