Taxes

North Carolina's unemployment rate in October dropped to 6.3 percent, down from 6.7 percent in September, the state Commerce Department reported Friday.

Washington's legal recreational marijuana market is bringing in more tax revenue to the state than originally predicted, state officials said Wednesday.

Gov. Deval Patrick's administration ordered nearly $200 million in immediate spending cuts Wednesday while asking lawmakers to approve reductions in local aid and other accounts to help close a state budget shortfall.

Nebraska's state tax revenue likely won't grow as fast in the future because of a law passed earlier this year, a budget official told lawmakers Wednesday.

Kentucky's tax on the sales of gasoline, diesel and ethanol fuels will drop by 4.3 cents per gallon on New Year's Day.

The Oklahoma Supreme Court says American Airlines is entitled to sales tax refunds that could total more than $1 million.

The Oklahoma Supreme Court says American Airlines is entitled to sales tax refunds that could total more than $1 million.

Parents and teachers frustrated with Illinois' school funding formula rallied for action Tuesday at the state Capitol, as House lawmakers opened talks on a bill that aims to even out disparities between districts by pumping more state dollars into poorer ones and giving less to the wealthiest.

Wisconsin would join five other states that impose special fees on electric and hybrid vehicles if the proposed $50 annual charge put forward by the Department of Transportation becomes law.

Shares in Tokyo rose Tuesday on expectations the Japanese government will respond to a recession by postponing a sales tax hike and launching new stimulus.

Economists say there is reason to be optimistic about New Jersey's recovery but warned on Monday that the state's constrained budget, tax structure and lagging employment gains could dampen its progress.

Japan's economy unexpectedly slid into recession as housing and business investment declined following a tax hike, dragging the country into a recession and further clouding the outlook for the global economy.

Gamblers from southeastern Pennsylvania and across the border into New Jersey already have their pick of four nearby casinos.

The second sign-up season under President Barack Obama's health overhaul opens Saturday, and the hope is that consumers will have a positive experience this time.

Deep in rural Georgia, a developer is betting he can build one of the last new coal-fired power plants in the United States as the rest of the country moves away from the fuel.

As the nation heads into the second year of the health care law, the federal government and states are preparing for open enrollment.

The Michigan Senate voted Thursday to more than double the state gasoline tax over four years to raise at least $1 billion to fix roads, a major step toward a possible comprehensive road funding deal that Gov. Rick Snyder has made a top priority before year's end.

A plan commissioned by Gov. Chris Christie to help Atlantic City calls for setting predictable tax payments for casinos, temporarily freezing taxes on non-gambling property, giving schools more aid if they reduce costs and temporarily halting contributions to employee pension plans.

Connecticut Gov. Dannel P.

A coalition of environmental, business and low-income advocates called Thursday for Vermont to adopt a carbon tax as a way to encourage emission reductions and to use the money both for energy efficiency and for tax cuts elsewhere.