Taxes August 3, 2026
Around 2,000 people have filed for an exemption to the New York City pied-à-terre tax—and 4,800 more have at least started the process amid the new levy’s controversial rollout, City Hall said Monday.
Taxes August 3, 2026
The controversial billionaire tax won the backing of the California Democratic Party on Sunday, the latest twist in the drama surrounding a measure that has roiled the left and its allies.
Taxes July 30, 2026
SEIU California, which is taking a neutral stance on the tax, is a parent organization of SEIU-United Healthcare Workers West, the union that crafted the measure and moved to put it on the November ballot.
Taxes July 30, 2026
Their candidates produced mixed results in June, but November’s billionaire tax fight could reveal how much influence their money can buy.
Taxes July 29, 2026
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani said Wednesday the city is working to ensure that only those whose legal residence is outside of the Big Apple are taxed.
Taxes July 29, 2026
The stakes over those 21 words are high for the November vote on Initiative 645, which would repeal the recently enacted 9.9% tax on households earning more than $1 million a year.
Taxes July 27, 2026
The post on X from New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani garnered nearly 14 million views by Friday and prompted a wave of opposition from critics who say the tax could accelerate the departure of wealthy residents from the city.
Taxes July 27, 2026
A lawsuit challenges the constitutionality of the public investment impact statement that will appear on the November ballot alongside an initiative to repeal the state’s “millionaires tax.”
Taxes July 17, 2026
Some state lawmakers are reviving the push to tax Michigan’s wealthiest earners to drum up more money for K-12 schools after a campaign to get a proposal on November’s ballot was suspended earlier this year.
Taxes July 15, 2026
Gov. Bob Ferguson kicked off a campaign to preserve the state’s new high-earners income tax on Tuesday, arguing an initiative to kill the tax would have disastrous consequences for schools, small businesses and families.
Taxes July 14, 2026
Personal income tax rates in Hawaii will become a little more progressive next year in part due to a new top rate for high-income households that puts the isles closer to the state with the highest rate.
Taxes July 9, 2026
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson released a statement on Thursday ripping the City Council Rules Committee for not letting voters have their say on the millionaire tax.