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Commentary: Tax Relief Is Coming to Millions of Red-State Residents in Ohio, Connecticut, and More

July 25, 2023July 24, 2023 Minnesota Sun Staff

July marked the beginning of Fiscal Year 2024 for 46 of the 50 states. It also closes the books on most state legislative sessions in what was an incredible 2023 for hard-working taxpayers.

In recent years, we’ve seen significant income tax relief in the states. Notably, 10 states – Kentucky, West Virginia, Montana, Utah, Arkansas, North Dakota, Indiana, Nebraska, Connecticut, and Ohio – have cut personal income taxes (PIT) in 2023. With the new addition of West Virginia, North Dakota, and Connecticut, 22 states have cut personal income taxes since 2021, with several of these states cutting taxes multiple times during that period.

Senate Passes Largest Permanent Tax Cut in Minnesota State History

April 9, 2022April 8, 2022 Minnesota Sun Staff

The Minnesota Senate passed what Republicans are calling the largest permanent tax cut in state history on Thursday.

SF 3692, passed in a bipartisan 42-24 vote, eliminates state income tax on Social Security benefits and reduces the first-tier rate from 5.35% to 2.80%, according to a press release.

Commentary: Check Your Tax Return Again, You Probably Paid Less This Year Under the Trump Tax Cuts

April 18, 2019April 17, 2019 Minnesota Sun Staff

by Robert Romano Only 40 percent of respondents in a recent New York Times-SurveyMonkey online poll thought they had received tax cuts under the 2017 tax cut legislation that was signed into law by President Donald Trump. A separate NBC-Wall Street Journal poll found 28 percent believe they will…

Republicans Unveil Tax Cuts Round Two On The Same Day Progressives Release Plan For Tax Increases

July 25, 2018July 24, 2018 Admin

by Julia Cohen House Republicans announced they are working on a second iteration of tax cuts on Tuesday, the same day the Congressional Progressive Caucus announced a proposal for raising taxes. “The tax cuts have been working incredibly well to get this economy moving, to create more jobs, to…