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- [Top-Contenders to be South Carolina’s Next Governor Share Common Goal: Income Tax Elimination](https://atr.org/top-contenders-to-be-south-carolinas-next-governor-share-common-goal-income-tax-elimination/): The Republican candidates vying to succeed South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster (R) faced off in a debate held early this week in Charleston. During the debate on April 21, many of the candidates reiterated their proposal to completely phase out South Carolina’s income tax, a goal shared by all of the top contenders. 
- [The SECURE Data Act Does Privacy the Right Way](https://atr.org/the-secure-data-act-does-privacy-the-right-way/): The House Energy and Commerce Committee has released text of their federal data privacy framework. This bill avoids the mistakes of past attempts at a federal privacy framework while providing one standard for interstate commerce.
- [Iowa House Republicans Should Hold the Line on Hard Property Tax Cap](https://atr.org/iowa-house-republicans-should-hold-the-line-on-hard-property-tax-cap/): Having now surpassed the 100th day of legislative session, the Iowa legislature has yet to agree on a comprehensive plan to address property tax reform. While Senate Republicans have already passed their version of a plan, House Republicans took a step forward this week, approving an amended proposal of their own. 
- [The Trump Administration Should Preempt the Interchange Fee Prohibition Act](https://atr.org/the-trump-administration-should-preempt-the-interchange-fee-prohibition-act/): Beginning July 1st, consumers in the state of Illinois may be in for an unpleasant surprise. That date will mark the Interchange Fee Prohibition Act (IFPA) going into effect in the state. The law is set to radically upend payments logistics in the state through its imposition of burdensome, ambiguous regulatory demands on merchants, banks, and payment processors.  
- [List of 50+ Companies and Foundations Providing Contributions to Trump Accounts for Kids](https://atr.org/trumpaccounts/): Americans for Tax Reform's tracker of Trump Accounts announcements has reached 53.
- [American Broadband Deployment Act would bring long-overdue reforms](https://atr.org/american-broadband-deployment-act-would-bring-long-overdue-reforms/): On Tuesday, the House of Representatives passed a package of bills to speed up permitting on federal lands for broadband infrastructure. But the package did not include the American Broadband Deployment Act, which would bring long-overdue permitting reform to building internet infrastructure.
- [Tennessee Lawmakers Reject Onerous Regulatory Framework For AI ](https://atr.org/tennessee-lawmakers-reject-onerous-regulatory-framework-for-ai/): State lawmakers have introduced 1,561 AI-related bills in 45 states as of March 2026, according to Multistate Associates. This flurry of legislative activity, driven lawmakers who want to regulate technology they don’t understand but fear, targets “everything from algorithmic accountability and generative AI regulation to state laws on nonconsensual explicit deepfakes, and the legislative session is still underway,” Multistate added. 
- [South Carolina Bill Would Hamper Property Rights ](https://atr.org/south-carolina-bill-would-hamper-property-rights/): South Carolina legislators have taken numerous actions this year to reduce tax and regulatory costs for individuals, families, and employers across the state. Now that Gov. Henry McMaster (R-S.C.) has signed H. 4216, the historic tax reform bill putting the state on the path to a 1.99% flat income tax in five years, Palmetto State lawmakers are looking to pass the Regulatory Freedom Act, legislation making South Carolina the fourteenth state with a statutory safeguard subjecting regulations whose cost exceeds  a certain threshold ($1,000,000 annually in the case of South Carolina’s RFA) to receive an up or down vote from the legislature. 
- [Section 232 Pharmaceutical Tariffs Hurt Patients and Threaten America’s Global Competitiveness](https://atr.org/section-232-pharmaceutical-tariffs-hurt-patients-and-threaten-americas-global-competitiveness/): On April 2, 2026, President Trump signed a proclamation invoking Section 232 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 to impose tariffs on patented pharmaceutical imports and active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs). Unfortunately, this policy risks producing the opposite of its intended effect – raising costs for American patients, kneecapping the domestic industry it seeks to protect, weakening U.S. global competitiveness, and stifling vital innovation.
- [GOP Can Further Help Middle Class By Ending the Inflation Tax on Capital Gains](https://atr.org/trump-can-help-middle-class-by-ending-the-inflation-tax-on-capital-gains/): RS data shows that most households reporting capital gains earn under $200,000, demonstrating that capital gains taxes affect millions of middle-class families. Indexing capital gains taxes to inflation would prevent Americans from being taxed on inflationary gains and provide tax relief to middle-income households.
- [Second Lawsuit Filed Against Newly Enacted Income Tax in Washington State](https://atr.org/second-lawsuit-filed-against-newly-enacted-income-tax-in-washington-state/): Opponents of Washington’s first-ever state income tax of 9.9% filed a lawsuit urging the courts to strike down the new tax as unconstitutional, joining an existing lawsuit over language in the law that prohibits voters from having a say in its enactment.
- [Oklahoma House Advances Education Tax Credit Expansion](https://atr.org/big-news-for-oklahoma-private-education-tax-credit-has-been-expanded/): Cheerful news out of Oklahoma, as Speaker Kyle Hilbert’s House Bill 3705 has been successfully passed through the State House, and is ready for a Senate vote. 
- [Palmer Schoening Highlights Importance of Death Tax Relief in the Working Families Tax Cut](https://atr.org/palmer-schoening-highlights-importance-of-death-tax-relief-in-the-working-families-tax-cut/): Palmer Schoening of the Family Business Coalition addressed the importance of Death Tax repeal, during Americans for Tax Reform's April 14 tax event on Capitol Hill.
- [Scott Jones of the Forest Landowners Association Details Importance of Death Tax Relief](https://atr.org/scott-jones-of-the-forest-landowners-association-details-importance-of-death-tax-relief/):  The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, also known as the Working Families Tax Cut, provided much-needed Death Tax relief for Americans. Americans for Tax Reform continues to push for full abolishment of the Death Tax.
- [Tennessee Becomes REINS Act State Number 14, with South Carolina on Deck to be Number 15  ](https://atr.org/tennessee-becomes-reins-act-state-number-14-with-south-carolina-on-deck-to-be-number-15/): The American people continue to vote with their feet, moving from high-tax blue states to red states with lower overall tax burdens, according to updated interstate migration data recently released by the U.S. Census Bureau. In fact, no-income-tax states and those with relatively low, flat income tax rates remain among the top recipients of new residents through domestic migration, the new Census data shows. 
- [ATR’s Patrick Gleason: South Carolina to be USA’s 25th Flat Tax State](https://atr.org/atrs-patrick-gleason-south-carolina-to-be-usas-25th-flat-tax-state/): Americans for Tax Reform vice president of state affairs Patrick Gleason addressed the organization's annual Tax Day Eve press conference in the U.S. Capitol on April 14.
- [Small Business Owner Paola Hinton Praises Tips Provisions of Working Families Tax Cut](https://atr.org/paola-hintons-remarks-at-atr-tax-day-event/):  Paola Hinton is a taxpayer and small business owner of Five Senses Spa, Salon & Barbershop in Peoria, Illinois. Her business and employees are benefiting from the Working Families Tax Cut. She specifically cited the No Tax on Tips provision and the FICA 45B tips provision.
- [Congresswoman Beth Van Duyne: How the Working Families Tax Cut is Helping North Texas](https://atr.org/congresswoman-beth-van-duyne-how-the-working-families-tax-cut-is-helping-north-texas/): Key House Ways and Means Committee member Beth Van Duyne (R - Texas) provided remarks at Americans for Tax Reform's annual Tax Day Eve press conference on Tuesday April 14.
- [Showdown for Pledge Signer Hathaway vs. Squad-backed Mejia in New Jersey ](https://atr.org/showdown-for-pledge-signer-hathaway-vs-squad-backed-mejia-in-new-jersey/): Today, New Jersey is holding a special election for who will be the next Representative of its 11th Congressional District. The Republican candidate Joe Hathaway, a pledge signer, is committed to lowering taxes, making energy affordable, and creating jobs. However, his opponent Analilia Mejia is running to ruin not just New Jersey’s 11th congressional district but the United States as a whole.  
- [Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders Pushes Arkansas Forward With Another Round of Income Tax Cuts](https://atr.org/governor-sarah-huckabee-sanders-pushes-arkansas-forward-with-another-round-of-income-tax-cuts/): Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has once again made it clear that her priority is putting more money back in the pockets of Arkansas families. By calling for yet another round of income tax cuts, what will be the fourth cut since taking office, Sanders is continuing to push Arkansas toward a more competitive, pro-growth tax environment. 
- [Raising Deposit Insurance is Still a Bad Idea](https://atr.org/raising-deposit-insurance-is-still-a-bad-idea/): Bad ideas never seem to die. Instead, they keep being resurrected and act as if they take on a life of their own. So it should be to no one’s surprise then, that raising deposit insurance is back on the table once more in the House. The Main Street Depositor Protection Act is calling for noninterest bearing accounts to be covered up to $5 million—improving from its absurdly high initial proposal amount of $10 million last fall— yet still poorly merited when the facts surrounding the deposit insurance system are taken into consideration.  
- [Small Business Owner Jenna Aronowitz: “Republican tax cuts are helping reinvigorate the American dream.”](https://atr.org/small-business-owner-jenna-aronowitz-republican-tax-cuts-are-helping-reinvigorate-the-american-dream/): Jenna Aronowitz, owner of 1920 Tavern (Roswell, Georgia) gave remarks at Americans for Tax Reform's April 14 tax press conference. She provided details of how the Working Families Tax Cut is helping her community:
- [Small Business Champion Elaine Parker Highlights Success of Big Beautiful Tax Cuts](https://atr.org/small-business-champion-elaine-parker-highlights-success-of-big-beautiful-tax-cuts/):  On April 14 in the U.S. Capitol building, Job Creators Network Foundation President Elaine Parker highlighted the success of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, also known as the Working Families Tax Cut.
- [How Grassroots Pressure Stops Tax Hikes Before They Start](https://atr.org/how-grassroots-pressure-stops-tax-hikes-before-they-start/): On Tax Day, I wanted to highlight our recent case study with Speak4 on our efforts to stop a proposed tax hike.
- [List of Good News Arising from the Working Families Tax Cut and the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act](https://atr.org/list/): THE WORKING FAMILIES TAX CUT:
- [“Tax Me More” Fund Not Seeing Much Action Despite Tax Hikers’ False Appeals to Patriotism](https://atr.org/tax-me-more-fund-not-seeing-much-action-despite-tax-hikers-false-appeals-to-patriotism/): Americans are allowed to voluntarily contribute money to the U.S. Treasury's "tax me more" fund. But not much money is being donated despite the false appeals to "patriotism" peddled by tax hikers.
- [Why Governor Walz’s Proposed Tech Tax Would Harm Innovation and Burden Minnesota Families](https://atr.org/why-governor-walzs-proposed-tech-tax-would-harm-innovation-and-burden-minnesota-families/): Minnesotans who value limited government and the freedom of businesses to compete and invest without excessive bureaucratic interference see these principles as essential to economic growth and opportunity. That is why Governor Tim Walz’s new supplemental budget proposal raises serious concerns. While it includes an expansion of the child tax credit, the centerpiece that stands out as particularly misguided is a new tax targeting large tech and social media companies.
- [The House Energy and Commerce Committee Is Sounding the Alarm on Medicaid Fraud](https://atr.org/the-house-energy-and-commerce-committee-is-sounding-the-alarm-on-medicaid-fraud/): Medicaid was sold to the American people as a program meant to serve pregnant women, the disabled, the elderly, and children. Unfortunately, the program is now riddled with fraud committed by organized crime syndicates, identity thieves, and fraudulent shell businesses. The House Energy and Commerce (E&C) Committee, led by Chairman Brett Guthrie (R-Ky.), is highlighting these fundamental vulnerabilities. ATR applauds these members for taking these problems seriously.
- [Trump’s Suspension of the Jones Act is a Win for American Consumers](https://atr.org/trumps-suspension-of-the-jones-act-is-a-win-for-american-consumers/): The Trump administration's decision to waive the Jones Act for 60 days is a move that will mitigate disruptions to supply chains and energy markets caused by ongoing conflicts in the Middle East.
- [Georgia Passes Legislation Moving to 3.99% Flat Income Tax, Moving Closer to Zero  ](https://atr.org/georgia-passes-legislation-moving-to-3-99-flat-income-tax-moving-closer-to-zero/): Republican lawmakers in Atlanta passed legislation last week moving Georgia closer to a 0% income tax, a win for taxpayers and businesses across the state. Thanks to Georgia’s adoption of a flat income tax in 2022, every Georgian family and small business will see a tax cut as a result of this year’s marquee income tax cut. 
- [After SC Enacts Path to 1.99 Percent Flat Tax, NC Lawmakers Deliberate Over Income Tax Phase Down to 2.49 Percent](https://atr.org/after-sc-enacts-path-to-1-99-percent-flat-tax-nc-lawmakers-deliberate-over-income-tax-phase-down-to-2-49-percent/): As governors and legislative leaders around the country make progress toward income tax elimination, a debate is raging in North Carolina, the state that kicked off a nationwide push toward lower and flatter state income tax rates, over whether the state’s march to a 2.49% income tax rate, which would be the nation’s lowest single rate, should be paused or delayed. If North Carolina lawmakers decide to alter their existing revenue trigger schedule for income tax relief, Americans for Tax Reform is urging lawmakers to at least maintain the ultimate goal of getting the income tax rate below 2.5%. 
- [Abraham Enriquez Makes “No New Taxes” Promise to Texas Voters](https://atr.org/abraham-enriquez-makes-no-new-taxes-promise-to-texas-voters-in-us-congress/): Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) applauds Abraham Enriquez for signing the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, a written commitment to the voters of Texas to oppose and vote against tax hikes.
- [Christi Jacobsen Makes “No New Taxes” Promise to Montana Voters](https://atr.org/christi-jacobsen-makes-no-new-taxes-promise-to-montana-voters/): Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) applauds Christi Jacobsen for signing the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, a written commitment to the voters of Montana to oppose and vote against tax hikes.
- [Trump Administration Begins Crackdown on Medicaid Provider Tax Scheme](https://atr.org/trump-administration-begins-crackdown-on-medicaid-provider-tax-scheme/): Federal law requires states and the federal government to each bear a meaningful share of Medicaid's cost. Unfortunately, that requirement has been little more than a suggestion. For years, a growing number of states have gamed the financing system to dump their share of the bill on federal taxpayers, inflating Medicaid spending while contributing little of their own money. The provider tax is the primary tool they have used to do it.
- [Tennessee Lawmakers Consider 911 Tax Hike Despite Large Cash Reserves](https://atr.org/tennessee-lawmakers-consider-911-tax-hike-despite-large-cash-reserves/): Before adjourning their 2026 legislative session in early April, Georgia lawmakers sent Gov. Brian Kemp (R-Ga.) a bill that reduces the state income tax from 5.19 percent to 4.99 percent retroactive to the start of 2026 and puts the rate on a path to 3.99 percent. Meanwhile, in neighboring South Carolina lawmakers recently sent a bill to Gov. Henry McMaster’s (R-S.C.) desk that will give the Palmetto State the nation’s lowest flat income tax in five years and could phase out the tax entirely over time. 
- [A Prescription for Decline: Biden’s Drug Price Controls Are Hurting the Patients It Promised to Serve](https://atr.org/a-prescription-for-decline-bidens-drug-price-controls-are-hurting-the-patients-it-promised-to-serve/): Four years after its passage, the Inflation Reduction Act’s (IRA) drug pricing provisions have not delivered the seamless savings the Left promised. Instead, a growing body of peer-reviewed research, investor surveys, and clinical trial data has revealed that this law is not only problematic to its core, but also riddled with structural flaws: specifically, the creation of a small molecule “pill penalty.”
- [Enough is Enough. New York State Lawmakers Should Reject Tax Hikes & Cynical Pension Giveaway ](https://atr.org/enough-is-enough-new-york-state-lawmakers-should-reject-tax-hikes-cynical-pension-giveaway/): New York State’s classic backroom budget negotiations have taken the budget past deadline. The concern for taxpayers: billions in new spending and a variety of tax hikes are on the table. 
- [Josh Williams Makes “No New Taxes” Promise to Ohio Voters](https://atr.org/josh-williams-makes-no-new-taxes-promise-to-ohio-voters/): Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) applauds Josh Williams for signing the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, a written commitment to the voters of Ohio to oppose and vote against tax hikes.
- [New Hoover Institute Study Tears Apart California’s Billionaire Tax  ](https://atr.org/new-hoover-institute-study-tears-apart-californias-billionaire-tax/): A recent study by the Hoover Institute reveals how California’s proposed Billionaire tax fails on its own terms. The study can be found here.  
- [Poland’s Digital Tax Will Hurt U.S. Businesses](https://atr.org/polands-digital-tax-will-hurt-u-s-businesses/): Poland's Ministry of Digital Affairs is pushing forward with a Digital Services Tax (DST) that is little more than a thinly veiled shakedown of American technology companies. The proposal — a 3% levy targeting firms with over €1 billion in global revenue and PLN 25 million in Poland-sourced revenue — has now been officially entered into the government's legislative work plan. The DST is being driven by the Left party, which is cynically using American businesses as campaign fodder ahead of Poland's parliamentary elections in Q2 2027.
- [Aaron Flint Makes “No New Taxes” Promise to Montana Voters in US Congress](https://atr.org/aaron-flint-makes-no-new-taxes-promise-to-montana-voters-in-us-congress/): Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) applauds Aaron Flint for signing the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, a written commitment to the voters of Montana to oppose and vote against income tax hikes.
- [Trump Labor Department Unleashes New Investment Opportunities for 401(k) Participants](https://atr.org/dol-to-unleash-new-investment-opportunities-for-401k-participants/): On March 30, 2026, President Trump's Department of Labor published its proposed rule in alignment with President Trump’s executive order on democratizing access to alternative assets in 401(k) plans last year.
- [Mamdani’s 50% Death Tax Would Hit Middle Class Homes](https://atr.org/mamdanis-50-death-tax-would-hit-middle-class-homes/): New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is backing a proposal that would impose a 50% Death Tax on any New York resident owning a home worth more than $750,000.
- [ATR Backs Cruz & Miller Bill to Restore Full Deductibility of Gambling Losses](https://atr.org/atr-backs-cruz-miller-bill-to-restore-full-deductibility-of-gambling-losses/): Americans for Tax Reform urges Congress to pass legislation restoring the full 100 percent deductibility of gambling losses.
- [New York Budget’s “Creative Policy” Means Array of Tax Hikes](https://atr.org/new-yorks-budgets-creative-policy-means-array-of-tax-hikes/): As the New York State legislature puts the pieces together for their newest budget, lawmakers are floating around the idea of several new tax policies which are being labeled as “innovative”, however, they are simply there to cover the growing budget gaps as productive citizens and businesses flee. 
- [America Can’t Afford to Slow Medical Innovation](https://atr.org/america-cant-afford-to-slow-medical-innovation/): In a report published by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, economists out of the University of Chicago examined four disease areas (HIV, heart disease, breast cancer, and obesity) over 30-year analytical horizons. Just these four areas generated a whopping $167.5 trillion in total societal value. This limited window into the great economic benefits of medical innovation reveal just how devastating policies like pharmaceutical price controls and restrictions on intellectual property rights can be.
- [Ingredient Regulations Threaten a 12% Grocery Price Increase](https://atr.org/ingredient-regulations-threaten-a-12-grocery-price-increase/): After four years of Bidenflation, high prices remain a top priority for American families. A new study finds that the hodgepodge of state-level ingredient regulations, passed primarily in the past few years, could impose a 12% increase in grocery prices. This increase would operate as a stealth tax on consumers at the register.
- [ATR Submits Comment Letter on Codifying Prohibition on Reputation Risk to Address Debanking](https://atr.org/atr-submits-comment-letter-on-codifying-prohibition-on-reputation-risk-to-address-debanking/): On March 25, 2026, Americans for Tax Reform submitted a comment letter regarding a notice of proposed rulemaking by the Federal Reserve board which would codify a prohibition on use of reputation risk in bank supervision practices. Reputation risk has been widely criticized as a major contributor to the phenomenon of debanking—a practice where financial institutions abruptly sever account access or terminate a commercial relationship with their customers, often with no justification given.  
- [Florida Passes Cutting Edge Ban on Loony Net-Zero Schemes ](https://atr.org/florida-passes-cutting-edge-ban-on-loony-net-zero-schemes/): The Sunshine State is continuing its leadership on protecting citizens from attempts to impose radical left-wing policy. This session, lawmakers have passed innovative legislation to stop all levels of government in the state from enacting pie-in-the-sky “net-zero” policies that drive up energy costs.  
- [Jillian Balow Makes “No New Taxes” Promise to Wyoming Voters](https://atr.org/jillian-balow-makes-no-new-taxes-promise-to-wyoming-voters/): Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) applauds Jillian Balow for signing the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, a written commitment to the voters of Wyoming to oppose and vote against tax hikes.
- [ATR Applauds Winning Pledge Signers in Mississippi](https://atr.org/atr-applauds-winning-pledge-signers-in-mississippi/): Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) commends the Taxpayer Protection Pledge signers in Mississippi for their recent primary victories.   
- [Meet the “Mansions” Hit with New York’s Mansion Tax](https://atr.org/meet-the-mansions-hit-with-new-yorks-mansion-tax/): New York’s “mansion tax” was designed to target luxury real estate. Decades later, inflation has turned it into a tax on ordinary homebuyers across New York City.
- [Legislators Deliver Big Win to Address Indiana Housing Shortage](https://atr.org/legislators-deliver-big-win-for-indiana-housing-shortage/): Hoosier lawmakers have passed a significant housing expansion bill this session in House Bill 1001, sponsored by Rep. Doug Miller.
- [ATR Applauds Winning Pledge Signers in Illinois](https://atr.org/atr-applauds-winning-pledge-signers-in-illinois/): Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) commends the Taxpayer Protection Pledge signers in Illinois for their recent primary victories.   
- [Utah Enacts 6th Income Tax Cut In 6 Years – And Shaves 6 Cents Off Gas Tax](https://atr.org/utah-enacts-6th-income-tax-cut-in-6-years-and-shaves-6-cents-off-gas-tax/): Utah lawmakers concluded the 2026 legislative session by delivering another reduction to the state income tax, bringing the flat rate from 4.5% to 4.45% and putting a hundred million dollars back into the pockets of families and small businesses. This year marks the sixth such cut in as many years, giving Utahns a cumulative rate reduction of 0.55 percentage points – down from 5% in 2018.
- [David Giralt Makes “No New Taxes” Promise to Wyoming Voters](https://atr.org/david-giralt-makes-no-new-taxes-promise-to-wyoming-voters-in-us-congress/): Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) applauds David Giralt for signing the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, a written commitment to the voters of Wyoming to oppose and vote against tax hikes.
- [Washington Legislature Reverses on Nation’s Highest Death Tax, Replaces It with Even Worse Income Tax](https://atr.org/washington-legislature-reverses-on-nations-highest-death-tax-replaces-it-with-even-worse-income-tax/): Last year, Democrats passed a law increasing the estate tax (also known as the death tax) to as high as 35%. The death tax targets the transfer of assets from a deceased person to their heirs. In other words, Washington Democrats are jealous that your recently deceased relatives didn’t leave anything for them, so they passed laws carving out over a third of your inheritance for government spending. Only 17 states have the tax at all, and last year’s increase burdens Washingtonians with by far the highest estate tax in the country. Coupled with the capital gains tax that took effect in 2023, Democrats now tax your income when you’re alive and when you’re dead. 
- [West Virginia Legislature Delivers Third Income Tax Reduction, Scores Several Conservative Policy Wins](https://atr.org/west-virginia-legislature-delivers-third-income-tax-reduction-scores-several-conservative-policy-wins/): West Virginia’s 2026 session concluded on Saturday with another five percent across-the-board cut to the personal income tax, completing an ambitious agenda driven by Governor Patrick Morrisey and dominant Republican majorities in the state House and Senate. The Mountaineer State’s top income tax rate will drop from 4.82% to 4.58% on January 1, 2026, surpassing Missouri’s 4.7% rate.
- [New Report: Digital Services Taxes Are Taxation Without Representation — and the Bill Is Growing](https://atr.org/new-report-digital-services-taxes-are-taxation-without-representation-and-the-bill-is-growing/): On March 16th Americans for Tax Reform and the Tholos Foundation hosted a Capitol Hill event to present a major new report on the growing threat of Digital Services Taxes (DSTs) to American businesses and taxpayers. The event, held at the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center, featured ATR President Grover Norquist, Rep. Ron Estes, Dr. Barbara Kolm of Austria's Freedom Party, Fred De Fossard of the UK's Prosperity Institute, and study author Professor Sinclair Davidson of RMIT University.
- [ATR Commends Illinois Pledge Signers Ahead of March 17 Primary](https://atr.org/atr-commends-illinois-pledge-signers-ahead-of-march-17-primary/): As Illinois Primary voters head to the voting booth, they deserve to know where their candidates stand on key issues such as taxes and spending.  
- [Rep. Ed Diehl First to Sign Taxpayer Protection Pledge In Race for Oregon Governor](https://atr.org/rep-ed-diehl-first-to-sign-taxpayer-protection-pledge-in-race-for-oregon-governor/): ATR applauds Oregon Representative Ed Diehl for signing the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, a written commitment to the voters of Oregon to oppose and veto any and all new tax increases during his time in office.
- [Mamdani Wants to Stick New Yorkers with World’s Highest Death Tax](https://atr.org/mamdani-wants-to-stick-new-yorkers-with-worlds-highest-death-tax/): New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani has endorsed a 50% death tax rate.
- [Steve Toth Makes “No New Taxes” Promise to Texas Voters in US Congress](https://atr.org/steve-toth-makes-no-new-taxes-promise-to-texas-voters-in-us-congress/): Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) applauds Steve Toth for signing the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, a written commitment to the voters of Texas to oppose and vote against income tax hikes.
- [Washington Voters Already Rejected Income Taxes 10 Times](https://atr.org/washington-voters-already-rejected-income-taxes-10-times/): The decision by Washington state Democrats to unilaterally impose a 9.9% income tax flies in the face of longstanding opposition to income taxes by the people of Washington. Perhaps that’s why lawmakers inserted a “necessity clause” that guarantees the People will not have the right to vote on their unpopular new tax.
- [ATR Coalition Letter Urges Missouri to Eliminate Income Tax](https://atr.org/atr-coalition-letter-urges-missouri-to-eliminate-income-tax/): On March 11, Americans for Tax Reform led a coalition of national and state organizations supporting the effort to eliminate the state income tax in Missouri via ballot referendum. The House will consider and vote on HCS for HCRs 173 & 174 this week.
- [Congress Should Reject the So-Called “Railway Safety Act”](https://atr.org/congress-should-reject-the-so-called-railway-safety-act/): Congress should reject any “Railway Safety Act”-style provisions in the upcoming surface transportation reauthorization bill. These provisions serve as little more than union handouts while failing to improve safety outcomes.
- [South Carolina House Passes Historic Income Tax Reform, Setting Path to Zero](https://atr.org/south-carolina-house-passes-historic-income-tax-reform-setting-path-to-zero/): Last night, the South Carolina House of Representatives voted to concur with the state Senate’s amendments to H. 4216, legislation that will move South Carolina from a progressive income tax code with a top rate of 6.0 percent to a 1.99 percent flat rate in five years. The bill also provides a path to eventual elimination of the state income tax over time if revenue triggers are met. 
- [ATR Commends Mississippi Pledge Signers Ahead of March 10 Primary](https://atr.org/atr-commends-mississippi-pledge-signers-ahead-of-march-10-primary/): As Mississippi Primary voters head to the voting booth, they deserve to know where their candidates stand on key issues such as taxes and spending.  
- [From 6 Percent to 1.99 Percent: South Carolina Set to Lead Nation on Income Tax Relief](https://atr.org/from-6-percent-to-1-99-percent-south-carolina-set-to-lead-nation-on-income-tax-relief/): It’s set to be a historic week in South Carolina, where the statehouse in Columbia is expected to vote for final passage on H. 4216, legislation that will move the state from a progressive income tax code with a top rate of 6 percent down to a flat 1.99 percent rate over the next half decade. Enactment of H. 4216 would not only relieve the Palmetto State of its distinction as home to the highest marginal income tax rate in the southeast, it would allow South Carolina to boast the nation’s lowest flat income tax rate, which currently belongs to Arizona and its 2.5 percent flat rate. 
- [Clay Fuller Makes “No New Taxes” Promise to Georgia Voters in US Congress](https://atr.org/clay-fuller-makes-no-new-taxes-promise-to-georgia-voters-in-us-congress/): Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) applauds Clay Fuller for signing the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, a written commitment to the voters of Georgia to oppose and vote against income tax hikes.
- [Dems to Propose Highest Capital Gains Tax Rate Since 1978](https://atr.org/dems-to-propose-highest-capital-gains-rate-since-1978/): Democrats just cannot stop raising taxes.
- [Nebraska Budget Gap Shouldn’t be Closed with Higher Taxes](https://atr.org/nebraska-budget-gap-shouldnt-be-closed-with-higher-taxes/): Nebraska lawmakers are once again looking for ways to raise more revenue rather than addressing the real issue driving the state’s fiscal challenges: spending. Amendment 2406 to LB 901 would impose a series of new fees and penalties on taxpayers, effectively increasing the cost of interacting with the state’s tax system. 
- [A Government Panel Negotiating Media Rights Would Ruin College Sports](https://atr.org/government-panels-negotiating-media-rights-will-ruin-college-sports/): If you want to ruin college sports, have the federal government run them.
- [Union Scheme Would Loot $100 Billion from New York Taxpayers ](https://atr.org/union-scheme-would-loot-100-billion-from-new-york-taxpayers/): New York State’s public employee unions are attempting to change pension rules which could cost taxpayers up to $100 billion. 
- [Gavin Newsom’s Toddler Tax Will Raid Kids’ Trump Accounts](https://atr.org/gavin-newsoms-toddler-tax-will-raid-kids-trump-accounts/): California is purposefully making it difficult for families to use Trump Accounts.
- [ATR Applauds Winning Pledge Signers in Arkansas](https://atr.org/atr-applauds-winning-pledge-signers-in-arkansas/): Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) commends the Taxpayer Protection Pledge signers in Arkansas for their recent primary victories.   
- [Kansas City Mayor Tries to Ban Tall Boys, Shooters, and All Single-Serve Alcohol](https://atr.org/kansas-city-mayor-tries-to-ban-tall-boys-shooters-and-all-single-serve-alcohol/): In Kansas City’s latest demonstration of regulatory abuse, Mayor Quinton Lucas and the City Council are introducing a sweeping Prohibition-style ban on thousands of single serve alcohol products across the city. The city council will consider the proposal on Tuesday, March 10.
- [LB 1124 Amendment Would Still Cost Consumers, Businesses](https://atr.org/lb-1124-amendment-would-still-cost-consumers-businesses/): Nebraska lawmakers are currently considering legislation that would dramatically increase taxes on cigarettes and vape products. LB 1124 would more than double the state’s cigarette tax, from 64 cents per pack to $1.64, and triple the tax on vape products from 10 percent of wholesale price to 30 percent. 
- [Connecticut Must Reject Progressives’ Tax-the-Rich Agenda](https://atr.org/connecticut-must-reject-progressives-tax-the-rich-agenda/): Democrats in the Connecticut legislature introduced three bills earlier this month that would raise property, capital gains, and income taxes in Senate Bill 101, Senate Bill 104, and House Bill 5133, respectively. On February 27, the legislature heard public testimony on all three bills, and it was clear that many opposed the radical increases in state taxes.
- [ATR Applauds Winning Pledge Signers in Texas Primary](https://atr.org/atr-applauds-winning-pledge-signers-in-texas-primary-2/): Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) commends the Taxpayer Protection Pledge signers in Texas for their recent primary victories.   
- [ATR Applauds Winning Pledge Signers in North Carolina](https://atr.org/atr-applauds-winning-pledge-signers-in-north-carolina/): Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) commends the Taxpayer Protection Pledge signers in North Carolina for their recent primary victories.   
- [Nebraska Senators Should Reject Cigarette and Vape Tax Hikes](https://atr.org/nebraska-senators-should-reject-cigarette-and-vape-tax-hikes/): Nebraska lawmakers are currently considering legislation that would dramatically increase taxes on cigarettes and vape products. LB 1124 would more than double the state’s cigarette tax, from 64 cents per pack to $1.64, and triple the tax on vape products from 10 percent of wholesale price to 30 percent. 
- [Nebraska Doesn’t Need Higher Cigarette and Vape Taxes — It Needs Spending Discipline](https://atr.org/nebraska-doesnt-need-higher-cigarette-and-vape-taxes-it-needs-spending-discipline/): Nebraska lawmakers are once again considering raising taxes rather than managing the state’s revenues with greater fiscal discipline. LB 1124 would more than double Nebraska’s cigarette tax, from 64 cents to $1.64 per pack, while also tripling the tax on electronic nicotine products from 10 percent of wholesale price to 30 percent. 
- [Steve Marshall Makes “No New Taxes” Promise to Alabama Voters in US Senate](https://atr.org/steve-marshall-makes-no-new-taxes-promise-to-alabama-voters-in-us-senate/): Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) applauds Steve Marshall for signing the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, a written commitment to the voters of Alabama to oppose and vote against tax hikes.
- [ATR Commends North Carolina Pledge Signers Ahead of March  3 Primary](https://atr.org/atr-commends-north-carolina-pledge-signers-ahead-of-march-3-primary/): As North Carolina Primary voters head to the voting booth, they deserve to know where their candidates stand on key issues such as taxes and spending.  
- [No Tax on Overtime Testimonials](https://atr.org/overtime/): Americans for Tax Reform has compiled testimonials on the impact of the No Tax on Overtime provision successfully enacted by President Trump and House and Senate Republicans:
- [Utah’s H.B. 337: A Costly Tax Hike That Will Hurt Families, Small Businesses, and State Revenue](https://atr.org/utahs-h-b-337-a-costly-tax-hike-that-will-hurt-families-small-businesses-and-state-revenue/): Earlier today, Americans for Tax Reform sent the Utah State Senate Business and Labor Committee a letter urging them to oppose the disastrous HB337, a bill that would slug consumers with a series of tax hikes that will hurt working families and small businesses, fail to raise the revenue its supporters promise, enrich criminal syndicates and harm rather than help public health.
- [Brandon Herrera Makes “No New Taxes” Promise to Texas Voters in US Congress](https://atr.org/brandon-herrera-makes-no-new-taxes-promise-to-texas-voters-in-us-congress/): Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) applauds Brandon Herrera for signing the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, a written commitment to the voters of Texas to oppose and vote against income tax hikes.
- [ATR Commends Texas Pledge Signers Ahead of March 3 Primary](https://atr.org/atr-commends-texas-pledge-signers-ahead-of-march-3-primary/): As Texas Primary voters head to the voting booth, they deserve to know where their candidates stand on key issues such as taxes and spending.  
- [Mamdani Uses New Yorkers as Leverage to Get His Tax Hikes ](https://atr.org/mamdani-uses-new-yorkers-as-leverage-to-get-his-tax-hikes/): In 2013, the New York City budget was finalized at $70 billion. In 2026, Mamdani proposed a budget of $127 billion, an 81% increase from 2013. This includes a $5.4 billion dollar budget gap, which will increase to $7 billion in the next year. Mamdani’s solution? Raise taxes.  
- [Italian Minister of Culture Seeks to Extend Discriminatory EU Tax on U.S. Cloud Providers ](https://atr.org/italian-minister-of-culture-seeks-to-extend-discriminatory-eu-tax-on-u-s-cloud-providers/): The Italian Ministry of Culture plans to extend a cultural levy from Brussels to include cloud services, which would discriminately target U.S. tech firms in an already tough market. This mirrors similar extensions pursued by the culture ministries in Poland and Germany, but the argument against these remains consistent: these extensions never effectively combat the issue they seek to target and are an excuse to squeeze revenue from successful U.S. tech firms seeking fair and competitive market access. 
- [South Carolina Senate Approves Bill Moving Palmetto State to 1.99 Percent Flat Income Tax Rate](https://atr.org/south-carolina-senate-approves-bill-moving-palmetto-state-to-1-99-percent-flat-income-tax-rate/): The South Carolina Senate voted yesterday to approve an amended version of H. 4216, tax reform legislation passed by the South Carolina House of Representatives last year that would put the state’s income tax on the path to elimination. Before passage, South Carolina Senators amended H. 4216 so that it would result in a larger immediate rate cut.  
- [Republicans Attempt to Save Maryland from Wes Moore’s Budget ](https://atr.org/republicans-attempt-to-save-maryland-from-wes-moores-budget/): Maryland’s remaining Republicans are taking a stand against Governor Wes Moore’s unaffordable budget. With prices continuing to rise, members of Maryland’s freedom caucus have launched a grassroots petition demanding the end of all taxes and fees on energy bills until the Governor and general assembly act to protect Maryland taxpayers.
- [Architect of NC Income Tax Cuts Takes on Incumbent Seeking to Undermine that Tax Relief](https://atr.org/architect-of-nc-income-tax-cuts-takes-on-incumbent-seeking-to-undermine-that-tax-relief/): The budget standoff between the North Carolina House and Senate has persisted for the better part of a year. The chief disagreement between the Republicans who run both chambers is over the revenue triggers that will determine whether the state’s income tax continues to fall next year, like it did on the first day of 2026. 
- [ATR Urges HELP Committee to Oppose Sen. Bernie Sanders’ Healthcare Amendments](https://atr.org/atr-urges-help-committee-to-oppose-sen-bernie-sanders-healthcare-amendments/): Tomorrow, the U.S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) will hold a mark-up on numerous bills including S. 3315, the Health Care Cybersecurity & Resiliency Act of 2025. Unfortunately, self-proclaimed socialist Senator Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) has filed amendments to this bill which include imposing international reference pricing (a most-favored-nation drug pricing-style price control) and a ban on direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising of prescription drugs.'
- [CEA Report Exposes True Cost of CFPB’s Regulatory Burden ](https://atr.org/cea-report-exposes-true-cost-of-cfpbs-regulatory-burden/): It’s no secret that regulation drives up costs and hinders businesses from offering affordable services to customers. This fact has been more strongly underscored in the wake of a new report by the White House Council of Economic Advisers (CEA). The report estimates the total cost inflicted by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) since its inception in 2011. The CEA found the CFPB passed an estimated $237-$369 billion in additional costs to consumers in the form of increased borrowing costs and reduced originations. 
- [Trump Tax Cuts: Family Businessman Touts Benefits of Immediate Expensing of Equipment Purchases](https://atr.org/trump-tax-cuts-family-businessman-touts-benefits-of-immediate-expensing-of-equipment-purchases/): Georgia small business owner joins Trump on stage to thank President for permanent, 100% business expensing
- [Say “NO” to Importing Foreign, Socialist Drug Price Controls](https://atr.org/mfn/): Americans for Tax Reform strongly opposes most-favored-nation (MFN) drug pricing. MFN is a government price-control scheme that imports failed foreign policies into the U.S. healthcare system. This hurts patients, stifles innovation, and weakens America’s global leadership in biotechnology.
- [Tom Sell Makes “No New Taxes” Promise to Texas Voters in US Congress](https://atr.org/tom-sell-makes-no-new-taxes-promise-to-texas-voters-in-us-congress/): Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) applauds Tom Sell for signing the Taxpayer Protection Pledge, a written commitment to the voters of Texas to oppose and vote against income tax hikes.
- [West Virginia Advances Citizen-Only Voting Alongside Tax Cut](https://atr.org/west-virginia-advances-citizen-only-voting-alongside-tax-cut/): Since ending a century of Democrat control in 2014, West Virginia has made enormous progress on enshrining solid conservative policy into law.

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