(Original Post) by: Joe Deshotel Fri Mar 14, 2014 at 02:00 PM CDT As the American economy begins to gain traction and the national dialogue addresses the subject of income…
(Original Post) The Gazette Editorial Board Center for Worker Justice of Eastern Iowa and others are proposing a community ID program for Iowa City and Johnson County. It’s the first…
(Original Post) WASHINGTON, D.C. (MARCH 17, 2014) BY MICHAEL COHN Most U.S.-based multinational corporations paid lower U.S. taxes on their domestic profits than they paid to foreign governments on their…
(Original Post) BY KELLY FETTY Charlotte – Duke Energy expects its customers to pay for the cleanup and removal of hazardous coal ash ponds in North Carolina, CEO Lynn Good…
Far too often, lawmakers use tax cuts to score political points and throw around phrases such as “more effective government” to gloss over the lasting, negative effects of starving public…
(Original Post) Larry Copeland, USA TODAY 10:13 a.m. EDT March 11, 2014 The federal gas tax hasn’t been raised in more than two decades The federal gas tax, long used…
(Original Post) FRIDAY, MAR 7, 2014 01:56 PM EST Yes, Texas has seen a lot of growth — but should conservatives really be bragging about it? ALEX PAREENE Remember “The…
(Original Post) Posted: 03/08/2014 10:20 am EST Updated: 03/08/2014 10:59 am EST Texas Gov. Rick Perry (R) was the standout star at the Conservative Political Action Conference this year, in…
(Original Post) By Gabriela Esquivada For The Herald in US The United States is often referred to as the “land of opportunity.” But an increasing number of US citizens are…
(Original Post) By Douglas Turner | News Washington Columnist on March 10, 2014 – 6:17 AM WASHINGTON – Sophisticates speaking for the real power here have already blown off President…
(Original Post) By Elaine S. Povich, Staff Writer Some states are going after multinational corporations which avoid state taxes by stashing some of their earnings in offshore tax havens, an…
(Original Post) Transcript: state governments can raise their gas taxes anytime they want to fund their own highways. there’s nothing stopping them. we also need to look at…
Supporters of a ballot initiative that would raise the state sales and use taxes to fund transportation projects have withdrawn their petition from the Secretary of State’s Office. Missourians for…
(Original Post) Posted: Wednesday, March 5, 2014 10:22 am By Mary Clarkin The Hutchinson News [email protected] More fuel-efficient vehicles rolling off production lines will make it harder to maintain Reno…
(Original Post) “Oh yes, I know what you’ve heard. And it’s true, as the state’s boosters like to brag, that Texas does not have an income tax. But Texas has…
(Original Post) Florida Gov. Rick Scott used his State of the State address yesterday to encourage state lawmakers to move forward with $560 million in proposed tax cuts, including a…
(Original Post) BY RICK ROTHACKER The Charlotte Observer February 26, 2014 Charlotte-based Duke Energy is among 26 profitable Fortune 500 companies that didn’t pay any federal income taxes from 2008…
(Original Post) TAX February 27, 2014 CFO.com | US Nearly 40 percent of 288 Fortune 500 companies studied paid zero or less in U.S. income taxes in at least one…
(Original Report) Posted on February 28, 2014 by Joanna Schroeder Citizens for Tax Justice has released a new five-year, comprehensive study of 288 profitable Fortune 500 companies finds that 26…
THURSDAY, 27 FEBRUARY 2014 08:56 BY JON WHITEN AND JENICE ROBINSON SPECIAL TO NEWJESEYNEWSROOM.COM Washington, D.C. – A comprehensive five-year study of 288 highly profitable Fortune 500 companies finds that…
(Original Post) by Dan Weissmann Thursday, February 27, 2014 – 12:32 This week, President Barack Obama has been talking up his plans to pay for $302 billion worth of much-needed…
(Original Post) Posted by David Ranii on February 26, 2014 Duke Energy is one of 26 profitable Fortune 500 companies that paid no federal income taxes over the past five…
(Original Post) Kathleen Pender Updated 4:15 am, Wednesday, February 26, 2014 Out 0f 288 Fortune 500 companies that made money every year between 2008 and 2012, Wells Fargo received the…
(Original Post) February 26, 2014, 09:54 am By Bernie Becker Many leading U.S. corporations paid just a fraction of the top 35 percent tax rate, with some even paying less…
