Wesley Tharpe
Senior Advisor For State Tax Policy at cbpp.org
Wesley Tharpe is Senior Advisor for State Tax Policy on the State Fiscal Policy team. In this role, he leads the Center’s research and analyses of state revenue policies, trends, and opportunities, and collaborates closely with fellow researchers, advocates, and other internal and external stakeholders to help drive sound, equitable tax policy reform in the states. Tharpe previously served as Deputy Director of State Policy Research, where he helped lead a team of analysts and conducted research on an array of state fiscal and economic issues. Prior to joining the Center as a Senior Policy Analyst in 2018, he served as Research Director at the Georgia Budget and Policy Institute, where he marshalled the organization’s policy agenda and for seven years coordinated with advocates, elected officials, and community partners on topics including tax reform, jobs and wages, and immigrant inclusion. Before joining the world of state policymaking, Tharpe worked at the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change in Atlanta, where he managed projects to promote civic engagement and peaceful conflict resolution both locally and abroad. A native of Fayetteville, Georgia, Tharpe holds a B.A. in Political Science and International Affairs from the University of Georgia and an M.A. in Public Policy from the Johns Hopkins University. Source
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Mar 21, 2025 |
cbpp.org | Dottie Rosenbaum |Katie Bergh |Wesley Tharpe
Requiring states to pay even a modest portion of SNAP benefits would radically change the program’s funding structure, abandoning the long-standing national commitment to provide low-income households a SNAP benefit sufficient to afford a basic healthy diet, and undermining SNAP’s important role as an economic stimulus during recessions.
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Jan 30, 2025 |
cbpp.org | Wesley Tharpe |Meg Wiehe
Recent federal budget proposals would shift significant costs, explicitly or implicitly, to states and localities by targeting health care, education, and food assistance.
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Nov 30, 2023 |
cbpp.org | Wesley Tharpe
The tax cuts — most of which are both permanent and tilted toward wealthy households and corporations — will weaken state revenues by large and growing amounts over time.
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Seriously, is it worth it to give already rich car dealers and the wealthiest heirs in the country et al yet another tax cut and pay for it by taking health coverage -- i.e. access to a doctor -- away from millions of people? https://t.co/1zjbB7uD9b
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