Janelle Fritts Policy Analyst Contact Janelle Fritts Follow Janelle Fritts on Twitter Janelle Fritts is a Policy Analyst with the Tax Foundation’s Center for State Tax Policy. She is the lead researcher on the annual State Business Tax Climate Index and was one of the lead authors of Pro-Growth Tax Reform for Oklahoma. Her work has been cited in The New York Times, the Associated Press, Bloomberg, and numerous state media outlets across the country. Before joining the Tax Foundation team, Janelle interned at the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, the Reason Foundation, and the Illinois Policy Institute. She graduated from Dordt College (Sioux Center, Iowa) with a bachelor’s degree in English with a writing emphasis and a minor in Chemistry. Janelle was born and raised in Midland, Michigan, which is near Lake Huron and about halfway up the “mitten.” In her free time, she enjoys rock climbing, hiking, swing dancing, and singing. You’ll also find her rocking out to metal in Roxanne, her bright yellow Celica. Written Works Oklahoma Becomes First State in Nation to Make Full Expensing Permanent July 6, 2022 State Tax Changes Taking Effect July 1, 2022 June 28, 2022 Does Your State Have an Estate or Inheritance Tax? June 21, 2022 Does Your State Have a Gross Receipts Tax? June 7, 2022 Ranking Sales Taxes on the 2022 State Business Tax Climate Index May 24, 2022 Ranking Property Taxes on the 2022 State Business Tax Climate Index May 10, 2022 Ranking Unemployment Insurance Taxes on Our 2022 State Business Tax Climate Index April 26, 2022 Missouri Tax Reform Could Give State Competitive Edge April 20, 2022 Georgia Makes Strides Toward Tax Competitiveness April 12, 2022 Does Your State Have a Throwback or Throwout Rule? April 12, 2022 See Full List Back to Staff Page