These 9 states are cutting income taxes on Jan. 1. Here's where taxpayers will get a break.
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Some Americans could get a break on their state income taxes this year, with nine states kicking off 2025 with a reduction in their individual income tax rates, according to an analysis from the Tax Foundation, a think tank that focuses on taxes.
The changes are part of a recent push to cut taxes at the state level that started during the pandemic when many states found themselves flush with tax revenue. But the left-leaning Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) has termed the trend an "anti-tax playbook" that could eventually crimp public services.
Lawmakers typically argue that lowering taxes can help make their states more competitive, helping to draw businesses and new residents within their borders. Seven of the states that are lowering their individual income taxes in 2025 have legislatures that are controlled by Republicans, as well as Republican governors.
The man who plowed a truck into a crowd of people in New Orleans on New Year's Day posted audio recordings online in early 2024 expressing his religious beliefs and describing music as the "voice of Satan." He made no mention, however, of plans for violence or affiliations with extremist groups in the recordings.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation and other federal agencies have warned about the risk of "copycat or retaliatory attacks" after a man drove a rented pickup truck through a crowd of New Year's revelers on New Orleans' Bourbon Street, killing 14 people before he was shot dead in a firefight with police.