A bi-partisan issue:
GOVERNORS TAKE A STAND AGAINST NEW TAXES & MORE SPENDING
Montana: Gov. Brian Schweitzer (D) has proposed
resident income/property tax deduction, slashing
the business equipment tax
Washington: Gov. Chris Gregoire (D) proposing
tax breaks for businesses
Oregon: Gov. John Kitzhaber (D) proposed
tax credits for capital gains reinvested in
state companies, extending business
energy tax credits & credits
for job creation
Colorado: Gov. John Hickenlooper (D) told
legislators, “We hope that every bill you
consider passing will be viewed through
the lens of its impact on our economic growth...”
California: Gov. Jerry Brown (D) calling for
deep cuts in health & welfare-to-work programs,
state worker pay & higher education, says he will support
new taxes “only if voters want them”
Arizona: Gov. Jan Brewer (R) introduced the AZ
Competitiveness Package --tax cuts & incentives to
boost job growth & make state a business haven
New Mexico: Gov. Susana Maritnez (R) said
“New Mexicans are not under-taxed. The government
has simply over-spent.” Proposed business tax
incentives. .
South Dakota: Gov. Dennis Daugaard (R) said
in his State of the State address:
“If you send me a bill to raise taxes, I will veto it.”
Produced by Senate Republican Caucus Communications, 2/15/11
North Dakota: Gov. Jack Dalrymple (R) proposing to lower individual
and corporate income tax rates and a tax deduction for college student
loan payments
Wisconsin: Gov. Scott Walker (R) signed into law --
bill for companies that relocate will not pay state
income taxes for 2 years, says all tax increases are
“off the table”
Nebraska: Gov. Dave Heineman (R)
has proposed a $16.5 million initiative
to attract jobs, says he won’t raise taxes.
except Gov. Mark Dayton
Minnesota: Gov. Mark Dayton (D) proposes $3.35 billion
in NEW TAXES, $22.3% increase in General Fund spending,
and adds the highest income tax rate in the nation
Iowa: Gov. Terry Branstad (R) seeks New Hampshire: Gov. John
to cut nation’s highest corporate Lynch (D) proposed budget with
income tax (12%) in half, deep no new taxes
cuts in commercial property taxes
Massachusetts: Gov. Deval Patrick (D)
proposed budget with major cuts,
no new taxes
New Jersey: Gov. Chris Christie (R)
seeks to rollback personal & corporate
tax rates, capped property taxes
New York: Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) called for
cuts to education & Medicaid, while
freezing state taxes & giving incentives
to businesses for hiring
Michigan: Gov. Rick Snyder (R) wants to revamp
the state’s business tax with one that will be
attractive to businesses and entrepreneurs
North Carolina: Gov. Bev Perdue (D) seeks to
drop the corporate income tax from 6.9 to 4.9%
to make state most the business friendly in the
Southeast
Florida: Gov. Rick Scott (R) expected to cut spending
$5B, cut taxes $4B over 2 years, including cutting the
corp income tax from 5.5 to 2.5%
Kentucky: Gov. Steve Beshear INCOMING GOVERNORS VOWING NO NEW TAXES
(D) says he will continue to
stand against tax increases Alabama Republican Robert Bentley
Alaska Republican Sean Parnell
Florida Republican Rick Scott
Georgia Republican Nathan Deal
Maine Republican Paul LePage
Indiana: Gov. Mitch Daniels (R) New York Democrat Andrew Cuomo
recognized for balanced budgets Nevada Republican Brian Sandoval
without tax increases, lowest New Mexico Republican Susana Martinez
property taxes in nation Ohio Republican John Kasich
Oklahoma Republican Mary Fallin
Pennsylvania Republican Tom Corbett
Arkansas: Gov. Mike Beebe (D) ran for re-election
on “the largest tax relief in state history” by cutting South Carolina Republican Nikki Haley
property tax & state sales tax on groceries, doing Texas Republican Rick Perry
more of same Wisconsin Republican Scott Walker
Source: Americans for Tax Reform; Stateline reporting