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February 15, 2017
State Rundown 2/15: Tax Overhauls Debated Around the Country
This week we are following a number of significant proposals being debated or introduced including reinstating the income tax in Alaska and eliminating the tax… -
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February 13, 2017
'IMPROVE' Act Fails to Improve Tennessee's Regressive Tax Code
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam’s proposal (dubbed the IMPROVE Act) to raise the state’s gas tax while cutting three other taxes would essentially be a tax… -
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February 9, 2017
Tax Justice Digest: What to watch in the states, debunking the supply-side myth
In the Tax Justice Digest we recap the latest reports, blog posts, and analyses from Citizens for Tax Justice and the Institute on Taxation and… -
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February 9, 2017
State Gasoline Taxes: Built to Fail, But Fixable
Every state levies taxes on gasoline and diesel fuel, usually just called “gas taxes.” These taxes are an important source of state revenue–particularly for transportation–but their poor design has resulted in sluggish revenue growth that fails to keep pace with state infrastructure needs. This ITEP Policy Brief explains how state gas taxes work, their importance as a transportation revenue source, the problems confronting gas taxes, and the types of gas tax reforms that are needed to overcome these problems.
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February 8, 2017
Lawmakers Should Not Use Disproven Trickle-Down Myth to Ramrod Tax Cuts for the Rich
For more than four decades, supply-side ideologues have promoted the myth that tax cuts for the wealthy are self-financing and the benefits eventually trickle down… -
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February 8, 2017
State Rundown 2/8: Lessons of Kansas Tax-Cut Disaster Taking Hold in Kansas, Still Lost on Some in Other States
This week we bring news of Kansas lawmakers attempting to fix ill-advised tax cuts that have wreaked havoc on the state’s budget and schools, while… -
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February 6, 2017
Dodging Tough Fiscal Decisions with State Tax Cut Triggers and Phase-Ins
The most challenging problem that tax-cutting state lawmakers face is dealing with the budgetary tradeoffs that tax cuts require. Should education spending be reduced? Should… -
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February 2, 2017
What to Watch in the States: Gas Tax Hikes and Swaps
This is the second installment of our six part series on 2017 state tax trends. The introduction to this series is available here. State tax… -
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February 2, 2017
What to Watch in the States: Further Attempts to Weaken or Eliminate Progressive Taxes
This is the third installment of our six-part series on 2017 state tax trends. The introduction to this series is available here. As we described… -
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February 1, 2017
State Rundown 2/1: 2017 State Tax Debates Getting Real
This week’s Rundown brings news of tax cuts passed in Arkansas and advanced in Idaho, proposals to exempt feminine hygiene products from sales taxes in…