March 21 , 2017 - Mary Strow
Special Report: Using Tax Policy to Promote Economic Vitality
Our latest Special Report, “Using Tax Policy to Promote Economic Vitality,” offers a comprehensive look at Washington’s system of business taxes and tax preferences. You can read the report here. Too often, tax preferences are portrayed simply as “breaks” that give certain industries and/or companies special (possibly unfair) treatment. But as our report shows, these preferences play a […]
March 13 , 2017 - Mary Strow
State school funding system ruled unconstitutional…in Kansas
Washington isn’t the only state grappling with K-12 education funding issues. On March 2, the Kansas state Supreme Court ruled that the State of Kansas was violating the state constitution by not adequately funding public schools. Sound familiar? The Kansas City Star reports: The court determined that the state is failing to provide roughly one-fourth of its […]
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Tax Foundation primer on House GOP's Border Adjustment Tax proposal
House Republicans in Congress have proposed a "Border Adjustment Tax," which has generated no small amount of confusion (at a press conference this morning, Speaker Paul Ryan commandeered reporters' audio recorders for an impromptu tutorial). Yesterday The Tax Foundation issued a guide to understanding the proposal. Its key findings: In 2016, the House Republicans released […]
February 15 , 2017 - Mary Strow