Patrick Gleason

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Pritzker Poses As Small Business Champion, His Record Shows Otherwise

6 days ago | forbes.com | Patrick Gleason

Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker’s (D) April visit to New Hampshire, site of the nation’s first presidential primary, is fueling speculation about a prospective White House bid in 2028.
R&D Tax Credit Boost Shows Texas Is Not Resting On Low-Tax Laurels

1 week ago | forbes.com | Patrick Gleason

Thanks to a flurry of legislative activity that took place in April, Tax Day could be less burdensome in the future for residents of a number of states. On April 28, Montana Governor Greg Gianforte (R) signed into law the largest income tax cut in his state’s history. Just over a week later on May 6, the South Carolina House passed a bill that would put the state on track to having a flat 1.99% income tax rate, down from a 6.2% top rate today.
Other States Follow Lead Of Texas On More Than Just Taxes

1 week ago | forbes.com | Patrick Gleason

Texas, at least when it comes to its tax climate, has been the subject of flattery in recent months and years as lawmakers in other states seek to reform their tax codes to be more like that of Texas, particularly its 0.0% state income tax rate. Considerable progress has been made on this front in recent years. Over the past half-decade, New Hampshire and Tennessee have joined the ranks of the no-income-tax states with the phaseout of their investment income taxes.
New Study Finds Preharvest Sugarcane Burns Are Not Harming Air Quality

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Patrick Gleason

Prescribed burns used in farming and forestry management have long been vilified by environmental advocacy groups and some politicians. A new report released this week by researchers at Florida A&M and Tuskegee University, however, challenges the narrative spun by those who seek to prohibit prescribed burns, at least when it comes to their use by sugarcane growers.
Regulation-Boosting Bills Pending In Both Blue And Red States

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Patrick Gleason

The tide of populism has risen to the extent that a vocal minority of GOP politicians and pundits have begun to sound more like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and other progressive Democrats on . Take the Republicans on Capitol Hill and in the Trump administration who have been quoted in recent weeks expressing openness to raising the top federal income tax rate on upper income households.
Kemp Signs Tort Reform In Georgia, As Similar Proposal Passes In Texas

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Patrick Gleason

Georgia Governor Brian Kemp (R) has spent the first weeks of spring taking multiple victory laps following a legislative session that concluded with the enactment of top policy priorities.
Kemp Cuts Georgia Income Tax, While S.C. Lawmakers Aim To Follow Suit

2 weeks ago | forbes.com | Patrick Gleason

On April 15, Tax Day, Governor Brian Kemp (R-Ga.) signed House Bill 111, legislation lowering Georgia’s flat income tax from 5.49% to 4.99%. This new income tax cut, the latest in a series of rate reductions passed by Georgia lawmakers in recent years, is projected to save taxpayers $880 million annually.
Major Income Tax Cuts Enacted And Advanced In Slew Of GOP-Run States

3 weeks ago | forbes.com | Patrick Gleason

Lawmakers in multiple states have passed significant income tax rate cuts in recent weeks. Mississippi lawmakers and Governor Tate Reeves (R) enacted legislation in March that will phase out the Magnolia State’s 4.7% income tax over time based on revenue triggers. Shortly thereafter, Kansas lawmakers followed suit by overriding a gubernatorial veto to enact income tax relief that moves the state tax code to a lower, flat rate.
Federal And State Lawmakers Aim To End Union Misuse Of Taxpayer Funds

1 month ago | forbes.com | Patrick Gleason

U.S. Senator Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Representative Ben Cline (R-Va.) reintroduced legislation on April 7 that would bar federal government workers from engaging in the practice of “official time.” “Official time,” explains a release put out by Senator Lee’s office, “is paid time off for federal employees to engage in union-related work, bargain unit employees, and engage in activities that advance the cause of a union in lieu of actually working.” “Official time” didn’t exist until 1978, when...
Proposed Price Controls Continue To Be Met With Statehouse Rejection

1 month ago | forbes.com | Patrick Gleason

Progressive Democrats like Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) champion a host of price controls, both existing and proposed. Though it’s still not the case for most Republicans, a few GOP lawmakers in Washington have been warming up to price controls recently. In February of this year, for example, Senator Bernie Sanders coauthored legislation with Senator Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) to cap credit card interest rates at 10%.

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New video notes GA could soon have the highest income tax rate in region. SC lawmakers are working to make sure that happens very soon. Meanwhile the budget passed in NC Senate would take rate down to 1.99%, further increasing NC’s advantage when it comes income tax rate