Taxes June 9, 2026
Lawmakers Revive Proposal to Eliminate Wyoming Property Taxes
Lawmakers are once again considering a proposal to ditch property taxes for an increase in sales taxes for Wyomingites.
Taxes June 8, 2026
Massachusetts Lawmakers Delay Federal Tax Cuts in $1.5 Billion Spending Bill
State lawmakers have reached an agreement on a $1.5 billion spending plan that divvies up money from the millionaires’ tax and delays some of President Donald Trump’s federal corporate tax cuts.
Taxes June 3, 2026
North Carolina Lawmakers Want to Place a 50% Tax on Pornographic Materials
North Carolina lawmakers on Tuesday proposed implementing a 50% excise tax on pornography or other “prurient material” to fund efforts to stop human trafficking and domestic violence.
Taxes June 2, 2026
Florida Legislature Sends Property Tax Overhaul to Voters After Including Protections for Schools
The proposal will ask Florida voters in November to provide a $250,000 exemption on homesteaded properties, a move that would radically overhaul how local governments raise and spend money.
Taxes June 2, 2026
Illinois Lawmakers Pass $56B Budget Funded by New Business Taxes
Illinois lawmakers approved the state budget early Monday morning after slogging through the night, enacting new taxes on businesses and authorizing less spending than what Gov. JB Pritzker proposed in February.
Taxes June 2, 2026
Florida Lawmakers Protect Schools From DeSantis’ Property Tax Plan
State lawmakers also gutted a proposal to spend $5.5 million alerting property owners about the ballot amendment.
Taxes May 28, 2026
Wisconsin Democrats Propose 100% Tax on Trump ‘Weaponization’ Fund
A growing number of Wisconsin Democrats, including several sitting lawmakers and candidates for governor, are proposing a 100% tax on any funds sent to Wisconsinites convicted in the Jan. 6, 2021, storming of the U.S. Capitol.
Taxes May 27, 2026
DeSantis Unveils His Proposal to Cut Floridians’ Property Taxes
Gov. Ron DeSantis said he was calling the Legislature back to Tallahassee on Monday to add an amendment to the ballot that would eventually raise the homestead exemption to $500,000, eliminating property taxes for 92% of those Floridians.
Taxes May 18, 2026
Anti-Income Tax Constitutional Amendment in New Hampshire Falls Short
A final effort to put an anti-income-tax amendment for the New Hampshire Constitution up for a statewide vote this fall failed on May 14.
Taxes May 1, 2026
Millionaire Taxes Gain Steam as States Face Budget Crunches
Lawmakers in at least a dozen states have proposed hiking taxes on the wealthy.
Taxes February 24, 2026
4 Ways States Could Reduce Property Taxes—And What It Means for Schools
More than a dozen states are currently considering proposals to reform or even eliminate property taxes, which annually supply more than a third of all funding America's K-12 schools receive.