Taxes

Oregon and Washington, D.C., voted to legalize recreational marijuana Tuesday, and Alaska looks poised to do the same.

A newly re-elected Gov. Rick Snyder is hoping to achieve his No.

Nevada's mining industry already makes a big contribution to the state, and it still will, the industry's top lobbyist said Wednesday after voters narrowly rejected a constitutional amendment that would have removed a 5 percent cap on mining taxes that dates to statehood in 1864.

Money that was loaned to Montana's Yellowstone Club for the ultra-rich and then largely diverted to the luxury resort's founder, Tim Blixseth, should be counted as income, a state tax board ruled.

Marijuana activists who have longed for decades to end America's drug war pocketed more major victories Tuesday, with Oregon and the nation's capital approving recreational pot use.

The midterm slugfest for control of the U.S. Senate could have far-reaching effects on the economy.

The midterm slugfest for control of the U.S. Senate could have far-reaching effects on the economy.

Kansas reported Friday that its October tax collections fell short of expectations, potentially complicating conservative Republican Gov. Sam Brownback's efforts to win a tough a re-election race after successfully pushing for large personal income tax cuts.

An industry group representing Delaware's three casinos is asking state lawmakers to revise revenue-sharing models so that the casinos can remain profitable amid increasingly intense competition from casinos in other states.

Voters across the nation are deciding whether to set aside billions of dollars for parks and preservation in what some environmentalists are calling one of the most significant elections for land conservation in American history.

Most colleges in Boston have failed to pay the city the full amount agreed upon to help pay for municipal services, a review has found.

The housing market in Ohio is on the rebound after a steep drop in prices during the recession that took hold in 2008.

A tax cut for small business-owners has not been claimed as frequently as expected.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo says New York has more jobs than ever and that upstate New York is rebounding.

The federal government and the states should improve how they protect the security of confidential tax information of people getting benefits under the 2010 health care law, federal investigators said Thursday.

Democratic Gov. Dannel P.

A business co-owned by U.S. Rep. Vance McAllister has lost its right to do business as a Texas corporation after missing deadlines to pay state franchise taxes.

State officials report Ohio has suspended around 700 businesses since 2013 because owners didn't pay sales tax.

A federal bankruptcy court judge in Delaware will issue what the owners of Atlantic City's Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort consider a life-or-death decision for the troubled gambling hall.

North Carolina government took in slightly less than what state officials projected during the first quarter of the fiscal year, and questions persist about whether broad tax changes will crimp again the state budget for a second year in a row.