Unauthorized immigrants are already paying $10.6 billion a year in state and local taxes, according to a new analysis that estimates an additional $2 billion revenue increase for the 50…
(Original Post) July 8, 2013 at 9:02 am Posted by: Nicholas Johnson This year’s state tax debates have revealed a very important flaw in how states typically make tax policy.…
NEW 50-STATE STUDY FROM THE INSTITUTE ON TAXATION AND ECONOMIC POLICY WASHINGTON, July 10, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — With fiscal costs and benefits figuring large in the immigration reform debate,…
(Original Post) By TERRENCE MCDONALD Undocumented immigrants living in New Jersey pay nearly $500 million in state and local taxes, and would pay an additional $81 million more if they…
(Original Post) By Paul Merrion July 10, 2013 Immigration reform eventually would increase state and local tax collections in Illinois by almost $150 million a year, a new study has…
(Original Post) TUESDAY JULY 9, 2013, 11:05 PMBY MONSY ALVARADOSTAFF WRITER New Jersey immigrants living in the country without legal permission are paying sales tax, and some pay property taxes…
(Original Post) Originally published: July 9, 2013 8:56 PM Updated: July 9, 2013 9:31 PM By VÍCTOR MANUEL RAMOS [email protected] Granting legal status to immigrants who entered the United States…
(Original Post) Posted: 07/10/2013 12:01 am EDT Allowing undocumented immigrants to work legally in the U.S. would boost their state and local tax contributions by an estimated $2 billion annually,…
(Original Post) Published: Tuesday, July 09, 2013 Some middle-class and wealthy Connecticut people point to government aid programs and services and say that poor people get a lot for nothing.…
(Original Post) By Elaine S. Povich, Staff Writer A crowd of about 100 line up outside of the Apple Store in the Saddle Creek shopping center in Germantown, Tenn.,…
Steve Flowers Inside the Statehouse A recent survey rated Alabama as the most conservative state in the Union. More than half of our residents describe themselves as politically conservative.…
(Original Post) By Paul Nussbaum, Inquirer Staff Writer POSTED: July 05, 2013 New Jersey’s roads may not be paved with gold, but they certainly are expensive. The state ranks highest…
(Original Post) Wednesday, July 3,2013 by Walt Sorg In 2011, Gov. Rick Snyder defended his $2.6 billion in tax increases on families, coupled with a $1.6 billion business tax cut,…
(Original Post) Article by: JIM ADAMS , Star Tribune Updated: July 2, 2013 – 1:46 PM Bob Kirchner, a persistent community development director, retires after 35 years with Anoka. After…
(Original Post) The IRS scandal reached even Hawaii. But why worry when the IRS asks for a list of everyone who ever attended your events? Honolulu Magazine’s editor A. Kam…
(Original Post) State Republicans lower taxes for the rich, defund Planned Parenthood and try to block health care for the poor in Kasich-signed budget BY GERMAN LOPEZ · JULY 3RD,…
(Original Post) From Connecticut to Wyoming, lawmakers are turning to these hikes to fund long overdue road and infrastructure projects. By Bruce Kennedy It’s the summer driving season, and while…
(Original Post) POSTED BY RYAN HOLEYWELL | JULY 1, 2013 Drivers hitting the road for the Independence Day holiday will encounter higher gas taxes in eight states, according to data…
(Original Post) Jul 1, 2013, 3:57pm EDT Logistics & Transportation Chris Bagley Staff Writer- Triangle Business Journal North Carolina increased its motor fuels tax to its second-highest level in history…
(Original Post) By BRENT D. WISTROM Eagle Topeka bureau Published Saturday, June 29, 2013, at 5:18 p.m. TOPEKA — The state’s portion of the sales tax is about shrink a…
June 28,2013 Once again Vermont finished high in the ranking of children’s well-being released earlier this week by the Annie E. Casey Foundation. The foundation’s Kids Count survey of…
(Original Post) By Jim Siegel The Columbus Dispatch Wednesday June 26, 2013 8:58 AM A new analysis yesterday added fuel to criticism of a new tax plan that would decrease…
(Original Post) The federal gas tax (18.4¢/gallon) hasn’t changed since 1993, but the cost of maintaining America’s roads has increased substantially. Today on my America Weekend show, I talked with…
(Original Post) The federal gas tax (18.4¢/gallon) hasn’t changed since 1993, but the cost of maintaining America’s roads has increased substantially. Today on my America Weekend show, I talked with…
(Original Post) Martin Bashir, @bashirlive 5:56 PM on 06/24/201 As the battle over immigration intensifies, some of the rhetoric against any kind of reform is heating up. Last week at…
