October 21, 2026
Aditi Srivastava, Arrieonna Derricoatte
Smart tax policy makes good things possible: public schools and libraries, childcare and healthcare, worker protections and community services.
At the Revenue Roundtable, we provide resources to make tax and budget issues accessible, useful, and empowering for those working every day to strengthen our communities.
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In honor of the spooky season we’re taking a closer look at one of the scariest stories in tax policy: the specter of tax flight. Discussions about raising (or cutting) taxes are often haunted by claims that people will pack up and leave — but the evidence tells a different story. We separate fact from fiction and dig into the research on why people move, what really influences those decisions, and the role tax policy does, and does not, play. No tricks, just data, evidence, and discussion.
*UPDATE (10/15/26): Check out our recent report on the costs of cap gains tax cuts.
With renewed efforts at the state level to eliminate taxes on capital gains income, it’s an important moment to understand who benefits from these tax breaks, how much they cost in lost public revenue, the common arguments made in support of eliminating them, and what their elimination could mean for funding public services.
As more of our economy shifts online, states are facing new questions about how to tax profits generated by digital platforms, online advertising, and the collection and sale of user data. The answers could have significant implications for state revenue systems, tax fairness, and the resources available to support public investments.
Special guests: Nick Johnson and Michael Mazerov from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP).
This session takes a deep dive into fair share taxes: taxes designed to create a more equitable tax system by ensuring that those with the greatest ability to pay contribute proportionately. This session will look at how states around the country have used an array of these taxes to make their tax systems fairer.
Special guests: Ryan Tipping (Maine Center for Economic Policy) and Phineas Baxandall, PhD, Massachusetts Budget & Policy Center).
Like most other states, Ohio uses revenue from provider taxes to draw down federal matching funds for Medicaid. Federal policy changes will steadily and significantly decrease funds available to state Medicaid budgets — Ohio’s included. For more check out Health Policy Institute of Ohio’s Medicaid funding changes explainer.
Special guests: Madelaine Matej MacQueen (Budget Researcher at Policy Matters Ohio) and Brian O’Rourke (Healthcare Policy Analyst at the Health Policy Institute of Ohio).
Credits, deductions, loopholes, and exemptions in Ohio’s tax code reduce the amount of revenue available for public services, with little scrutiny or accountability. For more, check out our report on tax expenditures and our four tax policies for the people.
For decades, Ohio legislators have been shifting responsibility for funding essential services away from the wealthiest Ohioans, reducing resources for families, schools, and communities. For more, check out our 2026 Great Ohio Tax Shift report.
Legislative property tax cuts and the proposed constitutional amendment to eliminate property taxes could dramatically decrease funding for schools and other essential public services. For more, check out our brief on the impacts of property tax repeal, our assessment of the legislature’s misguided property tax reform package, and our case for why Ohio needs a property tax circuit breaker.