August 14, 2025

Wall Street Journal: Blue States Hunt for Ways to Wring More Taxes From the Wealthy

A growing number of blue cities and states across the country, from Washington state to Rhode Island, are looking at ways to wring more revenue from their richest taxpayers.

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