Taxes

Colorado lawmakers may have to refund money to taxpayers sooner than they initially expected.

Michigan lawmakers were entitled to correct a mistake by retroactively clarifying that they never intended for out-of-state companies to lessen their tax liability under a 2007 business tax overhaul, a judge ruled.

When the Washington Supreme Court told the Legislature it needed to fix the way the state pays for public schools, it also ordered lawmakers to stop relying so much on local levy dollars to pay for basic education.

President Barack Obama says he will try to undertake an overhaul of the tax system with the new Republican majorities in Congress.

Colorado's economy has been on an upswing, and government officials are getting more comfortable asking the state for help with their funding needs after years of budget cuts.

Oklahoma taxpayers will see a slight reduction in their income tax rate in 2016 after a state panel certified state revenues were enough to trigger the cut.

A look at a $1.6 billion road and school funding deal brokered by Gov. Rick Snyder and legislative leaders.

IRS Commissioner John Koskinen says budget cuts just enacted by Congress could delay tax refunds next year.

Michigan voters would be asked to approve a 1 percentage point hike in the 6 percent state sales tax as part of an estimated $1.6 billion road and school funding deal announced Thursday by Gov. Rick Snyder and legislative leaders.

Calling it the biggest disappointment of his career, Gov. Peter Shumlin said Wednesday he was abandoning plans to make Vermont the first state in the country with a universal, publicly funded health care system.

Banks, retailers, commuters and teachers will keep their temporary tax breaks for another year after Congress gave final approval Tuesday to a massive tax package affecting millions of businesses and individuals.

Gov. Rick Snyder and legislative leaders meet Wednesday to continue negotiating a potential tax increase to improve Michigan's roads, as chances rise that no deal will be struck before lawmakers adjourn for the year.

Enticed to Louisiana by the state's generous tax incentives, a video game developer plans on opening a studio in New Orleans that will employ 80 people.

The Democratic-controlled Senate worked to confirm a final batch of President Barack Obama's judicial appointees and sent the White House legislation extending tax breaks for working-class millions and special interests alike late Tuesday as lawmakers neared the end of a two-year Congress marked more by gridlock than accomplishment.

Atlantic City's Golden Nugget casino dropped a threat Monday to file a lawsuit blocking a package of tax relief for Atlantic City's eight casinos.

President Barack Obama's health insurance program faces another big test Monday.

The take for Atlantic City's casino industry dropped in November, but officials say a closer look at the numbers offers hope in the form of higher winnings and more jobs at several of the remaining gambling halls.

Illinois residents returning to HealthCare.gov to buy insurance are finding prices higher in many parts of the state.

The owners of the Trump Taj Mahal casino say Atlantic City's main casino workers' union has reneged on a deal to keep the casino open and save its 3,000 jobs.

The Northern Arapaho Tribe has filed a federal lawsuit alleging proposed Internal Revenue Service rules could cause Native Americans to pay higher insurance premiums or lose health care benefits.