June 29, 2013
California gas tax increase starts on Monday
The price of gasoline in all of California will go up 3.5 cents on Monday, courtesy of a state-mandated process.
June 25, 2013
South Carolina Governor signs $1 billion transportation funding bill
After Gov. Nikki Haley signed into law Monday a bill pledging to spend close to $1 billion over the next 10 years to repair S.C. roads, state Department of Transportation Secretary Robert St. Onge said what a lot of people were thinking.
June 24, 2013
NFL: Dolphins owner forms super PAC
Miami Dolphins owner Stephen Ross has begun exacting his political revenge against state lawmakers who stood in the way of his proposed renovation to Sun Life Stadium.
June 19, 2013
Wisconsin legislature approves $25 million funding for startups
The Wisconsin State Legislature voted overwhelmingly this week to provide $25 million in taxpayer money to start-up companies, sending Gov. Scott Walker a measure that he has long sought.
June 17, 2013
State may end its sales tax holidays
Introduced in 2002, the back-to-school tax holiday was promoted as an opportunity for lower income families affected by tax hikes to buy school supplies and clothing for their children. It is held from 12:01 a.m. on Friday until 11:59 p.m. on Sunday on the first weekend of August.
June 16, 2013
New Jersey residents rate increasing property taxes as major concern
Property taxes are still a major concern for New Jersey voters, with 79 percent reporting an increase in their tax bills.
June 16, 2013
Sales tax rate in Arkansas rising 0.5% starting July 1
Arkansas residents will soon be paying a bit more sales tax as a result of a ballot initiative for state highway improvements that voters approved last November.
June 16, 2013
California Governor seeks elimination of enterprise-zone tax credits
A battle is raging over a California program that grants businesses tax breaks for creating jobs but prevents the public from knowing who got them and why.
June 13, 2013
Kansas governor signs tax bill cutting income taxes
Kansas Gov. Brownback signed a continuation of income tax cuts into law Thursday -- enacting a measure made possible by keeping sales taxes higher.
June 12, 2013
Nevada Gov. approves $19 billion two-year budget
Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval has approved bills to spend $19 billion in the next two years to run state government, conduct an audit on the cost of the death penalty and restore pay to state workers.
June 12, 2013
State agency promised to create more jobs with increased funds, boosted cash reserves instead
South Carolina's Department of Probation, Pardon and Parole Services told lawmakers it would spend $3.8 million to hire 47 new agents, but instead used the money to boost the agency's cash reserves, according to a new report from the Legislative Audit Council.
June 12, 2013
State holds tax refunds for those with warrants
Greed is one of the seven deadly sins. But for Maryland's Anne Arundel County Sheriff's Office, greed is good.