Jon Whiten

Jon Whiten leads ITEP’s communications work to shape the public debate around tax policy and ensure that policymakers, advocates, and other stakeholders are using ITEP’s data and analysis in order to make sound decisions.

• media mention   January 14, 2025

  New Mexico In Depth: Poverty Fell More Than a Third in New Mexico Due to Tax Changes, But There’s More to Do

  Federal data released last fall show that, after accounting for government benefits, over the last decade the share of New Mexicans experiencing poverty declined more than in almost any other…
• media mention   November 6, 2023

  Bloomberg: Election-Day Ballot Measures Offer Preview of 2024 Fights

  Ahead of next year’s presidential election, voters will weigh state and local proposals on abortion, taxes and housing. Read more.
• media mention   November 1, 2022

  Route Fifty: In One State, a Fight Over How Tax Hikes are Passed at the Ballot Box

  In Arizona, Republican legislators are asking residents to make it tougher for voters to pass ballot measures that would raise taxes. Supporters say the proposal, which will be decided in…