Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2011

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

Note 10 – Income taxes:

	Six months ended
	June 30,
	2010		2011
	(In thousands)
Expected income tax expense, at statutory rate	$	6,313	$	9,984
U.S. state income tax expense, net		574		1,848
Other, net		26		15
Income tax expense	$	6,913	$	11,847

Our provision for income taxes in the first half of 2011 includes a $.7 million non-cash charge for state deferred income taxes. The non-cash charge is related to an increase in our effective state income tax rate primarily as a result of an increase in the tax rate of the State of Illinois.