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.

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

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 ...

Knoxville voters overwhelmingly rejected Mayor Indya Kincannon's proposal to raises sales taxes by half a percent.

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

WA leaders may look to an idea that has been rejected by voters after a year when a range of fees and taxes were imposed to ...

Oklahoma has a regressive tax system, according to a recent report brought to my attention by colleague Randy Krehbiel. The report from the Institute on Taxation and Policy looks at the effective ...

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