7 states that tax the poor the most
Many rely on regressive taxes to fill their coffers. Others just tax the daylights out of everyone.
Report: Higher premiums if Trump halts 'Obamacare' subsidies
Premiums for a popular type of individual health care plan would rise sharply, and more people would be left with no insurance options if President Donald Trump makes good on his threat to stop "Obamacare" payments to insurers, the Congressional Budget Office says.
Report: Higher premiums if Trump halts 'Obamacare' subsidies
Premiums for a popular type of individual health plan would rise sharply, and more people would be left with no insurance options if President Donald Trump makes good on his threat to stop "Obamacare" payments to insurers, the Congressional Budget Office said Tuesday.
CBO: If Trump dumps key ObamaCare subsidies, premiums could rise 25% by 2020
As the administration weighs whether to continue funding key ObamaCare subsidies for 2018, the Congressional Budget Office said on Tuesday that failure to do so could scare more insurers off of the federal exchanges and increase costs over the near-term.
Republican running for N.J. governor vows to cap property-tax increases
Kim Guadagno says she won't run for re-election unless she is able to lower property taxes in her first term.
Wisconsin Assembly committee approves Foxconn incentives
The first vote on a $3 billion tax incentive package for Taiwan-based Foxconn Technology Group is planned in a Wisconsin state Assembly Committee.
The Latest: Wisconsin Assembly panel approves Foxconn bill
The Latest on Wisconsin state Assembly committee action on $3 billion Foxconn tax break bill (all times local): 5:45 p.m.
Trump's tax overhaul: 4 key questions
Following a disappointing setback over the GOP’s plan to repeal and replace ObamaCare — a critical component of President Donald Trump’s agenda — the administration is hoping to lock in at least one key legislative victory on tax reform before year’s end, though many questions remain unanswered.
Trump: We’re renegotiating trade deals; stock market at highs
Trump touts jobs and stock market
After failure of SC nuke plant, backers seek federal aid
Proponents of nuclear power are pushing to revive a failed project to build two reactors in South Carolina.
Lots of questions still hang over Trump's tax plan
President Donald Trump wants to close a frustrating 2017 with the first overhaul of the tax code in more than three decades.
8 expenses that account for 87% of the average household budget
Apparently, here's where all of our money goes.
Trump's verbal shots against McConnell complicate his agenda
Donald Trump's attacks on Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell come at the worst possible time, if the president's goal is actually to accomplish the agenda on health care, infrastructure and taxes he's goading his GOP ally to pass.
Wisconsin GOP revises Foxconn bill ahead of committee vote
Republicans who control the Wisconsin Assembly have adjusted Gov. Scott Walker's Foxconn incentives bill to tie tax credits to jobs created and create a new worker training program.
Texas scraps some toll roads while other states add more
Texas officials have recently moved to scrap tolls on several highways for the first time in 40 years, bucking a national trend toward more tolls on mostly urban roadways to shift the costs of transportation to those who use the roads.
Federal government warns Cook County on soda tax collection
The federal government is threatening to withhold about $87 million in food stamp funds from the state of Illinois if Cook County doesn't alter the manner in which the penny-an-ounce tax on sweetened beverages has been implemented.
Fight for 15 strikes dramatically decline in 2017, new research shows
One campaign to raise the federal minimum wage to $15 per hour, known as the "Fight for 15”, gained national momentum in 2016 but has seen a significant drop-off in strike activity this year, causing critics to question its longevity.
Wisconsin Senate leader getting ready to move on Foxconn
The Wisconsin Senate's top Republican wants to know when the jobs Foxconn has promised to create in the state will materialize, as his chamber ponders an incentive package for the company.
Trump White House turning to Democrats for tax reform
President Donald Trump’s administration has continued to indicate they prefer to work out a bipartisan deal on tax reform and one of the groups they’ve turned to is the moderates within the Democratic Party, the Blue Dog Coalition.
House Freedom Caucus frustrated with Brady on tax cuts payments
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