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Alabama
The Birmingham News, “Soaking the Poor: Alabama places a heavy burden on low-income families—but there is a simple solution”
April 2003

California
San Diego Daily Transcript, "A Helping Hand for San Diego's Working Poor," July 26, 2007, by Vince Vasquez.

Colorado
The Coloradoan, "Earned Income Credits Help Taxpayers" Rep. John Kelafas, March 11, 2008

The Boulder Daily Camera, "A lifeline for low-income families Colorado should beef up the Earned Income Tax Credit" February, 2005

Connecticut
Bridgeport Post, "Time for Connecticut to create a state earned income tax credit" March 26, 2006

Willimantic Chronicle, Op-Ed, "State would be well served by EITC of its own", March 31, 2006

The Hartford Courant, Op-Ed: “Would this Tax Benefit the State?” July 3, 2003

Hawaii
Honolulu Star Bulletin, Editorial: "Even flush, state leaders must be careful with tax money" December 21, 2005

Honolulu Advertiser, Letter to the Editor: "Earned Income Tax Credit is Best" November 23, 2005

Illinois
Chicago Tribune, “Make Tax Credit Refundable” January 29, 2001

Chicago Tribune, “Tax Relief for the Working Poor” January 23, 2001

Massachusetts
The Boston Globe, Op-Ed "New Directions in Closing the Income Gap" by Noah Berger

The Boston Globe, Op-Ed: “Building a stronger ‘ladder of opportunity’ for poor families” Mary M. Lassen and Andrew Sum, August 22, 1999

Missouri

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Letter to the Editor: “Tax Credit offers Relief for the Poor” April 27, 2000

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Editorial: “Making Work Pay” March 11, 1999

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Op-Ed: “A State Earned Income Credit would Help the Working Poor” Sondra Beverly, March 11, 1999

St. Louis Post-Dispatch, Editorial: “An Ounce of Prevention” January 18, 1999

Montana
Letter: State earned income tax credit deserves support, Billings Gazette

Letter: House GOP kills tax bills written to help citizens, Billings Gazette

Nebraska
Susan Scott, executive director of the Lincoln YMCA, "Nebraska Needs Its Own Version of Earned Income Tax Credit" Op-Ed, Lincoln Journal Star, February 14, 2006

New Jersey
"N.J.'s Earned Income Tax Credit is a cruel joke"
The Star-Ledger, Op-Ed by John Shure, January 28, 2007

"Tax relief for the poor" Philadelphia Inquirer, by Bruce H. Davidson, December 5, 2006

"Tax relief proposals shouldn't leave poor people behind" Asbury Park Press, by Bruce H. Davidson, November 15, 2006

North Carolina

Editorial, Wilmington Star News, "This credit is earned" January 7, 2007

Editorial, News & Record, "A tax balancing act" January 5, 2007

Editorial, The Fayetteville Observer, "Our View: Lawmakers should enact program that promotes work and families" December 16, 2006

Editorial, The News & Observer, "Credit due" December 15, 2006

Oklahoma
Community Action Project, “Memo to Senator Cain and Representative Toure” April 30, 2003

Tulsa World, “Don’t Tax Poor Families’ Income” January 21, 2001

The Daily Oklahoman, Op-Ed: “Earned Income Credit Encourages Work” Eddy Collins, November 30, 2001

Ohio

Editorial, Akron Beacon Journal, "Proven poverty-fighter" January 4, 2007

Columbus Dispatch, “In Ohio, The Poor are Getting Poorer” April 12, 2003

Akron Beacon Journal, “Ohio can Raise Money and be Fair” April 10, 2003

Cleveland Plain Dealer, “The Ohio Tax Formula: Make MORE, Pay LESS” January 15, 2003

Pennsylvania
Editorial: "EITC Lost in Tax Slash Stunt? Harrisburg has a Chance to Help the Poor" Philadelphia Inquirer, January 22, 2008

Letter: "Working Together to Help Working Families" Carol Goertzel, Philladelphia Inquirer, January 16, 2008

Op-Ed: "Pa. Working Poor Need Earned Income Tax Aid" Jean Hunt, Philadelphia Inquirer, January 1, 2008

Guest Columnist: "Lowering Taxes for Hardworking Families of Pa." Carol Goertzel, Delaware County Times, December 6, 2007

Editorial: "Pa. Tuns Lights Up for Working Poor" Philadelphia Inquirer, November 12, 2007

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Op-Ed: “Pennsylvania should do more to help the poor towards self-sufficiency” Berry Friesen, January 26, 1999

Rhode Island
The Providence Journal, “Help Working Families in Poverty” June 1, 2000

Utah
The Salt Lake Tribune, "A great first step toward comprehensive tax reform" September 24, 2006

Virginia
The Virginian-Pilot, Op-Ed: “Working But Poor—These Days that is No Contradiction” Jane M. Conroy, March 4, 2001

Washington
The Seattle Times, "Helping working families a good deal for everyone" guest colmnists, Gary Locke and Sue Donaldson, March 3, 2009

Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "Proposal gives low-wage workers in Washington a tax break" guest columnists, Michele Radosevich and Sue Donaldson, February 14, 2008

Wisconsin
Wisconsin Budget Project Letter to Legislators, “Preserving Wisconsin’s Earned Income Tax Credit”