ITEP State Rundown

As we approach the midpoint of 2023, it’s a good time to look back at the progress states have made in the name of tax fairness and equity…

This past week, in statehouses around the country, tax policy decisions are moving fast as budgets were signed and budget plans were released and passed…

This week, in states across the country the momentum to center improvements to family economic security remains strong…

While the conversations on the debt ceiling heat up in the nation’s capital, debates on state tax policy also continue to unfold in capitol buildings across the nation…

This week the importance of state tax policy is center stage once again…

Tax season has ended for most filers, but the topic remains a hot one in states around the country…

With Tax Day quickly approaching it’s worth taking some time to reflect not just on tax forms (though those are important!), but also on the current state of state tax policy…

This week, a bill out of Arkansas that would cut the top personal income tax rate and the corporate income tax rate found its way to the governor’s desk…

Over the past week Washington state saw a major victory for tax fairness after the state Supreme Court held the state’s capital gains tax—passed in 2021—constitutional…

It’s March and state lawmakers are showing why the Madness isn’t only reserved for the basketball court…

State 2023 legislative sessions are proving to be eventful ones. With many states eager to make use of their budget surpluses, major tax changes are still being proposed and others…

This week, several big tax proposals took strides on the march toward becoming law…

The 2023 legislative session is in full swing, and dominos continue to be set up as others fall…

This week, a fresh bouquet of tax proposals was delivered by state lawmakers, but not all of them have left us with that warm, fuzzy feeling in our stomachs…

The great women’s philosopher, Pat Benatar, once said “love is a battlefield,” and there’s no greater test of our love for state tax policy than following the ups and downs of state legislative sessions…

Tax bills across the U.S. are winding their way through state legislatures and governors continue to set the tone for this year’s legislative sessions…

State legislatures are buzzing as leaders and lawmakers jockey to advance their 2023 goals…

Governors have begun their annual trek to the podium in statehouses across the U.S. to lay out their visions for 2023, and so far, taxes look like they will play a major role in debates throughout state legislative sessions…

The new year often brings with it new goals and a desire to take on complex problems with a fresh perspective. Unfortunately, that doesn’t always apply to state lawmakers when considering tax policy…

State leaders have begun to release budget projections for 2023 and a familiar theme has emerged once again: big revenue surpluses, which have many state lawmakers pushing for another round of tax cuts despite the monumental challenges that we as a country face that call for sustainable revenues…

As federal lawmakers begin their lame duck deliberations, the revival of the expanded child tax credit remains a strong possibility…

As states continue to tally the remaining votes and the news stories roll out at a breakneck pace, the unofficial results of the 2022 midterm elections have brought with it significant changes across the state tax policy landscape…

Next Tuesday, voters will head to the polls to not only elect local and national leaders, but also let their voices be heard on a range of tax policy issues that could improve or worsen their state tax codes…