(Original Post) The plan to reduce Oklahoma’s income tax from 5.25 percent to 5.00 beginning in 2015 is a done deal. We know it means losing $200 million from state…
(Original Post) By Steve Mistler [email protected] House Bureau AUGUSTA — A Maine family of four earning $50,000 a year would save about $647 on its state income taxes under a…
(Original Post) Wednesday, May 08, 2013 GoLocalProv Politics Team An assemblage of Rhode Islanders, including labor leaders, municipal leaders, wealthy Rhode Islanders, Providence public school students, small business owners, economists…
(Original Post) 5:13 pm, Tue May 7, 2013 By Michael Tomsic “The largest tax cut in North Carolina history.” That’s how Republican state senate leaders describe the tax plan…
(Original Post) Ashlee Rezin Wednesday May 8th, 2013, 1:11pm The U.S. Senate voted to approve the Marketplace Fairness Act, a bill that would require online retailers to comply with sales…
(Original Post) Posted By Ryan Holeywell | May 7, 2013 The U.S. Senate passed the Marketplace Fairness Act (MFA) 69 to 27 Monday night, marking a historic victory for state…
(Original Post) Jayne O’Donnell USA TODAY9:30 p.m. EDT May 6, 2013 Shoppers may flock to free shipping offers, but the online sales tax debate hasn’t interested consumers nearly as much.…
(Original Post) published Sunday, May 5th, 2013 by Tim Omarzu A group of Republican lawmakers in Atlanta wants to do away with Georgia’s 6 percent income tax and replace it…
(Original Post) Jeff Saginor May 6, 2013 The Marketplace Fairness Act, which would finally require online retailers to charge sales tax, is hitting the Senate floor this week. In 1984,…
(Original Post) Posted: Thursday, May 2, 2013 8:13 am J. Andrew Curliss/News & Observer State leaders blamed each other in October 2011 after Continental Tire chose South Carolina for a…
(Original Post) By Star-Ledger Guest Columniston May 02, 2013 at 7:16 AM By Timothy Karr Is your internet bill too high? You can thank the phone and cable companies for…
(Original Post) I’m writing in response to Virginia Young’s “Tax shuffle could shake up Missouri” article (April 29) but specifically regarding the tax plan calculator that accompanies it online. The…
(Original Post) Posted May 1, 2013 midnight Hundreds of people gathered at the Georgetown Presbyterian Church on May 1 to rally for immigration reform. This effort is one of many…
(Original Post) By JAMES OSBORNE Staff Writer [email protected] Published: 01 May 2013 08:56 PM Updated: 01 May 2013 09:01 PM It’s an arcane corner of state law through which utility…
(Original Post) Zach Carter [email protected] Posted: 05/02/2013 12:00 am EDT | Updated: 05/02/2013 8:26 am EDT WASHINGTON — Companies in the Fix the Debt coalition, which advocates for federal austerity…
By Dan Kane [email protected] Posted: Monday, Apr. 29, 2013 In the thick of the Great Recession four years ago, state lawmakers fought into the evening over a proposed one-penny increase…
(Original Post) By Jillian Berman Posted: 04/24/2013 3:38 pm EDT | Updated: 04/24/2013 3:44 pm EDT Hundreds of Fortune 500 companies are reaping billions at the expense of Uncle Sam…
(Original Post) According to Gallup, Americans may object to increasing gas prices while the economy is still unstable. By Douglas Newcomb As state legislatures across the U.S. debate whether to…
(Original Post) By Nanette Byrnes Tue Apr 23, 2013 2:19pm EDT (Reuters) – From Louisiana to Ohio, Massachusetts and Nebraska, bold proposals to upend state tax laws are losing momentum…
(Original Post) The price of gasoline is constantly on people’s minds. The prices you see on those gas-station signs everywhere you drive are tough enough to swallow, but what you…
(Original Post) By Aaron LoudenslagerThe Badger Herald Apr 22, 2013 6:00am Some debates are perpetual in nature. The never-ending debate about whether or not the minimum wage is good economic…
Written by Dan Carpenter Do Hoosiers even want Gov. Mike Pence’s income tax cut? And should they, considering that Indiana has one of the most regressive, elitist, tax systems in…
(Original Post) By Brad CooperKansas City Star Published Sunday, April 21, 2013, at 6:54 a.m. Eliminating or slashing the income tax is a romantic idea for many politicians. Getting there…
(Original Post) By Caroline Fairchild Posted: 04/20/2013 9:13 am EDT | Updated: 04/20/2013 9:19 am EDT As Washington lawmakers struggle to find ways to balance the national budget, a significant…