May 14, 2013
Missouri lawmakers send income tax cut proposal to governor
Whether Missouri individuals and businesses get the first state income tax cut in 90 years is up to Gov. Jay Nixon.
May 13, 2013
Washington reports state sales taxes return to pre-recession levels
Taxes collected from all retail sales grew by 5 percent in Washington state last year, the biggest jump from one year to the next since the recession began in 2008.
May 13, 2013
North Carolina gets closer to repealing estate tax
North Carolina's "death tax" has one foot in the grave after a Wilson lawmaker's bill passed the state House on Wednesday.
May 9, 2013
State to spend $15 million for cybersecurity
South Carolina needs to spend nearly $15 million next year to bolster cybersecurity in the wake of the largest hacking at a U.S. state agency, a consultant told state leaders Wednesday.
May 8, 2013
Virginia governor candidate proposes $1.4 B in tax cuts
Under Cuccinelli's proposal, the income tax rate would drop from 5.75 percent to 5 percent over four years starting in 2014, and the corporate income tax rate would drop from 6 percent to 4 percent.
May 7, 2013
Healthcare law spurs state college to offer more faculty insurance coverage
The oldest public, state-run university in Oklahoma has made a determination on how to respond to the work-hour requirements of the Affordable Care Act, aka ObamaCare.
May 6, 2013
With shrinking funding, many state agencies going unaudited
Out of Mississippi's 120 state agencies, boards and commissions, dozens have gone years without a comprehensive state audit, including the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, which went a decade without a full state review.
May 2, 2013
$520M Shortfall for Pennsylvania Budget
An estimate released Wednesday by the state's Independent Fiscal Office shows a $520 million shortfall between projected general fund revenues and Gov. Tom Corbett's proposed budget through the end of the next fiscal year.
April 25, 2013
Are some California residents leaving state over high taxes?
Why retirees are the most likely residents to flee high state taxes...
April 19, 2013
‘Tax Freedom Day’ arrived five days later this year
Tax day might have been Monday, but "Tax Freedom Day" arrived on Thursday, April 18, the 108th day of 2013, according to the Tax Foundation's annual calculation. Up until today, Americans have been working for the government.
April 18, 2013
No retail marijuana sales in Washington state before 2014
Residents in Washington state shouldn't plan to buy any legal pot before well into 2014.
April 15, 2013
New tax laws in Michigan have many on edge
Michigan taxpayers take their anger out on Gov. Rick Snyder