June 19, 2013
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
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
Property taxes are still a major concern for New Jersey voters, with 79 percent reporting an increase in their tax bills.
June 16, 2013
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
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 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 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
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
Greed is one of the seven deadly sins. But for Maryland's Anne Arundel County Sheriff's Office, greed is good.
June 12, 2013
Gov. Terry Branstad signed "e-fairness" legislation Tuesday designed to level the playing field for Iowa businesses by closing a loophole that allows out-of-state, online-only retailers to offer customers a purchase price without collecting the state's sales tax.
June 10, 2013
Taxable sales in Virginia increased slightly in the first three months of 2013, according to the latest report from the state's department of taxation.
June 9, 2013
Beginning July 1, Kentuckians who don't pay their state taxes can lose their drivers and professional licenses and their ability to register and license a vehicle.