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April 5, 2010
Does Alabama’s Tax System “Redistribute Wealth”?
Last week, an Alabama legislative committee approved a bill, House Bill 1, that would take an important step towards making one of the most unfair tax systems in the nation…
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March 25, 2010
Maryland’s Millionaire Migration Debate: Understanding the Relevance of the New Jersey Migration Studies
As the debate over extending the Maryland “millionaires’ tax” continues, numerous lawmakers and advocates have recently begun to look toward New Jersey’s experience with its own “halfmillionaires’ tax” to help…
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March 25, 2010
Proposed Repeal of Refundable Low Income Credit Would Hurt the Poorest Georgians
Earlier this week, the tax writing committee in the Georgia House of Representatives quietly approved a bill, HB 1219, that would increase Georgia taxes by about $20 million a year…
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March 23, 2010
ITEP’s Testimony Before the MD House Ways & Means Committee on Preserving Maryland’s “Millionaires’ Tax”
My testimony today focuses on Senate Bill 913, which would temporarily extend, through 2014, the “millionaires’ tax” that is currently scheduled to expire at the end of 2010. This testimony…
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March 18, 2010
ITEP’s Testimony on HB 2034 Income Tax Reforms
My testimony today focuses on one bill introduced in the Missouri House of Representatives: HB 2034, which would reform the state’s individual income tax structure. My testimony will discuss the…
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March 11, 2010
ITEP’s Testimony Before the MD Senate Budget and Tax Committee on Preserving Maryland’s “Millionaires’ Tax”
My testimony today focuses on Senate Bill 913, which would temporarily extend, through 2014, the “millionaires’ tax” that is currently scheduled to expire at the end of 2010. This testimony…
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March 2, 2010
Leadership Tax Plan Hits Poor Hardest
Media outlets are reporting that leaders in the New Mexico legislature reached a tentative agreement in the days leading up to this week’s special legislative session that would impose over…
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February 26, 2010
Evaluating Special Session Revenue-Raising Options
In a special legislative session starting March 1, the New Mexico Legislature will consider a variety of revenue-raising options to close the state’s budget deficit. Some of the options under…
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February 9, 2010
Determining the Statewide Sales Tax Rate Under SJR 29 and HJR 56
Senate Joint Resolution 29 and House Joint Resolution 56 are currently being debated in the Missouri Legislature. The proposals would place a constitutional amendment on the ballot to dramatically change…
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January 28, 2010
Testimony on SJR 29: Income Tax Repeal
In evaluating SJR 29, policymakers should have a clear understanding of how broad the tax base could actually be under such a plan, what the tax rate would actually have…
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