2006/07/08 State Press Releases from Americans for Tax Reform
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11/17/08 Maine’s Shameful Grab for Cash
11/13/08 2008 Post-Election State Legislature Summary
10/30/08 ATR Opposes Colorado Amendment 58
10/29/08 ATR Supports Oregon Measure 59
10/29/08 ATR Opposes Prince George’s County Ballot Question F
10/28/08 Top 5 Reasons to Vote NO on the Minnesota Sales Tax Increase
10/28/08 ATR Opposes Missouri Proposition C
10/24/08 Nebraska Liquor Commission Rejects Tax Hike on Flavored Malt Beverages
10/24/08 ATR Opposes California Proposition 7 Ballot Measure Would Increase Utility Rates and Cost of Living in Golden State
10/23/08 Maine has the Opportunity to Reject Higher Taxes
10/23/08 ATR Supports Question 1 Ballot Measure Would Phase Out State Income Tax
10/20/08 Rep. Sheldon Wasserman has Repeatedly Broken his Taxpayer Protection Pledge
10/20/08 Granite State Smokers Don’t Puff Enough
10/02/08 Doug Smith to Chair Taxpayer Protection Caucus In Maine State Senate
10/01/08 Utah Anti-Tobacco Coalition Proposes Largest Cigarette Tax Hike in Nation’s History
09/26/08 Kentucky Takes Cue From China; Censors Internet
09/19/08 California Legislature Passes Tax Hike Free Budget
09/16/08 Pledge Signers Enter Primaries in Massachusetts
08/29/08 “Majority Rule” Certified for the November Ballot
08/20/08 New York Assembly Democrats Hike Income Tax on Families and Businesses
08/19/08 Amendment 5 Leaves the Door Open for a Tax Hike
08/11/08 New York Legislature Passes Tax Hike on Tobacco
08/08/08 New York Senate Republicans Pass Property Tax Relief
08/07/08 North Dakotans will Vote on Tax Cut Initiative
08/05/08 Gov. Schwarzenegger Proposes Sales Tax Increase
Latest Tax Hike Proposal a Non-Starter for GOP Lawmakers
7/31/08 The Tide is Rising Against the "Dirigo Health Plan"
07/28/08 Amendment 49 Qualifies for CO Ballot: CO Voters Have Opportunity to Return Ethical Standards to Public Payroll Systems
07/16/08 Virginia Gov. Kane Deemed "Enemy of the Taxpayer"
07/15/08 Tax Increase Proponents Sue Over Ballot Language
07/14/08 Virginia Governor Tim Kaine Named “Enemy of the Taxpayer”
07/10/08 California Democrats Unveil Tax Bonanza
07/10/08 Rep. Love’s Vote Against Tax Hikes was a Vote Against Higher Energy Costs
07/09/08 Massachusetts Budget Bad News for Bay State Economy
07/07/08 Virginia Legislature Set to Pave the Commonwealth’s Roads with Higher Taxes?
07/02/08 New Jersey’s Budget Hurts Taxpayers
6/13/08 Delaware Beware!
6/6/08 'Frugal Budget' a Close Shave for NC Taxpayers
5/29/08 CA: Plastic Bags- a New Way to Throw Our Your Money
5/28/08 South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford Named Friend of the Taxpayer
5/14/08 Hair-Raising Regulation Eliminated in South Carolina
5/14/08 School Choice on the Horizon for All Georgia Students
5/14/08 Peachy! Gov. Perdue Signs Spending Transparency Legislation
5/7/08 Ohio House of Representatives: "Let's Shed Some Light on Government Finances!"
5/6/08 Deregulation Spells Victory for Missouri Consumers
4/25/08 Media Alert: ATR to Appear at Press Conference in Montgomery, Alabama
4/8/08 Nebraska's Legislature Adds More Fuel to the Tax and Spend Fire
4/7/08 Maryland's Big Spenders: "Cut and Hikes: You Can't Have One Without the Other!"
3/31/08 Interview Alert: Bull's Eye is Set on New York Taxpayers
3/25/08 Kentucky State Senate Excels While House Dems Fail
3/24/08 Presenting the Newest Member of the Mantis Club: Gov. Steve Beshear
3/24/08 Gov. Jindal Leads Louisiana to Yet Another Taxpayer Victory
3/18/08 Georgia Misses Opportunity for Tax Relief
3/13/08 Pledge Breakers Scorch Kentucky Taxpayers
3/13/08 Clear Skies Ahead for Washington State Taxpayers
3/10/08 Utah Taxpayers Only One Step Away From Greater Accountability
3/10/08 More Good News for Louisiana Taxpayers: Tax Cuts!
3/7/08 Spending Transparency Arrives in the Badger State
3/5/08 Washington Dems Oppose Voters in Effort to Eliminate Taxpayer Safeguard
3/4/08 Assemblyman Jay Webber to Chair New Jersey Taxpayer Protection Caucus
3/3/08 Sunshine and Palm Trees, Who Can Resist this Combination?
Palmetto State Governor lets the Sun Shine in on Government Spending
3/3/08 Kansans “KanView” Where Their Tax Dollars Go
2/25/08 Governor Pawlenty Stands Up for Minnesota Taxpayers!
2/21/08 Advocates of Florida Spending Transparency Hold Press Conference
2/18/08 Who Has Pledged to Protect Ohio Taxpayers?
2/18/08 Who Has Pledged to Protect Texas Taxpayers?
2/15/08 What's Another Penny to Virginia Taxpayers, Right? (and another, and another, and another, and another)
2/5/08 Taxpayer Group Applauds “Launch of Government Accountability in Spending Project” in Wisconsin
1/31/08 Taxpayers Off the Chopping Block in California
1/31/08 Voters in Florida Welcome Property Tax Relief
1/29/08 Amendment 1 Will Provide Floridians with Much Needed Property Tax Relief
1/28/08 Virginia: Pro-Taxpayer Lawmakers Champion Spending Transparency
1/28/08 Kentucky State Representative Jim DeCesare Named Friend of the Taxpayer for his Spending Transparency Efforts
1/25/08 Maryland Lawmakers Honor Reagan
1/24/08 Virginia: Fees Out, Tax Hikes In?
1/23/08 Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa Named “Enemy of the Taxpayer”
1/23/08 Kentucky: Whistlin' to the Tune of Higher Taxes in the Bluegrass State
1/22/08 Iowa ’s Legislature Faces Yet Another Tax and Spend Proposal
1/21/08 Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal Named Friend Of The Taxpayer For His Spending Transparency Efforts
1/18/08 Taxpayer Group Applauds Court’s Rejection of Proposed Ballot Initiative
1/14/08 Utah State Senator Wayne Niederhauser Named Friend Of The Taxpayer For His Spending Transparency Efforts
1/11/08 Illinois Politics Summed up in Eleven Words
1/9/08 Rep.-Elect Cameron Henry To Chair Louisiana Taxpayer Protection Caucus
12/20/07 Michigan: Taxpayer Group Announces First Recipient of ‘Lindsay Lohan Award’
12/19/07 Taxpayer Group Applauds Launch of Delaware Spending Transparency Initiative
12/17/07 Proposed Ballot Initiative Threatens Nevada Gaming Industry with Whopping 44% Gambling Tax Increase
12/13/07 No Dial Tone for the Phone Tax
11/19/07 O'Malley Pulls a Tonya Harding on Maryland Taxpayers
11/12/07 Media Alert:California Board of Equalization Prepares to Raise Taxes
11/08/07 Unions Slam Doors on Utah's Children
11/08/07 ATR Applauds Rejection of Measure 50 in Oregon
11/05/07 North Carolina: ATR Urges Voters to Repeal 1/2 cent Transit Tax
11/05/07 General Election TOMORROW - Tuesday, November 6: New Jersey Candidates Say: “No New Taxes!”
11/05/07 General Election TOMORROW, November 6 – Mississippi Candidates Say “No New Taxes”!
11/05/07 Virginia Senate District 33 Fact of the Day: Which Taxes Does Mark Herring Want to Raise?
1105/07 Virginia Senate District 29 Fact of the Day: Which Taxes Does Chuck Colgan Want to Raise?
11/05/07 Virginia Senate District 27 Fact of the Day: Which Taxes Do Karen Schultz and Donald Marro Want to Raise?
11/05/07 Virginia Senate District 1 Fact of the Day: Which Taxes Does John C. Miller Want to Raise?
11/05/07 Virginia House District 52 Fact of the Day: Which Taxes Does Chris Brown Want to Raise?
11/01/07 Virginia Senate District 33 Fact of the Day: Mark Herring Out of Touch With Taxpayers
11/01/07 Virginia Senate District 29 Fact of the Day: Chuck Colgan Out of Touch With Taxpayers
11/01/07 Virginia Senate District 27 Fact of the Day: Karen Schultz and Donald Marro Out of Touch With Taxpayers
11/01/07 Virginia Senate District 1 Fact of the Day: John C. Miller Out of Touch With Taxpayers
11/01/07 Virginia House District 52 Fact of the Day: Chris Brown Out of Touch With Taxpayers
10/31/07 Virginia Senate District 33 Fact of the Day: Mark Herring Wants to Raise Your Taxes
10/31/07 Virginia Senate District 29 Fact of the Day: Chuck Colgan Wants to Raise Your Taxes
10/31/07 Virginia Senate District 27 Fact of the Day: Karen Schultz and Donald Marro Want to Raise Your Taxes
10/31/07 Virginia Senate District 1 Fact of the Day: John C. Miller Wants to Raise Your Taxes
10/31/07 Virginia House District 52 Fact of the Day: Chris Brown Wants to Raise Your Taxes
10/31/07
South Carolina: Gov. Sanford to Discuss Spending Transparency on Rightalk.com
10/30/07
IL State Comptroller Daniel W. Hynes Introduces Spending Transparency with a New Twist
10/29/07 Louisiana Signers of the No-New-Taxes Pledge Win Office Or Move On To Runoff-Election
10/29/07 Measure 50 Bullies Low-Income Residents
10/29/07 Media Alert: Taxpayer Activists to Appear at Press Conference in Annapolis, MD
10/25/07 Consistently Standing Up for Taxpayers in Wisconsin
10/25/07 Attention Cheeseheads: Wisconsin Pledge Breakers
10/16/07 Taxpayer Group Launches Ad Campaign in Louisiana
10/16/07 Taxpayer Activists to Appear at Wisconsin Taxpayer Rally
10/1/07 Raw Deal for Wisconsin Smokers
10/1/07 Granholm: 'Michigan Officially Closed for Business'
9/22/07 Michigan House GOP Stands Strong Despite Arm-Twisting on Tax Hike
9/20/07 Taxpayer Group
Names Michigan GOP Chair Saul Anuzis ‘Friend of the Taxpayer'
9/13/07 Taxpayer Group Decries Phone Tax Hike in Michigan
9/13/07 Michigan House Republicans Reject Tax Hike, Pass First Test
9/11/07 Granholm to MI Legislature: 'Let's Tax Like Canada, Eh?'
9/7/07 Taxpayers Win: 'Quick Fix' Rejected in Illinois
9/6/07 Summer Lull Does Not Stop Missouri Taxpayers From MAPping Their Taxes
8/30/07 Transparency Trailblazer Arrives in Michigan
8/29/07 Wisconsin Taxpayers Remain in Limbo
8/29/07 Michigan Taxpayers Fed Up: Leave Our Phones Alone!
8/28/07 Legislative Alert to Michigan House Appropriations Committee: Stop the Phone Tax!
8/27/07 Virginia Port Authority Shows Blatant Misuse of Transportation Funds
8/23/07 Harris County, Texas Scores One for the Gipper
8/17/07 Minnesotans Reject Exploitation of Bridge Tragedy
8/15/07
Winds of Change in the Windy City? No-New-Tax Budget Passes in Illinois
7/27/07 Illinois Taxpayers to State Senate: Snuff Out the Cigarette Tax Hike
7/23/07 Indiana: Ronald Reagan Parkway Lures Businesses
7/23/07 Wisconsin Assembly Celebrates Ronald Reagan
7/16/07
Americans for Tax Reform Lauds Gov. Blunt for Opening Up Missouri's Books
7/12/07 Sigh of Relief: No Tax Increase Budget Moves Forward in Wisconsin
7/11/07 Taxpayers to Michigan House: Hang Up the Phone Tax
7/11/07 Iowa as Bellwether: Tax Hike Rejected 85% to 15%
7/9/07 Tuesday - All Eyes on Iowa: Tax Hike Unlikely to Be Des Moines Area's Destiny
7/5/07 Legislature to Delaware Taxpayers: Just Grin and Bear It!
6/29/07 Oregon House Attempts Back-to-Back Tax Hikes
6/26/07 "Open for Business," Maine Rejects Net Neutrality
6/21/07 North Carolina:'Temporary' Tax Hikers At It Again
6/19/07 Oregon: Come Hell or High Water – Senate Furthers Effort to Raise Taxes
6/18/07 Pennsylvania: Legislature, Gov. Continue to Butt Heads
6/18/07 Not All is Lost for Taxpayers In Wisconsin
6/18/07 Two Cheers for Fiscal Accountability in Texas
6/14/07 Bay State Putting on Blinker for Wrong Turn
6/13/07 Put On Your Galoshes Wisconsin, It's Getting Deep
6/13/07 Taxpayers Win in Virginia Senate District 1 Primary
6/8/07 Taxpayers have an Ally in Illinois House Minority Leader Tom Cross
6/08/07 Same Tricks, Different Day Lawmakers in Oregon propose further tax increases
6/06/07 Taxpayers Win in Virginia House District 51 Nominating Convention
6/05/07 Oklahoma Takes Lead in Fiscal Accountability
6/05/07 Gov. Pawlenty Vetoes Tax Hikes
6/4/07 Bill Jackson Signs No-New-Taxes Pledge
6/04/07 A Breath of Fresh Air in Connecticut
5/24/07 Transparency Trailblazer Sweeps Through Texas
5/24/07 Downward Spiral in Michigan
05/21/07 Taxpayers Win in Virginia Senate District 33 Firehouse Primary
05/16/07 Virginia: Joseph F. Graziano Signs No-New-Taxes Pledge
05/16/07 Virginia: Joseph E. Blackburn Signs No-New-Taxes Pledge
5/16/07 Virginia: Mark D. Tate Signs No-New-Taxes Pledge
5/12/07 Virginia: John C. Van Hoy Signs No-New-Taxes Pledge
5/11/07 Colorado Taxpayers Take One on the Chin
5/4/07 Michigan Legislature to Businesses: Don’t be Silly, We Were Not Going to Actually CUT Taxes!
5/4/07 D.C. Considers Building Fence to Keep Commuters Out
5/3/07 Oregon Taxpayers Win: Pro-taxpayer lawmakers reject tax hike proposal
5/3/07 Illinois Legislators Resolve to Kill GRT
5/3/07 Connecticut Lawmakers Get it Right on Taxes
5/3/07 Tax Cut Package Moves Forward in Arizona
5/2/07 Two Cheers for Fiscal Transparency in Texas
4/26/07 Taxpayer Transparency in Kansas – Track Your Tax Dollars at a Mouse Click
4/25/07 Raise the Roof: Property Taxes on the Way Up in Colorado
4/25/07 Virginia: Tricia Stall Signs No-New-Taxes Pledge
4/24/07 Iowa Senate Seeks Streaming Revenue,
Tunes in to iPod Tax
4/13/07 Watch out N.H. Taxpayers -
The State House Wants More of Your Money!
4/13/07 Illinois Newsflash: Unions Support Giving Themselves
More Tax Dollars!
4/12/07 Transparency Trail Blazer in Oklahoma
4/11/07 Four Citizen Groups Launch Coalition and Website to Mobilize “Google-Government” Movement
4/10/07 Michigan: House Democrats Stick April Fools Joke in Budget
4/10/07 Nebraska: Heineman Heads off Tax Hike
4/5/07 California Media Alert: Press Conference - Tax Increases are of the Table in California
4/5/07 Indiana: More for Them, Less for You
4/3/07 Granite State Big Spenders Just Can’t Get Enough
4/2/07 Virginia: Scott Sayre Signs No-New-Taxes Pledge
4/2/07 Minnesota:
MN Senate Declares State Closed for Business
3/30/07
Tennessee: You Can Cook it Longer, it Won’t be Any Better
3/26/07 Tax Hikers' Message to Taxpayers: Transportation is NOT a Priority
3/26/07 Michigan Senate Votes for Taxpayers, Businesses
3/21/07 Transparency on the March in Tennessee
3/20/07 Representative Martin Scott to Chair Taxpayer Protection Caucus in Georgia House of Representatives
3/20/07 Melinda L. Wheeler Signs No-New-Taxes Pledge
3/15/07 Iowa: Culver to Taxpayers: Suckers!
3/15/07 Arkansas Tax Hike Fails to Ignite
3/9/07 Oklahoma: Let The Sunshine In: Sen. Randy Brogdon, sponsor of spending transparency legislation, named Friend of the Taxpayer
3/9/07 Taxpayers’ New Nanny: the Iowa Senate
3/9/07 Kansas: Let The Sunshine In! Rep. Kasha Kelley, sponsor of spending transparency legislation, named Friend of the Taxpayer
3/8/07 Bad, Worse, the Worst, Blagojevich?
3/5/07 Jill Holtzman Vogel Signs No-New-Taxes Pledge
2/28/07 Hoosier House Can Hold Heads High
2/27/07 Americans for Tax Reform Applaud Idaho House
Leaders for Vote to Keep the Internet Tax Free
2/27/07 Missouri: Vote for VOIP
2/22/07 Washington Launches Tax Attack at Ports
2/20/07 Patrick’s Solution for High Taxes: Raise Taxes
2/20/07 Lynch Treads on Taxpayers in Budget
2/20/07 Radio Alert: Gov. Wants Tax Hike: Tennesseans Get the Butt of It
2/20/07 Radio Alert: Culver to Taxpayers: Got a Light?
2/16/07 Gov. Ritter Vetoes Bill,
Protects Workers’ Kneecaps
2/15/07 Granholm’s Anatomy Confusion
2/15/07 Doyle’s Budget Goodies Laced with Poison for
Taxpayers’ Wallets
2/15/07 Gov. Bredesen Fails Economics 101
2/15/07 Next Step for Rhode Island: Prohibition!
2/15/07 Caution: Sharp Curves Ahead, Hawaii Steers
Towards Car Rental Tax Hike
2/14/07 Indiana Dems Miss the Point-
Smaller Tax Hike is Still a Tax Hike
2/14/07 Iowans May Lose Right to Work
2/13/07 The Sound of Doors Opening to Utah’s Children
2/13/07 Deregulation is Good, More Deregulation is Better
2/12/07 Gov. Granholm Gets Greedy, Targets Taxpayers
2/9/07 Gov. Rell, Are You Sure You Didn’t Mean Tax CUTS?
2/9/07 Ed “Spendell’s” New Taxpayer Swindle
2/9/07 Patricia Phillips Signs No-New-Taxes Pledge
2/8/07 Billy Harper Signs No-New-Taxes Pledge
2/7/07 Senate Panel to Iowans: “Thank You for Smoking”
2/6/07 Spitzer’s Spending Spree
2/6/07 Small State, Big Tax Hikes in Budget
1/29/07 Budget Debate Spills Over into Taxpayers’ Wallets
1/17/07 INTERVIEW ALERT:
What Taxpayers Need to Know about
Gov. Baldacci’s Taxing Proposal
1/8/07 Gov. Baldacci to Taxpayers:
You Can’t Catch Me Now!
1/5/07 Doyle's Spending Scourge
1/5/07 Kaine Feigns Budget Pains
1/5/07 CA: Lawmakers Suffer from Short-Term Memory Loss Due to Spending Addiction
1/3/07 The Hot New Fashion in Trenton: Caps
12/14/06 Maine Commission to Taxpayers: I Lead, You Sin
12/13/06 Michigan Gets Wired for Cable Competition
12/12/06 Even Bay State Taxpayers are Locking Their Doors to Tax Hikers
12/11/06 Corzine Fights for his Real Constituents: Union Thugs
12/11/06 Vacationland May Post No Vacancy Sign
12/11/06 New Governor, Same Old Story
12/6/06
Signer of the Taxpayer Protection Pledge to Assume Leadership Role in MT House
12/4/06 Raising Taxes to Erase a Tax Cut – Now That's Absurd
11/29/06 Virginia: Businesses Supporting Higher Taxes? Good Grief!
11/29/06 Imposing Another Business Tax - Terrible Idea in Great Lakes State
11/21/06 Gov. Daniels' Message to Hoosiers: Light Up For Healthy Babies
11/15/06 Not Paying Enough in Taxes? One Lawmaker has a Solution for You
11/15/06 Two Steps Forward, One Step Back in West Virginia
11/15/06 Keystone State Lawmakers Faced with Tax Hikes
11/15/06 Garden State Takes First Step: Admits Pension Problem
11/8/06
Voters Stomp out Tax Hikes in California, Missouri
11/8/06
Taxpayers Win Big in Golden State
11/8/06 Taxpayers Win in Gubernatorial Races
11/3/06 Oregon Rainy Day Amendment Fact of the Day: Top 5 Reasons to Vote YES on Measure 48
11/3/06 Maine Taxpayer Bill of Rights Fact of the Day: Top 5 Reasons to Vote YES on Nov. 7th
11/3/06 Stop Over Spending Nebraska Fact of the Day: Top 5 Reasons to Vote YES on Amendment 423
11/3/06 Missouri Amendment 3 Fact of the Day: Top 5 Reasons to Vote NO on Amendment 3
11/3/06 Proposition 86 Fact of the Day: Top 5 Reasons to Vote No on California Prop 86
11/2/06 Maine Taxpayer Bill of Rights Fact of the Day: The Rankings Say It All, Part 3
11/1/06 Maine Taxpayer Bill of Rights Fact of the Day: The Rankings Say It All, Part 2
10/31/06 Missouri Amendment 3 Fact of the Day: Higher Taxes, Zero Accountability
10/31/06 Maine Taxpayer Bill of Rights Fact of the Day: The Rankings Say It All
10/31/06 Proposition 86 Fact of the Day: Higher Taxes, Zero Accountability
10/27/06 Taxpayer Bill of Rights Fact of the Day:
TABOR Would put an End to the High Taxes
that Haunt Mainers
10/26/06 Proposition 86 Fact of the Day:
Measure Bullies Low-Income Residents
10/26/06 Missouri Amendment 3 Fact of the Day:
Big Spenders Cloud Reality; Mislead
Voters
10/26/06 SOS would end the Horrors of High Taxes
in Nebraska
10/26/06 Proposition 87 to Join War and Hurricanes in
Raising Pain at the Pumps
10/25/06
SOS: A Signal of Hope for Nebraska Taxpayers
10/24/06 Missouri Amendment 3 Fact of the Day:
Measure Bullies Low-Income Residents
10/24/06 Maine Taxpayer Bill of Rights Fact of the Day:
Now You’re Getting the Idea!
10/24/06 Rainy Day Amendment: Beaver State's Dam to Hold Back Big Spenders
10/24/06 Proposition 86: California 's Poison Pill
10/23/06 Proposition 86 Fact of the Day:
Tax Increase Will Prove Fatal to
California’s Economy
10/20/06 National Taxpayer Group Challenges Eliot Spitzer to Put Commitment not to Raise Taxes in Writing
10/20/06 Radio Alert: Omaha Extinguishes Personal Freedom, Treats Smoking Ban Violations as Emergencies
10/20/06 Maine: Taxpayer Protection Caucus Chair Scott Lansley Named Friend of the Taxpayer
10/20/06 Oregon: Beaver State Clash: Tax and Spend vs. Fiscal Restraint
10/20/06 Nevada: Silver State Clash: Tax and Spend vs. Fiscal Restraint
10/20/06 Senator Gerry Sweet to Chair Taxpayer Protection Caucus in Idaho
10/19/06 Maine Taxpayer Bill of Rights Fact of the Day:
Big Spending Maine-iacs on the Prowl This
Halloween
10/17/06 Oklahoma: Taxpayer Protection Caucus Chairs Trebor Worthen and Randy Brogdon named “Friends of the Taxpayer”
10/17/06 Missouri: Big Spenders Can't Seem to Kick Tax Increasing Habit
10/17/06 Kentucky: Taxpayer Protection Caucus Chair Jim DeCesare named “Friend of the Taxpayer”
10/17/06 Michigan: Taxpayer Protection Caucus Chair Leon Drolet named “Friend of the Taxpayer”
10/17/06 Maine Taxpayer Bill of Rights Fact of the Day: Forecast Shows Lower Taxes, Economic Prosperity With Spending Limit
10/17/06 Maryland: Taxpayer Protection Caucus Chair Herb McMillan named “Friend of the Taxpayer”
10/13/06 Scent of Gas Tax Hike Proposal Pollutes Bay State
10/12/06 Taxpayer Bill of Rights Fact of the Day: Maine—King of the High Tax Hill
10/10/06 Rainy Day Amendment Fact of the Day: Measure 48 Will Ground High-Flying Big Spenders
10/10/06 Proposition 86 Fact of the Day: Big Spenders Cloud Reality; Mislead Voters
10/04/06 Maine Taxpayer Bill of Rights Fact of the Day
10/03/06 Virginia: Special Session Gives Tax Hikes Red Light
09/27/06 Transportation Drives Special Session Debate
09/27/06 Virginia Transportation Session Fact of the Day: Taxpayers 1, Big Spenders 0
09/26/06
Governor to Strike a Match to Taxpayers' Wallets
09/25/06Virginia Transportation Session Fact of the Day:If You've Got It, They Want to Tax It
9/22/06 Utah Goes Flat
09/22/06 Virginia Transportation Session Fact of the Day: Taxpayers Oppose Higher Taxes
09/21/06 Hawaii District 23 Fact of the Day: Anne Stevens Out of Touch With Taxpayers
09/20/06 Hawaii District 23 Fact of the Day: Anne Stevens Broke Her Commitment to Taxpayers
09/19/06 Rep. Brian Nieves to Chair Taxpayer Protection Caucus in Missouri
09/19/06 Virginia Transportation Session Fact of the Day: Virginia Voters Put the Brakes on Higher Taxes
09/18/06 Virginia Transportation Session Fact of the Day: Who Can Steer the Pro-taxpayer Agenda in Transportation Special Session
09/15/06
ATR Laments Montana District Court Decision Dropping Three Initiatives From Ballot
09/11/06 Maryland Senate District 3 Fact of the Day: Tim Brooks and Hugh Warner Neglecting the Will of Taxpayers
09/11/06 Maryland House District 9B Fact of the Day: Susan Krebs Neglecting the Will of Taxpayers
09/11/06 Maryland House District 42 Fact of the Day: Susan Aumann, William Frank, Dilip Paliath, Russ Pope, Lynn Sklar and Scott Williams Neglecting the Will of Taxpayers
09/11/06 Arizona Senate District 1 Fact of the Day: Tom O'Halleran Out of Touch with Taxpayers
09/08/06 Maryland Senate District 3 Fact of the Day: Tim Brooks and Hugh Warner Out of Touch with Taxpayers
09/08/06 Maryland House District 9B Fact of the Day: Susan Krebs Out of Touch with Taxpayers
09/08/06 Maryland House District 42 Fact of the Day: William Frank, Susan Aumann, Dilip Paliath, Russ Pope, Lynn Sklar and Scott Williams Out of Touch with Taxpayers
09/08/06 Arizona Senate District 1 Fact of the Day: Will Tom O'Halleran Raise Your Taxes?
09/07/06 Maryland Senate District 3 Fact of the Day: Will Tim Brooks or Hugh Warner Raise Your Taxes?
09/07/06 Maryland House District 9B Fact of the Day: Will Susan Krebs Raise Your Taxes?
09/07/06 Maryland House District 42 Fact of the Day: Will Susan Aumann, Dilip Paliath, Russ Pope, Lynn Sklar or Scott Williams Raise Your Taxes?
09/06/06 Lodging a War against Tourism in North Dakota
09/06/06 Taxpayers Win in Florida
09/1/06 ATR Laments Oklahoma Supreme Court Decision Dropping Spending Limit From Ballot
08/31/06 Florida Senate District 14 Fact of the Day: Will Kimberly Berfield Raise Your Taxes?
08/31/06 Florida House District 34 Fact of the Day: Will David Mealor Raise Your Taxes?
08/31/06 Florida House District 41 Fact of the Day: Will Dennis Horton Raise Your Taxes?
08/31/06 Florida House District 48 Fact of the Day: Will Robin Borland, Peter Nehr and Ken Peluso Raise Your Taxes?
08/24/06 Murkowski Raised Taxes, Frozen out of Re-Election
08/23/06 Representative Scott Mendenhall and Trevis Butcher Named “Hero of the Taxpayer”
08/23/06 Mike Groene and Dave Nabity Named “Hero of the Taxpayer”
08/04/06 Michigan House District 33 Fact of the Day: Henry Chiodini and David Demartino Out of Touch With Taxpayers
08/04/06 Michigan House District 61 Fact of the Day: Larry Deshazor and Scott Zondervan Out of Touch with Taxpayers
08/03/06 Michigan House District 61 Fact of the Day: Will Larry DeShazor and Scott Zondervan Raise Your Taxes?
08/03/06 Michigan House District 45 Fact of the Day: Will Eric Mozer Raise Your Taxes?
08/03/06 Michigan House District 33 Fact of the Day: Will Henry Chiodini and David Demartino Raise Your Taxes?
7/31/06 Big Spenders Target Smokers to Feed Spending Addiction
7/31/06 Taxpayer Group Names Ocean State Legislature, Governor ‘Friends of the Taxpayer'
7/31/06 Map of Tax and Expenditure Limitation Efforts Across the Country
7/27/06 Study Shows Local Spending Key Factor in Garden State Property Tax Woes
7/26/06 Don McIntire and Jason Williams Named “Hero of the Taxpayer”
7/26/06 Indiana: Another Year, Another Attempt to Burn Taxpayers
7/26/06 Salt Lake Chamber of Commerce
named “Enemy of the Taxpayer”
7/26/06 State Senator Bob Beers Named “Hero of the Taxpayer”
7/25/06
The Time is Right for a Spending Limit in Michigan
7/25/06
The Time is Right for a Spending Limit in Nebraska
7/14/06 Honolulu Magic: Watch Taxpayer Dollars Go up in Smoke
7/12/06 Buckle Up Taxpayers, N.C. Big Spenders Want to Take You for a Ride
7/11/06 Cruise Tax Will Cause Alaska's Economy to Sink
7/7/06 North Carolina: National Taxpayer Group Condemns Rental Car Tax Increase Bill
7/7/06 Tar Heel “Temporary” Taxes Shrink, Stick Around
7/7/06 Governor, Legislature Onboard for Tax Cuts in the Ocean State
7/7/06 Bluegrass State Special Session Sends Tax Relief
7/6/06 Arizona: Congressman Jeff Flake named “Friend of the Taxpayer”
7/6/06 Assembly Reaches Agreement with Corzine, Taxpayers to Pay More for More Spending
7/6/06 SOS Please Someone Help Montana
7/5/06 New Jersey Budget Fact of the Day #17 Garden State Gates Slam Closed, Atlantic City Waves Goodbye to Competitiveness
7/5/06 The Garden State Could Have Stayed Open Without a Full Budget Passing
6/30/06 New Jersey Budget Fact of the Day: New Jersey Tax Hikers' Leaky Logic
6/29/06 New Jersey Budget Fact of the Day: Fool Me Once, Shame on You, Fool Me Twice, Shame on Me, Fool Me THREE Times…
6/29/06 Three Candidates for Governor of Oklahoma Sign No-New-Taxes Pledge
6/28/06 New Jersey: #1 Tax Increasing State in the Nation, Again
6/28/06 Hit the Brakes on Rental Car Tax Increase in N.C.
6/28/06 New Jersey Budget Fact of the Day: Corzine Was Against the Sales Tax, Before He Was for It
6/27/06 California: Rob Reiner Named Enemy of the Taxpayer
6/27/06 Nevada: A Golden Opportunity in the Silver State
6/27/06 New Jersey Budget Fact of the Day: What appears quietly at night and stinks for New
Jerseyans? It’s Not a Skunk, but a Tax on Your Job
6/26/06 New Jersey Budget Fact of the Day: Why Does Everyone Get that Spending is the Problem
but Corzine?
6/23/06 New Jersey Budget Fact of the Day: Outside of the Garden State, Tax Cuts in Full Bloom
6/23/06 Rhode Island House Votes for Taxpayers
6/22/06 New Jersey Budget Fact of the Day: Corzine was for Taxpayers, Before he was Against Them
6/21/06 Time for Kentucky Lawmakers to Get Down to Business
6/21/06 New Jersey Budget Fact of the Day: Businesses and Other States: You're Going the Wrong Way, Corzine!
6/20/06 Sooners to Receive Second Historic Tax Cut in Two Years
6/20/06 Ariz. Lawmakers Approve Budget; Taxpayers Win
6/19/06 New Jersey Budget Fact of the Day: Corzine Picks Unions, Punishes Taxpayers
6/16/06 New Jersey Lawmaker: Hey Taxpayer, I’ll Trade You 50 Cents for Your Dollar
6/16/06 New Jersey Budget Fact of the Day: New Jersey Creeping to the Top of the Tax Burden Heap
6/16/06 California: Buckle up, Bay Drivers
6/15/06 New Jersey Budget Fact of the Day: N.J. Takes Bronze Medal in “Worst State for Taxpayers” Contest
6/14/06 New Jersey Budget Fact of the Day: If Corzine Gets His Way, New Jersey Will Need a Fence to Keep Taxpayers IN – Part 2
6/13/06
Empire State Lawmakers Debate Making Businesses Sick
6/12/06 New Jersey Budget Fact of the Day: If Corzine Gets His Way, New Jersey Will Need a Fence to Keep Taxpayers IN
6/8/06 New Jersey Budget Fact of the Day: Who Dug the Garden State 's Fiscal Hole- Part 2
6/7/06 Meathead and Envy Lose in California
6/7/06 New Jersey Budget Fact of the Day:
Who Dug the Garden State 's Fiscal Hole?
6/6/06 New Jersey Budget Fact of the Day: The Garden State's Fiscal Drought
6/05/06 California House District 25 - Fact of the Day: Bill Conrad Out of Touch With Taxpayers II
6/05/06 New Mexico House District 59 - Fact of the Day: Mike Kakuska Out of Touch With Taxpayers II
6/01/06 Taxpayers Gain Ground in South Carolina
06/02/06 New Mexico House District 66 - Fact of the Day: Lucille Tucker Out of Touch With Taxpayers
6/01/06 California House District 25 - Fact of the Day: Bill Conrad Out of Touch With Taxpayers
6/01/06 New Mexico House District 59: Mike Kakuska Out of Touch With Taxpayers
5/3106 New Mexico House District 59: Would Mike Kakuska Raise Your Taxes?
5/31/06 New Mexico House District 66 - Fact of the Day: Would Lucille Tucker Raise Your Taxes?
5/31/06 California House District 25 - Fact of the Day: Bill Conrad Could Raise Your Taxes
5/26/06 Widespread Opposition to Taxpayer-Funded Minnesota Stadium Scheme
5/25/06 Corzine's Budget Plan- Step 1: Fatten Government, Step 2: Fatten Taxpayers
5/25/06 Virginia Taxpayers See Light at End of the Tunnel
5/25/06 Sooner State Senate Sets Sights on Spending Surplus
5/22/06 Hawaii Op-Ed: Taxpayers to Lingle: Snuff Out Tax Hike (Ran in Honolulu Advertiser on May 22)
5/19/06 Taxpayers to N.C. Lawmakers: It's about Time
5/19/06 Proposition 82 Fact of the Day: Tax Relief is What Californians Need, Not More Government Subsidies
5/18/06 Tax and Expenditure Limitation on the Horizon in Ohio
5/17/06 Budget Plan to Give all Arizona Taxpayers a Raise Moves Forward
5/17/06 Proposition 82 Fact of the Day: California Taxpayers Say “Hasta La Vista” to the Golden State Part 2
5/15/06 Proposition 82 Fact of the Day: California Taxpayers Say “Hasta La Vista” to the Golden State
5/13/06 Kentucky House District 69 Fact of the Day: Koenig and Cook Out of T ouch With Taxpayers
5/13/06 Pennsylvania House District 125 Fact of the Day: Rep. Allen Out of Touch With Taxpayers
5/13/06 Pennsylvania Senate District 48 Fact of the Day: Sen. Brightbill Out of Touch With Taxpayers
5/12/06 Kentucky House District 69 Fact of the Day: Koenig or Cook Could Stall the Engine of Economic Growth
5/12/06 Pennsylvania House District 125 Fact of the Day: Rep. Allen Could Stall the Engine of Economic Growth
5/12/06 Pennsylvania Senate District 48 Fact of the Day: Sen. Brightbill Could Stall the Engine of Economic Growth
5/11/06 Kentucky House District 69 Fact of the Day: Would Adam Koenig or James Cook Raise Your Taxes?
05/11/06 California Prop. 82 Fact of the Day #3: The Rankings Say It All
05/11/06 Pennsylvania House District 125 Fact of the Day: Rep. Bob Allen Has Voted Against Taxpayers
05/11/06 Pennsylvania Senate District 48 Fact of the Day: Sen. David “Chip” Brightbill Has Voted Against Taxpayers
05/08/06 TABOR Wins a Spot on the November Ballot
05/08/06 California Prop. 82 Fact of the Day #2: The Devil is in the Details: A Misguided Attempt at Bringing Preschool to All
05/06/08 Minnesota: Tired of High Gas Prices? Wait until You See What the Legislature is Driving Towards
05/05/06
Rhode Island House Votes for Economic Growth
05/05/06 Interview Alert: Hawaii Cigarette Tax Hike Would Feed Spending Addiction
05/05/06 Hawaii ’s 2006 Session Ends with a Mixed Bag for Taxpayers
05/05/06 South Carolina: Tax Hikes Risen from Ashes, Snuffed Out
05/04/06 Delaware Lawmaker Sowing the Seeds of a Tax Hike
05/03/06 Ohio: Pledge Signer Ken Blackwell Defeats Petro
05/03/06 North Carolina ’s “Least Wanted” Legislator Defeated
05/01/06 California Prop. 82 Fact of the Day #1: The Rankings Say It All
4/28/06 Illinois Closer to Taxing Gaming to Subsidize… Gaming
4/28/06 Minnesota: House Passes County Tax Hike, Taxpayers Told to Ride Bench
4/28/06 Wisconsin House Passes Spending Limit
4/28/06 North Carolina House District 10 Fact of the Day: Stephen LaRoque Out of Touch with Taxpayers
4/28/06 North Carolina House District 98 Fact of the Day:
Thom Tillis Out of Touch with Taxpayers
4/28/06 North Carolina House District 52 Fact of the Day: Richard Morgan Out of Touch with Taxpayers
4/28/06 North Carolina House District 14 Fact of the Day: Keith Williams’ Tax-and-Spend Style Endangers NC Families
4/28/06 North Carolina House District 3 Fact of the Day: Mike Gorman’s Tax-and-Spend Style Endangers NC Families
4/27/06 North Carolina House District 10 Fact of the Day: Rep. LaRoque’s Tax-and-Spend Style Endangers NC Families
4/27/06 North Carolina House District 98 Fact of the Day: Thom Tillis Out of Touch with Taxpayers
4/27/06 North Carolina House District 52 Fact of the Day: Richard Morgan Worked Against Taxpayers
4/27/06 North Carolina House District 14 Fact of the Day: Will Keith Williams Raise Your Taxes Again?
4/27/06 North Carolina House District 3 Fact of the Day:
Will Mike Gorman Raise Your Taxes Again?
4/26/06 Iowa:
Calls for Tax Hike Rekindled
4/26/06 California: Committee Votes to Shut off Economic Engine
4/26/06 South Carolina: Tax Hike Bills Go Up in Smoke
4/26/06 Income Tax Cut on the Oklahoma Horizon
4/26/06 North Carolina House District 10 Fact of the Day: Rep. Stephen LaRoque Broke His Commitment to Taxpayers
4/26/06 North Carolina House District 98 Fact of the Day: Will Thom Tillis Raise Your Taxes?
4/26/06 North Carolina House District 52 Fact of the Day:
Rep. Richard Morgan Broke His Commitment to Taxpayers
4/26/06 Taxpayer Protection Amendment Good First Step Towards Fiscal Discipline in Wisconsin
4/24/06 New Jersey:
Garden State Lawmakers not Buying Sales Tax Hike
4/24/06 Kentucky: Taxpayer Group Names Reps. DeCesare and Lee ‘Friends of the Taxpayer’
4/13/06 California: Schwarzenegger Stands Up for Taxpayers
4/13/06 Who Will Defend Taxpayers' Interests in Texas?
4/13/06 Who Will Defend Taxpayers' Interests in Ohio?
4/13/06 Who Will Defend Taxpayers' Interests in Maine?
4/13/06 Who Will Defend Taxpayers' Interests in Indiana?
4/13/06 Who Will Defend Taxpayers' Interests in Oregon?
04/10/06 Anne Lakusta Out of Touch With Taxpayers - Texas Runoff Primary Fact of the Day
04/10/06 Jimmy Don Aycock Out of Touch With Taxpayers - Texas Runoff Primary Fact of the Day
04/10/06 Who will Defend Taxpayers' Interests in North Carolina?
04/07/06 Will Anne Lakusta Raise Your Taxes - Texas Runoff Primary Fact of the Day
04/07/06 Jimmy Don Aycock Will Raise Your Taxes - Texas Runoff Primary Fact of the Day
04/07/06 In Texas' Runoff Primaries, Tax Policy Differences Emerge
04/06/06 South Carolina: Grow the Economy, Not the Government
04/06/06 Idaho Senators Reject Tax Hike
04/06/06 Idaho Lawmakers Trying Bait and Switch Tactic to Increase Sales Tax
04/05/06 Maine: Media Alert - Press Conference and Pledge-Signing Event at the State House Today
03/29/06 The Time is Right for a Spending Cap in Oregon
03/29/06 Virginia: Governor Kaine: Welcome to the Mantis Club
03/27/06 Colorado: Sens. Lamborn and Brophy to Chair Taxpayer Protection Caucus
03/24/06 California: Does Joe Nation Want to Lose His Bid for Congress?
03/21/06 New Jersey: Corzine Budget Strategy: Increase Taxing and Spending, Blame Deficit
03/20/06 Vermont Interview Alert: Gas Tax Hike Would Add Fuel to Spending Fire
03/20/06 Vermont House Votes to Hike Pain at Pump
03/20/06 New Jersey: Corzine’s Tax Hike Parade Continues
03/20/06 Hawaii: Op-Ed Response: Tax Hike on Cigarettes Would Feed Hawaii’s Spending Addiction (ran in Hawaii Reporter on March 17)
03/16/06 New Jersey: Corzine to Kick New Jersey When It's Down
03/16/06 Hawaii Tax Hike: Bill Moves Forward, Remains Bad Policy
03/13/06 Attorney General Wants to Sap Connecticut’s Energy
03/13/06 New Jersey: Corzine Eyes Sales Tax on Alcohol
03/08/06 Kentucky: Rep. Jim DeCesare to Chair Taxpayer Protection Caucus
03/06/06 Texas State House District 87 - Fact of the Day #2: Anette Carlisle Out of Touch With Taxpayers
03/06/06 Texas State House District 94 - Fact of the Day #2: Diane Patrick Out of Touch With Taxpayers
03/03/06 Texas State House District 87 - Fact of the Day #1: Will Anette Carlisle Raise Your Taxes?
03/03/06 Texas State House District 94- Fact of the Day #1: Will Diane Patrick Raise Your Taxes?
03/02/06 Virginia Legislature Yokes Innovation
03/01/06 Vermont: Gas Tax Hike Would Add Fuel to Spending Fire
02/28/06 Virginians Would Face Higher Taxes Under Telecom ‘Reform’
02/27/06 Maine Needs a Taxpayer Bill of Rights
02/23/06 Oh No Marylanders; Hold Onto Your Wallets!
02/22/06 Virginia: Taxpayer Group Names Speaker Howell 'Friend of the Taxpayer'
02/22/06 Iowa: Group of Legislators Echoes Governor’s Call for Higher Taxes
02/22/06 West Virginia: They Tax Food and Shelter: Next on the List is Water
02/20/06 Maryland House Rejects Free Market Bill
02/20/06 California: Gas Tax Hike Rumors Terminated by Governor
02/20/06 Illinois: Gov. Blagojevich’s “Broader Vision”: New Spending Plus Higher Taxes
02/17/06 New Jersey: Governor Corzine: Welcome to the Mantis Club
02/17/06 Ronald Reagan Legacy Project:
Remembering Reagan’s Birthday Across the Nation
02/17/06 New York: Pataki’s Budget: the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
02/17/06 Ronald Reagan Legacy Project: Virginia Governor Fails to Honor Reagan
02/17/06 Ronald Reagan Legacy Project: Ohio Governor Bob Taft Refuses to Honor Reagan
02/16/06 Lawmakers Brewing Trouble for Missouri Taxpayers
02/15/06
What Part of ‘Surplus’ Suggests Hawaii Should Hike Taxes?
02/15/06 Virginia: Taxpayers to Senate: It’s Still a Tax Increase
02/10/06 South Carolina to Tackle Anti-Business Tax Hike
02/10/06 If Spam is the Question, ‘Do not Email’ Registries are not the Answer
02/10/06 Don’t Mess with Texas Kids: Reject ‘Do not Email’ Registries
02/10/06 Children in Illinois Better off without ‘Do not Email’ Registry
02/10/06 Iowa: Lawmakers Urged to Can ‘Can Spam’ Efforts
02/10/06 Georgia: ‘Do not Email’ Registries Do not Work
02/10/06 West Virginia: A Tax Hike in a Costume is Still a Tax Hike
02/10/06 Florida: Shield Children in Florida- Reject ‘Do not Email’ Registries
02/09/06 Michigan: Spam is Bad, More Spam is Worse
02/08/06 Vermont Considers Closing for Business
02/08/06 Iowa: Taxpayer Group Names House Budget Authors ‘Friends of the Taxpayer’
02/07/06 Virginia House Hands Kaine Defeat, Stops Two Large Tax Hikes
02/07/06 Governor Mark Sanford Named "Friend of the Taxpayer "
02/02/06 Property Tax Reform Study Findings - Analysis Offers Model for Meaningful Reform
01/30/06 Virginia: Senate District 33 - Special Election Fact of the Day #2: Mark Herring Out of Touch With Taxpayers
01/28/06 New Jersey: Advisors to Corzine: Just Ignore the Taxpayers!
01/27/06 Virginia: Senate District 33 – Special Election Fact of the Day #1 Will Mark Herring Raise Your Taxes?
01/26/06 Indiana: Hoosier Legislators Stop Tax Increase in its Tracks
01/26/06 Study Reveals Source of Property Tax Woes: Out-of Control Local Spending
01/26/06 Virginia: Pledge Signer Wins General Election
01/25/06 Property Tax Reform Elusive in Pennsylvania
01/23/06 Taxpayers Hold on to Your Wallets - The Tax Hikers are Back in Richmond
01/17/06 Pledge Signer Sails Through Primary Nomination Canvass
01/16/06 2005 Friends of the Taxpayer
01/16/06 2005
Enemies of the Taxpayer
01/12/06 Iowa: Gov. Vilsack’s Tax-and-Spend Lust Doesn’t Stop With Tobacco
01/12/06 D.C. Taxpayers Sigh in Relief
01/11/06 State Legislators Across the Country Support Alito
01/11/06 Media Alert: Iowa Tobacco Tax Hike Would Feed Spending Addiction
01/11/06 Wyoming: Even with Surplus, the Money Grab Continues
01/10/06 Virginia: Chris Peace Signs No-New-Taxes Pledge
01/10/06 NJ Congressman Robert Menendez Named Enemy of the Taxpayer
01/05/06 Virginia: Mick Staton Signs No-New-Taxes Pledge
12/21/05 Virginia: Robert Garber Signs No-New-Taxes Pledge
12/19/05 Question Facing Utah Lawmakers: What to Do with a $1 Billion Surplus?
12/19/05 The Time is Now for a Taxpayer Bill of Rights in Oklahoma
12/15/05 Michigan
Tax Cuts: Round 2
12/15/05 Taxpayers to Governor Doyle: Take the Gas Tax off Autopilot!
12/15/05 Virginia: Quid Pro Quo? Tax Hiker Preston Bryant To Take Cabinet Post in Kaine Administration
12/15/05 Illinois: Cook County Leader to Businesses and Tourists: You are not Welcome Here
12/09/05 End to Autopilot Gas Tax Increase Clears First Hurdle in Wisconsin
12/09/05 Iowa Republicans Call for Tax Relief for Iowa Elderly
12/08/05 New York: Patrick R. Manning Signs No-New-Taxes Pledge
12/08/05 Nevada: David Tarkanian Signs No-New-Taxes Pledge
12/08/05 Kansas: Kay O'Connor Signs No-New-Taxes Pledge
12/08/05 Tobacco Tax Hike: Bad for Iowa Then, Bad for Iowa Now
12/08/05 Fortunately for Taxpayers, Call for Higher Tobacco Taxes Falling on Deaf Ears in Maryland
12/06/05
Gov. Rendell to Stall Economic Growth
12/01/05 Internet Taxes on Utah Legislators’ Plate
11/29/05 Texas Supreme Court Rules “Robin Hood” Unconstitutional
11/29/05 GM Cuts 30,000 Jobs, but Granholm Continues to Kick Economy While it is Down
11/29/05 Post-Katrina Special Session Puts Louisiana on the Right Track
11/22/05 Kansas Board of Regents Fails Economics 101
11/22/05 Gov. Granholm Declares Michigan is Closed for Business
11/22/05
Pennsylvanians Need TABOR Now
11/17/05 Bill Weld Signs No-New-Taxes Pledge
11/17/05 The Lessons of the November 8, 2005 Elections
11/15/05 Statement of Property Rights Alliance in Support of Pennsylvania Legislation
To Protect Homeowners and Small Business Proprietors (S.B. 881) (Requires Adobe Acrobat Reader)
11/11/05 Mixed Outcome for Taxpayers in Washington State
11/11/05 San Diego: Taxpayers: 1 - Tax Hikers: 0
11/11/05 Michigan: Message to Governor Granholm: Don't Veto the Economic Stimulus Package
11/11/05 Guest Column: CO State Treasurer Mark Hillman: TABOR's demise exaggerated
11/09/05 Virginia: Top of the Ticket in Virginia: GOP Pledge Signer Wins, Republican Who Refused to Sign the Pledge Loses
11/08/05 Virginia: Tax Hikers are Wolves in Sheep's Clothing
11/08/05 Taxes and the Gubernatorial Race in Virginia
11/07/05 Washington Gas Tax Hike Repeal Fact of the Day- Top Five Reasons to Vote Yes on I-912: #5 - I-912 Is a Call For Accountability
11/07/05 Virginia: Alliance for Worker Freedom: Tim Kaine Receives Ten Times More Union Money Than Mark Warner
11/06/05 Washington Gas Tax Hike Repeal Fact of the Day- Top Five Reasons to Vote Yes on I-912: #4- From Taxpayers' Wallets to I-912 Opposition's Coffers
11/05/05 Washington Gas Tax Hike Repeal Fact of the Day- Top Five Reasons to Vote Yes on I-912: # 3- Washington Currently Ranks 4 th in State Gas Taxes
11/04/05 Pennsylvania House Passes Spending Limits
11/04/05 Washington Gas Tax Hike Repeal Fact of the Day: Top Five Reasons to Vote Yes on I-912 - #2- Gas Tax Hike is the Tip of the Iceberg
11/04/05
Candidates for Lieutenant Governor in Virginia Clash on the Issues
11/04/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: Vivian Watts Out of Touch With Taxpayers- Part II
11/04/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: Randy Gilliland Out of Touch With Taxpayers - Part II
11/04/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: Lowell Fulk Out of Touch With Taxpayers - Part II
11/04/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: Bruce Roemmelt Out of Touch With Taxpayers - Part II
11/04/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: David Cox Out of Touch With Taxpayers - Part II
11/04/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: Georgia Allen Out of Touch With Taxpayers - Part II
11/04/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: Mark Sickles Out of Touch With Taxpayers - Part II
11/04/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: David Poisson Out of Touch With Taxpayers - Part II
11/04/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: Dave Marsden Out of Touch With Taxpayers - Part II
11/04/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: Stephen Koleszar Out of Touch With Taxpayers - Part II
11/04/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: Charles Feldbush Out of Touch With Taxpayers - Part II
11/04/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: Peter DeFur Out of Touch With Taxpayers - Part II
11/04/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: Chuck Caputo Out of Touch With Taxpayers - Part II
11/04/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: Hilda Barg Out of Touch With Taxpayers - Part II
11/03/05 Washington Gas Tax Hike Repeal Fact of the Day: Top Five Reasons to Vote Yes on I-912 -#1- I-912 Repeals Record-Breaking Gas Tax Hike
11/03/05 Lessons from Colorado's Vote on Referenda C and D
11/03/05 Taxes and the Race for Lieutenant Governor of Virginia
11/03/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: Vivian Watts Out of Touch With Taxpayers
11/03/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: Randy Gilliland Out of Touch With Taxpayers
11/03/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: Lowell Fulk Out of Touch With Taxpayers
11/03/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: Bruce Roemmelt Out of Touch With Taxpayers
11/03/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: David Cox Out of Touch With Taxpayers
11/03/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: Georgia Allen Out of Touch With Taxpayers
11/03/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: Mark Sickles Out of Touch With Taxpayers
11/03/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: David Poisson Out of Touch With Taxpayers
11/03/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: Dave Marsden Out of Touch With Taxpayers
11/03/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: Stephen Koleszar Out of Touch With Taxpayers
11/03/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: Charles Feldbush Out of Touch With Taxpayers
11/03/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: Peter DeFur Out of Touch With Taxpayers
11/03/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: Chuck Caputo Out of Touch With Taxpayers
11/03/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: Hilda Barg Out of Touch With Taxpayers
11/02/05 California - Proposition 76 Fact of the Day: Spending Limit Measure Will Ground High-Flying Big Spenders
11/02/05 Washington Gas Tax Hike Repeal Fact of the Day: How About Funding Squirrel-Only Lanes?!
11/02/05 Colorado: Owens Wounds TABOR - But TABOR Critically Wounds Owens
11/01/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: Vivian Watts Wants to Raise Your Taxes
11/01/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: Randy Gililand Wants to Raise Your Taxes
11/01/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: Lowell Fulk Wants to Raise Your Taxes
11/01/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: Bruce Roemmelt Wants to Raise Your Taxes
11/01/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: David Cox Wants to Raise Your Taxes
11/01/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: Georgia Allen Wants to Raise Your Taxes
11/01/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: Mark Sickles Wants to Raise Your Taxes
11/01/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: David Poisson Wants to Raise Your Taxes
11/01/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: Dave Marsden Wants to Raise Your Taxes
11/01/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: Stephen Koleszar Wants to Raise Your Taxes
11/01/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: Charles Feldbush Wants to Raise Your Taxes
11/01/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: Peter DeFur Wants to Raise Your Taxes
11/01/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: Chuck Caputo Wants to Raise Your Taxes
11/01/05 Virginia Fact of the Day: Hilda Barg Wants to Raise Your Taxes
11/01/05 Washington Gas Tax Hike Repeal Fact of the Day: Taxpayer Funds Used for Campaign to Keep Tax Burden High
11/01/05 Virginia Delegates Playing Hide-and-Vote
10/31/05
Tax Cut Debate Back in Michigan House
10/31/05 Washington Gas Tax Hike Fact of the Day: Who Would Support a Gas Tax Hike?
10/31/05 Ohio Issue 1 Paves the Way for High Debt and Future Tax Increases
10/31/05 Colorado TABOR Fact of the Day: C and D Would Take Ever-Fattening Colorado Government off Spending Diet
10/28/05 California: Proposition 76 Fact of the Day: California Has a Spending Problem, Not a Revenue Problem
10/28/05 Colorado: Coalition Letter to Governor Bill Owens on Referendum C
10/27/05 Colorado TABOR Fact of the Day: Referendum C Would Kill Taxpayer's Bill of Rights
10/26/05 D.C. Council Committee Holds Hearing on Tax Hike
10/26/05 Colorado TABOR Fact of the Day: "C" Stands for Confiscation, "D" Stands for Debt
10/25/05 Washington Gas Tax Hike Fact of the Day: I-912 Opponents Rely on Scare Tactics
10/25/05 California Proposition 77 is in the Best Interest of Taxpayers
10/25/05 Colorado TABOR Fact of the Day - How Does Working Another 2 Weeks for the Government Sound?
10/24/05 Washington Gas Tax Hike Fact of the Day: “Transportation Spending” Doesn't Bait Taxpayers into Voting Themselves Tax Hikes
10/24/05 Colorado TABOR Fact of the Day - What Do Howard Dean, Gray Davis and Bill Owens Have in Common?
10/21/05 Proposition 76 is the First Step Towards Fiscal Discipline in California
10/21/05 Ad in Colorado's Grand Junction Sentinel Urging Opposition to Referenda C and D
10/21/05 Updated List of State Legislators Urging Congress to Pass and President Bush to Sign a Permanent Repeal of the Spanish-American War Tax
10/21/05 Colorado TABOR Fact of the Day: Even Under TABOR, Government Spends More
10/20/05 Virginia: Anti-Taxpayer Candidates Unpopular
10/20/05 Washington Gas Tax Hike Repeal Fact of the Day - Gas Tax Hike = 30% of the 520 Bridge
10/20/05 Colorado TABOR Fact of the Day - Where Colorado Tax Dollars are Spent, Part 3
10/19/05 Washington Gas Tax Hike Repeal Fact of the Day - Who Wants 54% of a Bridge?
10/19/05 Colorado TABOR Fact of the Day - Where Colorado Tax Dollars are Spent, Part 2
10/18/05 D.C. Council Faces Tax Hike Proposal
10/18/05 Colorado TABOR Fact of the Day- Report Reveals Government Waste in Colorado
10/18/05 Washington Gas Tax Hike Repeal Fact of the Day - Will it Ever Be Enough?!
10/14/05 Colorado TABOR Fact of the Day - TABOR Yields More Diplomas
10/14/05 Illinois: Ruth Munson Signs No-New-Taxes Pledge
10/14/05 New Hampshire: Harriet E. Cady Signs No-New-Taxes Pledge
10/14/05 California: Jim Ayres Signs No-New-Taxes Pledge
10/14/05 New Jersey: James Holzapfel Signs No-New-Taxes Pledge
10/13/05 Colorado TABOR Fact of the Day: With TABOR, Colorado Beats Its Neighbors
10/13/05 Washington Gas Tax Hike Repeal Fact of the Day: Do I-912 Opponents Think Voters Are Stupid? It's Not About Sharing
10/12/05 Kansas: The Road to Prosperity is Lined with TABOR
10/12/05 Washington Gas Tax Hike Repeal Fact of the Day: I-912 Funding: Taxpayers vs. Big Spenders
10/12/05
National Taxpayer Advocacy Group Names Michigan's Pro-Taxpayer House Members Heroes of the Taxpayer
10/12/05 Colorado TABOR Fact of the Day: TABOR Keeps Tuition Affordable in Colorado
10/11/05 Washington Gas Tax Hike Repeal Fact of the Day: They Will Be Back
10/11/05 Colorado TABOR Fact of the Day: You Just Can't Throw Money At It And Expect It To Work
10/07/05 California: Gerard Machacho Signs No-New-Taxes Pledge
10/07/05 Colorado TABOR Fact of the Day - The Real Fault Line: Amendment 23 vs. Health Care and Transportation
10/07/05 Washington Gas Tax Hike Repeal Fact of the Day Who Would Support a Gas Tax Hike?
10/07/05 California 's “Year for Reform” Benefits Taxpayers' Interests
10/07/05
Gerard Machado Signs No-New-Taxes Pledge
10/07/05 Florida:
State Senator Ken Pruitt Defends Taxpayers
10/07/05 New Jersey Signers of the Taxpayer Protection Pledge
10/07/05 Virginia Signers of the Taxpayer Protection Pledge
10/07/05 Colorado TABOR Fact of the Day - Referendum D: A $2.1 Billion Blank Check
10/06/05 Washington Gas Tax Hike Repeal Fact of the Day: Been There, Done That
10/06/05 Minimum Wage Hike Defeated in Albuquerque
10/05/05
Taxpayers Win in South Carolina's 24 th House District
10/04/05 Washington Gas Tax Hike Repeal Fact of the Day: Washingtonians Are not Fooled by Big-Spenders' Excuses
10/04/05 SSTP Software Rears its Ugly Head in Michigan
10/04/05 Colorado: Tax Increases are Never Temporary
10/03/05 Signers of Letter to President Bush and Congress Urging a Repeal of the Spanish-American War Tax
10/03/05
Gov. Carcieri Fights for Taxpayers in Rhode Island
10/03/05 Colorado TABOR Fact of the Day: 100 MPH Spending Spree and Accelerating
10/03/05
Representative Scott Lansley to Chair Taxpayer Protection Caucus in Maine
9/30/05 House District 24 Special Election Fact of the Day: Michelle Shain Discredits 61 South Carolina Legislators
9/29/05 Washington Gas Tax Hike Repeal Fact of the Day: Gas Tax Hike Revenue Up for Grabs
9/29/05 Colorado TABOR Fact of the Day: Where Colorado Tax Dollars are Spent
9/28/05 House District 24 Special Election Fact of the Day: Michelle Shain Out of Touch With Taxpayers –Part II
9/27/05 Washington Gas Tax Hike Repeal Fact of the Day: Gas Tax Hike Is the Tip of the Iceberg
9/27/05 House District 24 Special Election Fact of the Day:
