Tax

Scranton, Pa., activist Gary St. Fleur describes his group's successful suit that claimed the city was overtaxing its residents under Pennsylvania law. Paul Burton hosts.

Wisconsin Gov. Evers said he remains open to an income tax cut but only if it's accompanied with more education funding and property tax relief

Gov. J.B. Pritzker unveiled a $42 billion general fund budget for fiscal 2020.

It has become clear that there is a widely held conviction that the property tax is not as fair and equitable as it could be.

Illinois freed up $500 million in capital funding for a University of Illinois research center that will anchor the development.

The $4.89 billion in emergency earthquake disaster aid for Puerto Rico and another $16 billion in tax breaks are likely to be scaled back in size if it’s taken up by the Senate.

After a record year of sales tax revenue, Texas continued to grow collections in the first month of 2020.

The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy in Washington as well as Americans United for Separation of Church and State are objecting to that aspect of the proposed IRS regulation.

After lawmakers reversed course on a plan to lower income taxes while taxing grocery-store food, triple-A Utah will sell $450 million of GO bonds.

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.

The legislation, which would make tax-exempt municipal bonds more attractive for high-income income retail customers, has no chance of becoming law.