ITEP State Rundown
State Rundown 2/22: Some Top-Heavy Tax Cut Proposals are Getting the Chop
February 22, 2024 • By ITEP Staff
With many state legislatures now in full swing with activity heating up, some tax cut proposals have lost steam...
State Rundown 2/14: Our Love Language is Taxes
February 14, 2024 • By ITEP Staff
As many of you may know, we love taxes, along with the many great things they provide for our communities...
State Rundown 2/8: Flowers, Chocolates, and Tax Cuts for the Wealthy?
February 8, 2024 • By ITEP Staff
While we were hoping to get progressive tax policy wins for Valentine’s Day, many state lawmakers have another idea in mind...
State Rundown 2/1: Black History Month Begins as Tax Debates Heat Up Nationwide
February 1, 2024 • By ITEP Staff
This week the showdown between the Kansas legislature and governor continued as Gov. Kelly vetoed the legislature’s latest attempt to pass a flat personal income tax. Elsewhere, the focus is on doing more for working families through proposals to expand refundable credits in Maryland and adding a millionaire tax bracket in Rhode Island. Meanwhile, there’s […]
State Rundown 1/26: Wealth Taxes Drawing Interest Early in Legislative Sessions
January 26, 2024 • By ITEP Staff
Bills are moving and state legislative sessions are picking up across the country, giving elected officials the opportunity to consider two distinct paths when it comes to tax policy...
State Rundown 1/18: State Tax Priorities Taking Shape in 2024
January 18, 2024 • By ITEP Staff
Tax policy themes have begun to crop up in states as governors give their yearly addresses and legislators lay out their plans for the 2024 legislative season...
State Rundown 1/11: Sounding the Alarm on Regressive State & Local Tax Codes
January 11, 2024 • By ITEP Staff
States got a wake-up call this week as ITEP released the latest edition of our flagship Who Pays? report...
State Rundown 1/4: New Year, New Opportunities, Same Tax Cut Proposals
January 4, 2024 • By ITEP Staff
The year may be new, but state lawmakers seem to have the same old resolution: slashing state income taxes...
State Rundown 12/14: Tax Policy Debates Ramp Up for 2024
December 14, 2023 • By ITEP Staff
Even as revenue collections slow in many states, some are starting the push for 2024 tax cuts early. For instance, policymakers in Georgia and Utah are already making the case for deeper income tax cuts. Meanwhile, Arizona lawmakers are now facing a significant deficit, the consequence of their recent top-heavy tax cuts. There is another […]
State Rundown 11/29: Thankful for Good Tax Policy
November 29, 2023 • By ITEP Staff
Though Turkey Day has passed, lawmakers in states across the U.S. have yet to get their fill of delicious tax policy goodness...
State Rundown 11/8: Election Results Bring Victories, Opportunities for More Common-Sense Tax Reform
November 8, 2023 • By ITEP Staff
Voters had the chance to impact tax policy across the country on election day, and some chose to enact common-sense reforms to raise revenue...
State Rundown 10/26: Off-Year Ballot Measures and State & Local Tax Policy
October 26, 2023 • By ITEP Staff
November elections are creeping closer and closer and while that typically means a new batch of lawmakers are elected, it also means voters have another chance to help shape state and local tax policy...
State Rundown 10/12: Tax Policy Debates Don’t Just Happen in the Statehouse
October 12, 2023 • By ITEP Staff
It may be the off-season for state legislatures, but tax policy changes could soon emerge from the ballot box or the courts. Advocates in Arkansas want voters to decide the future of taxing diapers and feminine hygiene products, and supporters of public education in Nebraska are working to make sure voters have a say on the state’s school choice tax credit. Meanwhile, cannabis firms in Missouri are suing the state over cities and counties stacking sales tax on marijuana.
State Rundown 9/27: Some States are Looking to Paint the Budgets Red
September 27, 2023 • By ITEP Staff
When it comes to investments, state lawmakers across the country are positioning their states to be in the red as they pass or debate further tax cuts that will overwhelmingly benefit the wealthy – and some states are now adding an additional coat of red paint...
State Rundown 9/13: The (Policy) Choices We Make
September 13, 2023 • By ITEP Staff
The U.S. Census Bureau released its annual assessment of poverty in America this week...
State Rundown 8/23: Tax and Effect
August 23, 2023 • By ITEP Staff
While a number of state tax laws are debated, approved, and vetoed in any given year, many go unnoticed...
State Rundown 8/10: Pump the ‘Breaks’ on Sales Tax Holiday Celebrations
August 10, 2023 • By ITEP Staff
August is here, school is starting, and with that comes back to school shopping...
State Rundown 7/26: The Dog Days of Summer Tax News
July 26, 2023 • By ITEP Staff
The Dog Days of summer are upon us, and with most states out of session and extreme heat waves making their way across the country, it’s a perfect time to sit back and catch up on all your favorite state tax happenings (ideally with a cool drink in hand)...
State Rundown 7/12: The Mid-Year Legislative Session Roundup
July 12, 2023 • By ITEP Staff
Most state legislatures have adjourned for 2023, and that means it’s a perfect time to look at the tax policy trends that have formed thus far...
State Rundown 7/6: Tax Policy Keeping Governors Busy from Coast to Coast
July 6, 2023 • By ITEP Staff
From coast to coast, state governors have been busy inking their signature on a growing list of consequential budget and tax bills...
State Rundown 6/28: Movement on Refundable Credits Remains Hot Topic in 2023
June 28, 2023 • By ITEP Staff
The trend of state lawmakers taking big steps on important tax credits like the Child Tax Credit and Earned Income Tax Credit is coming out in full force this week...
State Rundown 6/22: Some Tax Debates Heat Up as Others Cool Off
June 22, 2023 • By ITEP Staff
Summer is here and many states nearing the end of their legislative sessions. Temperatures are rising in more ways than one in some state legislatures while others seem to be cooling off.
State Rundown 6/14: Summer Breeze & State Tax Policies
June 14, 2023 • By ITEP Staff
As the sweet days of summer pass, the scent of jasmine isn't the only thing blowing through the minds of state lawmakers, as tax policy discussions remain at the forefront...
State Rundown 6/7: The Budget Race Continues
June 7, 2023 • By ITEP Staff
Across the country, the marathon budget season has held pace, with a steady stream of bills continuing to cross the finish line...
State Rundown 6/1: State Revenue Highs and Lows
June 1, 2023 • By ITEP Staff
Short-sighted tax cuts continue to make their way to Governors’ desks this week. In Florida, Gov. DeSantis signed a $1.3 billion tax cut package with $550 million of the tax cuts from sales tax holidays, alone. The Nebraska legislature also sent $6.4 billion in tax cuts to Gov. Pillen’s desk which includes an enormous personal income tax cut that will reduce taxes on the top 1 percent by tens of thousands of dollars.
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