Taxes

New Jersey governor wants higher taxes, money for schools

Gov. Phil Murphy on Tuesday proposed raising the state sales tax, hiking income taxes on the wealthy and legalizing recreational marijuana under a budget plan he said represents a sharp break from the way the state was run the past eight years under a Republican administration.

US sets new record for censoring, withholding gov't files

The federal government censored, withheld or said it couldn't find records sought by citizens, journalists and others more often last year than at any point in the past decade, according to an Associated Press analysis of new data.

Trade groups say US tariffs on aluminum, steel will hurt

A broad swath of U.S. industries is unhappy with the tariffs that the Trump administration is imposing on aluminum and steel imports, warning the penalties will jack up costs, raise prices for consumers and potentially put people out of work.

Vice president touts GOP tax overhaul in Kentucky visit

Vice President Mike Pence on Wednesday brought his boss's tough-on-trade theme to Kentucky bourbon country, which has prospered from surging whiskey exports and is nervous about threats of a trade war breaking out.

Trump says he'll push tariffs despite pressure from GOP

In a remarkably public confrontation, House Speaker Paul Ryan and other Republican allies of President Donald Trump pleaded with him Monday to back away from his threatened international tariffs, which they fear could spark a dangerous trade war.