Taxes May 26, 2026
Missourians Will Vote on Plan to Phase Out State Income Tax in August
Gov. Mike Kehoe announced Friday that the measure would appear on the statewide ballot in the Aug. 4 election after promoting the proposal since January.
Taxes May 13, 2026
Foes of Washington ‘Millionaires Tax’ Launch Repeal Initiative
Let's Go Washington, the conservative group leading the anti-tax charge, will need to gather 308,911 signatures from voters by July 2 to qualify for the November ballot.
Taxes May 5, 2026
Billionaires Pour Millions Into Ballot Fight Over California Wealth Tax
Fighting against the tax proposal is a who’s-who of billionaires, including Google co-founder Sergey Brin, who has given another $9 million to the group leading the battle, pushing his total spending to $66 million.
Taxes April 29, 2026
California Considers Tax on Retirement Accounts
The effort, though, may have an impact on a dueling campaign to tax California's billionaires to offset federal healthcare cuts.
Taxes April 27, 2026
Right Goals, Wrong Argument? The Real Stakes in the Fight Over a 1% Income Tax Cut in Massachusetts
A Massachusetts ballot question, if approved, would cut the current 5% personal income tax by 1%. Progressive groups argue the tax cut will not solve sky-high rents, unaffordable child care and unequal schools that are driving people to flee the state.
Taxes April 27, 2026
California Billionaire Tax Backers Say They Have Enough Signatures—Times Two—to Qualify for Ballot
Supporters of a billionaire tax said April 26 that they had gathered nearly twice as many signatures as necessary to qualify the controversial proposal for the November ballot.
Taxes April 22, 2026
Illinois Democrats Trying to Get ‘Millionaire Tax’ Question on Fall Ballot
The millionaire’s tax is one of two proposed constitutional amendments the Illinois House could take up as soon as this week, ahead of a deadline to place questions on the November ballot.
Taxes April 17, 2026
Income Tax Elimination Plan Moves Closer to Ballot in Missouri
Gov. Mike Kehoe’s plan to ask Missouri voters to replace the state’s income tax with sales and use taxes advanced out of the Senate early Thursday, putting his top-tier issue one step closer to being on the November ballot.
Taxes April 13, 2026
Massachusetts House Speaker Trashes Income Tax Ballot Question: ‘It’s Just Such Nonsense’
Speaking at the Fairmount Copley Plaza hotel, state Democratic House Speaker Ron Mariano painted an apocalyptic picture of what would happen if voters approve the income tax cut this fall.
Taxes October 24, 2025
‘Billionaire Tax’ Ballot Measure Seeks to Avert California Health Care Collapse
A new campaign is underway in California to make the state’s wealthiest residents pay to help rescue its health care system, with organizers filing a ballot measure that would impose a one-time 5% tax on billionaires.