IN THE STATES: Republicans’ Plan to Raise Taxes Makes Headlines

April 15, 2022

In the states this week, the DNC launched a digital ad buy ahead of Tax Day on Monday in key battlegrounds targeted to Google searches for tax services. The ads are reminding voters in North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Wisconsin, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Arizona, and Nevada of Republicans’ plan that could raise taxes on half of Americans. On top of these ads, Democrats in states across the country are united in spreading the word about Republicans’ plan to raise taxes.

In Florida: Florida Politics: DNC continues to tar Republicans with Rick Scott tax hike pitch
In North Carolina: MyFox8: Democrats release digital ad in N.C. to address GOP tax ideas
In Arizona: Arizona Daily Mirror: Dems launch Tax Day ad campaign in Arizona to highlight GOP’s proposed tax increases
In Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Capital-Star: Wednesday Morning Coffee
In Georgia: Atlanta Journal-Constitution: The Jolt
In Wisconsin: WisPolitics: WisDems: Ahead of Tax Day, labor leaders blast Johnson and GOP for pushing to raise taxes on 32% of Wisconsinites
In Pennsylvania: City and State Pennsylvania: Pennsylvania Democrats are working to lower costs while Republicans push tax hikes

President Biden, Vice President Harris, and members of the Cabinet also hit the road this week to kick off their Rural Infrastructure Tour, announcing new steps to address the pain people are feeling at the pump as a result of Putin’s Price Hike and highlighting how the Biden administration is working to lower costs and build a better America.

In Iowa: WeAreIowa: President Biden talks summer E15 sales, infrastructure funding in Iowa visit
In North Carolina: Greensboro News & Record: Presidential address: In visit to NC A&T, Biden makes case for a ‘united’ America
In Pennsylvania: The Philadelphia Inquirer: ‘Unions move our nation forward,’ Vice President Kamala Harris tells workers in South Philly
In Indiana: Courier & Press: Pete Buttigieg talks new jobs, bridges and piers for Indiana during Tell City visit
In Florida: Tampa Bay Times: Biden Administration focuses on rural health care in midterm push
In Minnesota: The Journal: New fed $43 million program supports rural health care
In Colorado: Longview New Journal: Interior Secretary Deb Haaland Says Colorado Among 8 States Receiving Federal Money To Mitigate Fire Risk

Across the country, President Biden and Democrats’ American Rescue Plan continues to help states expand affordable housing and help families make rent…

In Florida: The Miami Times: $13M to help with local rent crisis
In Arizona: The Patch: Around 600 New Affordable Apartments Coming to Maricopa County
In Nevada: KSNV: State launches ‘Home Means Nevada’ Initiative to help create more affordable housing
In Illinois: WGEM: Homeowner assistance available for those affected by pandemic
In Colorado: Daily Camera: Longmont gets additional $1.015 million for affordable housing project
In Iowa: Cedar Rapids Gazette: Cedar Rapids to turn Colonial Centre into affordable housing
In New York: Spectrum News: Dutchess County to use federal funds for housing, not stadium

…so much so that Republicans who opposed the relief package are trying to take credit for the savings it’ll mean for Americans.

In New Hampshire: New Hampshire Union Leader: Gov. Sununu hypes $100 million housing plan
- “A spokeswoman for the New Hampshire Democratic Party said Sununu is trying to claim as his own the work of the all-Democratic congressional delegation that got the ARPA money. ‘Sununu said he would have voted ‘no’ on the American Rescue Plan, but that hasn’t stopped him from taking credit for this funding,’ Monica Venzke said. ‘No matter how he tries to spin this to the press today, one thing is clear — Sununu has failed to alleviate New Hampshire’s housing crisis, and Granite Staters are paying the price,’ she said.”