December 26, 2013
End of Federal Income Tax Deduction Could Hurt State Budgets
States could see reduced consumer spending in 2014 if a federal tax deduction is allowed to expire.
December 17, 2013
Virginia Governor Proposes $10 billion Budget Increase
Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell's proposed budget for the next biennium totals nearly $96 billion, an increase from the $86 billion for the current two-year cycle that runs through June 2014.
December 9, 2013
Bloomberg BNA Honors Frankel for Work in State and Local Tax
Bloomberg BNA has named that Paul Frankel as the recipient of the 2013 Franklin C. Latcham Award for Distinguished Service in State and Local Taxation. Frankel is senior counsel with Morrison and Foerster's State + Local Tax Group and former Chairman of Bloomberg BNA's State and Local Tax Advisory Board.
December 9, 2013
Santa Fe, NM, Retailers Prepare for Ban on Plastic Bags
Santa Fe's plastic-bag ban is still a few months away, but city officials are getting the ball rolling on ways to prepare the City Different for the looming change.
November 26, 2013
Pennsylvania Considers Overhaul of Property Tax System
Pennsylvania property owners have long been clamoring for a change in the way public education is funded.
November 25, 2013
Law Firms and Consultants Rake in $22 Million in Detroit Bankruptcy Fees
Detroit has paid nearly $11 million through Oct. 1 to the Jones Day law firm, more than double the amount paid so far to any other of the city's restructuring and bankruptcy consultants or law firms.
November 25, 2013
Will California Governor Jerry Brown Run for 4th Term?
He has millions of dollars in his campaign account, solid approval ratings and a small number of potential challengers who are virtually unknown, but
November 20, 2013
Group Seeks Increase in California Auto License Fees
California: Proposed vehicle license fee hike would raise $3 billion a year to fix roads
November 15, 2013
Missouri Will Allow Joint Tax Returns for Same Sex Couples
Same-sex couples who are legally married in other states can now file joint state tax returns in Missouri, Gov. Jay Nixon said Thursday, noting that he was making the change because state tax law is linked to federal tax law.
October 29, 2013
San Francisco Considers Soda Tax
San Francisco city supervisor Scott Wiener plans this week to introduce a ballot measure that would set a tax on sugary beverages. The proceeds would fund health, nutrition and activity programs for city youth.
October 11, 2013
Penn. Senate Considers Tax Break for Seniors
Pennsylvania's State Senate majority leader proposes freezing senior citizens' school property taxes and possibly paying for it by legalizing video lottery games.
October 11, 2013
U.S. City Leaders See Economic Improvement, But Still Wary
City officials across the country are beginning to see improvement in municipal finances, but they remain in the midst of a tenuous recovery from the recession according to a new report from the National League of Cities.