Tax

Gov. Andy Beshear is calling for a 1.8% increase in state spending for fiscal 2021, a plan that relies on sin taxes and sports betting revenue.

A special commission issued a series of recommendations to simplify a system that provides the city one-third of its revenue. Albany, though, must sign off.

The market awaits Gov. J.B. Pritzker's fiscal 2021 budget proposal next month before turning to November's progressive income tax vote.

The governor has recommended a $54.15 billion budget amid flat state revenue collections in the current fiscal year.

The New Jersey governor is continuing his push for a tax on incomes above a million dollars after lawmakers rebuffed him during his first two years in office.

Oklahoma saw its economy steadily slowing through 2019, according to Treasurer Randy McDaniel.

Texas closed out a record year of sales tax collections with a strong kick in December, state Comptroller Glenn Hegar said.

With a new Texas Rangers venue opening in March, the city of Arlington, Texas, plans to add an adjacent hotel and convention center.

The Winona County Board of Commissioners approved the county's 2020 property tax levy Friday, though not without some disagreement about the increase.

Another round of tax legislation is not expected to emerge until the very end of the year after the presidential election or in 2021 after a new Congress is sworn in.