News & Observer: Arizona Income Tax story

Meg Wiehe, deputy director of the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, said the public could be more likely to support income tax hikes since federal tax debate in the fall.

“People understand the consequences,” she said. “They’re starting to connect the dots of what does it mean when there’s less revenue to spend.”

The most successful push was in California, where residents voted to not only increase taxes on higher earners, but extended the provision before it expired, Wiehe said. Read more

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