Under state system, low-income families pay a higher proportion of their income than businesses and wealthier families ...

A 2 percent wealth tax is like shaving off a fraction of a spire from a large cathedral, says economist Nancy Folbre.

The Texas Tribune has called the elections on Propositions 11 and 13, which cut property taxes for homeowners, with an ...

A costly tax break for wealthy venture capitalists is drawing some critical attention from state policymakers.

Re “Let’s force change at City Hall” (Oct. 12): Your idea for a “2022 Restoration Act” signature-gathering campaign is compelling. You have rightly spurred the public to take overdue action against a ...

Study committee on eliminating Georgia income tax weighing benefits against threat of increasing share of sales tax burden on ...

The mayor of Peoria Heights has vetoed a 1% grocery tax previously approved by the village board. Mayor Matt Wigginton called the tax regressive, saying it would disproportionately affect working ...

In the distant past, Republican moderates were people like Senators Pete Domenici of New Mexico and Bob Packwood of Oregon who preached fiscal responsibility and were reasonably tolerant of the ...

One of the biggest issues on the ballot is in Mecklenburg County, where residents are deciding whether to raise the local ...

Democratic state senators are eyeing an income tax on millionaires as they seek to overcome Washington’s persisting budget ...

In this episode of Tax Notes Talk, professors David Gamage and Darien Shanske discuss their recent paper, “Money Moves: Taxing the Wealthy at the State Level,” which lays out their argument for a ...