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State Rundown 5/21: A Flurry of Tax Decisions as Legislatures Wrap
May 21, 2026 • By ITEP Staff
As more legislative sessions come to an end, states are making final decisions on tax and budget policies.
The ‘Black Women Best’ Framework: An Innovative Method for Showing How Inheritance Taxes Affect the Racial Wealth Gap
May 20, 2026 • By Brakeyshia Samms, Francine Lipman
The approach posits that if policies improve the economic wellbeing of Black women, they will benefit the broader economic health of the rest of the population.
High Gas Prices Weigh on Americans as Summer Travel Season Begins
May 19, 2026 • By Carl Davis
As of May 19, Americans have already spent $39 billion more for motor fuel (both gasoline and diesel) because of the Iran War. This number is growing by the day.
Tax the Rich, Fund Our Communities: Local Options for Progressive Revenue
May 18, 2026 • By Rita Jefferson, Nick Johnson, Angelo Pis-Dudot
The task for local elected officials in this moment is therefore clear: use available tools to make the wealthy pay their fair share to fund the essential public goods that allow our communities to live safe, healthy, and thriving lives.
State Rundown 5/14: Fund Priorities or Increase Shortfalls?
May 14, 2026 • By ITEP Staff
As many legislative sessions end, lawmakers are revealing their priorities.
ITEP in the News
USA Today: Jeff Bezos says these Americans should pay 'zero' federal taxes
CNBC: Jeff Bezos Says Bottom Half of Earners Should Pay Zero in Income Taxes
The Independent: ‘Dirty Deal’: Trump Bailed Himself Out of IRS Trouble and Got a $1.8B ‘Slush Fund’ for Allies. Legal Experts Sound the Alarm
Time: Democrats Criticize Trump After He Dismisses Soaring Gas Prices As ‘Peanuts’
Pluribus News: Taxing Big Tech’s Ad Revenue Gains Momentum in Statehouses
ITEP Work in Action
Georgia Budget and Policy Institute: Governor Kemp Unilaterally Issues $344 Million in Spending Cuts To Fund Tax Cuts for Corporations, High Income Earners
PEW: The Remote Work Challenge: Lessons From 5 Cities
DC Fiscal Policy Institute: Restoring Tax Credits Would Benefit Nearly 62,000 DC Children
Center on Budget and Policy Priorities: It’s Time To End Corporate Tax Avoidance in California by Closing the Water’s Edge Loophole
Maine Center for Economic Policy: 2026 Session Recap: Tax Policy
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Video: Building a Resilient and Progressive Corporate Tax
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State Tax Watch 2026
ITEP tracks tax discussions in legislatures across the country and uses our unique data capacity to analyze the revenue, distributional, and racial and ethnic impacts of many of these proposals. State Tax Watch offers the latest news and movement from each state.
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State Rundown 5/21: A Flurry of Tax Decisions as Legislatures Wrap
As more legislative sessions come to an end, states are making final decisions on tax and budget policies.
Taxes on Adult-Use Cannabis in Each State
Twenty-three states have legalized the sale of cannabis for general adult use. Every state allowing legal sales applies an excise tax to cannabis based on…
State & Local Tax Policy
Tax the Rich, Fund Our Communities: Local Options for Progressive Revenue
May 18, 2026 • By Angelo Pis-Dudot, Nick Johnson, Rita Jefferson
The Bears Bill Is Bad by Design. Here’s How.
May 13, 2026 • By Amanda Kass, Kristan Wong Karinen, Rita Jefferson
Taxing Advertising Would Modernize State Sales Tax Bases for the Information Age
May 7, 2026 • By Nick Johnson
While States Debate New Trump Tax Changes, Equity Must Be at the Core
April 20, 2026 • By Brakeyshia Samms
