Seattle is currently having a contentious debate over a proposed "head tax" to fund more affordable housing and services for its large and growing homeless...

When Congress passed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) in December, it forced states to confront major tax policy issues of their own ,...

Idaho Gov. Butch Otter signed a $100 million tax cut last Monday. The bill would reduce Idaho’s individual and corporate income tax rates and lower...

Philadelphia’s tax on drinks with a sugar-based sweetener or artificial sugar substitute is not bringing in as much revenue as originally projected. As a result,...

It’s difficult to predict where states will end up on tax policy this year given last year’s budget drama and this year’s new federal tax...

On Wednesday morning, a panel of experts gathered at the Tax Policy Center to discuss what the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) means for...

On Election Day, 54 percent of Pennsylvania voters backed a convoluted ballot initiative aimed at ending homeowner’s property taxes. Sounds great, right? Well, unfortunately for...

The tax bill that House Ways and Means Chairman Brady rolled out on Thursday will generate lots of partisan and ideological fights over the next...

Taxes are front and center in the only two gubernatorial races this year. The Virginia campaign centers on the Republican candidate’s individual income tax cut...

The NFL season kicks off this week with all 32 teams in action, but the focus for many fans will be on the fantasy teams...

A Midwestern state passing a budget is not typically front-page news in the New York Times . Then again, most states don't go 736 days...

President Trump’s proposed 2018 budget would result in deep cuts to federal payments to states. Federal funds currently account for nearly a third of state...

The Trump administration is focusing on infrastructure this week. In a series of events, the president and his staff will promote their $1 trillion investment...

Oklahoma is running a nearly $1 billion budget deficit. The District of Columbia (DC) is enjoying a surplus. Yet both might kill scheduled tax cuts...

If the Trump administration ends legal marijuana sales in America, an idea Attorney General Jeff Sessions supports , states collectively could lose billions of dollars...

Still recovering from the Great Recession and grappling with troubling fiscal trends , state budgets are already causing headaches for governors and legislators across the...

Whenever you purchase something online from a retailer not located in your state, chances are the tax is not collected. This costs states billion in revenue, putting additional stress on state budgets.

When states cannot expand their tax base to services, including online services, they often raise sales tax rates.

On Election Day, voters in 11 states will answer ballot questions on big tax issues. Most will choose whether to raise taxes, largely earmarked for...

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have proposed major changes to US tax policy, but they have dramatically different visions of what the tax code should...

Lester Holt, the moderator for tonight’s presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, announced the debate’s topics last week: America’s direction, achieving prosperity, and...

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump have proposed dramatically different tax plans. Clinton wants to raise taxes on high-income households and businesses to boost revenue and pay for new social initiatives.

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton’s tax proposals would raise $1 trillion over the coming decade—and nearly all of it would come from high-income households.

Tim Kaine, Hillary Clinton’s choice for vice president, served as governor of Virginia from 2006 to 2010 (the state has a one-term limit). During his...

In an effort to encourage investors and businesses to think long-term, Hillary Clinton has proposed changing how we tax capital gains .