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State Budget and Tax

Economic Argument for State Tax Cuts Weakens Further

May 12, 2015 | Michael Leachman

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Federal Tax

Key Tax Credits Lift Millions of Mothers and Children Out of Poverty

May 7, 2015 | Bryann DaSilva

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State Budget and Tax

Myth and Reality on State Income and Sales Taxes

May 6, 2015 | Michael Mazerov

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State Budget and Tax

Shifting from Income to Sales Taxes Won’t Boost State Economies

April 29, 2015 | Michael Mazerov

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Federal Tax

Americans Take Pride in Paying Taxes

April 17, 2015 | Chuck Marr

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State Budget and Tax

Undocumented Immigrants Pay Larger Share of Income in State and Local Taxes Than Top Earners

April 17, 2015 | Michael Leachman

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Federal Tax

Happy Tax Day!

April 15, 2015 | CBPP

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State Budget and Tax

Top 5 (+1) State Tax Charts

April 14, 2015 | Michael Leachman

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Fact Sheet: Why Cutting State Income Taxes Isn’t the Way to Attract Residents

April 3, 2015

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State Budget and Tax

Case for “Single Sales Factor” Tax Cut Now Much Weaker

April 1, 2015 | Michael Mazerov

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Federal Tax

Tax Foundation Figures Do Not Represent Typical Households’ Tax Burdens

March 31, 2015 | Chuck Marr , Bryann DaSilva and Chye-Ching Huang

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State Budget and Tax

States Looking to Strengthen Earned Income Tax Credits

March 30, 2015 | Erica Williams

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Tax-Cut States Put Higher Ed on the Chopping Block

March 25, 2015 | Michael Mitchell

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House Bill to Extend Children’s Health Funding Would Ease Pressure on States

March 24, 2015 | Jesse Cross-Call

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A Diminished Future: Tax-Cut States Shortchanging Education

March 12, 2015 | Michael Leachman

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Mapping State Funding Cuts for Higher Education

March 6, 2015 | Michael Mitchell

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States Reaping Consequences of Tax Decisions

March 6, 2015 | Michael Leachman

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Wisconsin Law Would Tilt Playing Field Even More Against Workers

March 4, 2015 | Elizabeth McNichol

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Growing Incarceration Contributed Little to Drop in Crime, Study Finds

February 26, 2015 | Michael Mitchell

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Making State and Local Tax Breaks for Businesses More Transparent

February 9, 2015 | Michael Mazerov

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State and Local Jobs Fell in January

February 6, 2015 | Michael Leachman

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Comments of the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities Regarding the Proposed Statement of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board on Tax Abatement Disclosures, Project No. 19-20E

January 29, 2015 | Nicholas Johnson and Michael Mazerov

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Kansas Isn’t the Only Tax-Cutting State With Budget Woes

January 16, 2015 | Erica Williams

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5 Pieces of Context for the New Kansas Budget

January 16, 2015 | Michael Leachman

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State and Local Tax Systems Hit Lower-Income Families the Hardest

January 15, 2015 | Michael Leachman

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School Jobs Up in December But Still Far From Recovered

January 9, 2015 | Michael Leachman

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Improving State Budget Policies

December 4, 2014 | Nicholas Johnson

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The Rise in State Prison Populations

December 3, 2014 | Michael Mitchell

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More Bad News for Backers of Kansas Tax Cuts

November 21, 2014 | Michael Leachman

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California Votes to Shrink Prison Population and Reinvest Savings

November 6, 2014 | Michael Mitchell

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How Has State K-12 Funding Fared in Your State?

November 5, 2014 | Michael Leachman

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State K-12 Funding in 80 Seconds

November 4, 2014 | Michael Leachman

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4 Ways States Can Reduce Incarceration Rates

October 31, 2014 | Michael Mitchell

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Debating Kansas’ Tax Cuts

October 30, 2014 | Michael Leachman

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The Causes and Costs of High Incarceration Rates

October 29, 2014 | Michael Mitchell

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Changing Priorities: State Criminal Justice Reforms and Investments in Education

October 28, 2014 | Michael Leachman and Michael Mitchell

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States Should Spend Less on Prisons, More on Schools

October 28, 2014 | Michael Mitchell

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A Dangerous Way to “Fix” American Government

October 21, 2014 | CBPP

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State “Income Migration” Claims Are Deeply Flawed

October 20, 2014 | Michael Mazerov

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Why Money Doesn’t Walk

October 20, 2014 | Michael Mazerov

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Lasting School Cuts Endanger Critical Reforms

October 17, 2014 | Michael Leachman

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Most States Still Funding Schools Less Than Before the Recession

October 16, 2014 | Michael Leachman and Chris Mai

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K-12 Funding Remains Below Pre-Recession Levels in Most States

October 16, 2014 | Michael Leachman

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New Jersey Going from Bad to Worse on Budget Practices

October 7, 2014 | Elizabeth McNichol

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Kansas’ Troubles Highlight Need for “Rainy Day” Reserve Fund

September 24, 2014 | Elizabeth McNichol

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Child Poverty Remains High, But States Can Make a Difference

September 19, 2014 | Erica Williams

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Why More Inequality Means Less State Revenue — And How States Can Respond

September 19, 2014 | Elizabeth McNichol

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Poverty Above Pre-Recession Levels in 47 States, New Census Data Show

September 18, 2014 | Erica Williams

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State Budget and Tax

Improving State Revenue Forecasting: Best Practices for a More Trusted and Reliable Revenue Estimate

September 4, 2014 | Elizabeth McNichol

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Two Policy Tools States Can Use to Build a Broader Recovery

September 3, 2014 | Erica Williams