taxes
Chicago adopts $16.6B budget, adds $535M in taxes
Chicago aldermen for the first time pushed through their own budget, rejecting the mayor’s effort to impose a job-killing head tax. There are other taxes. After months of debate, Chicago’s final $16.6 billion budget passed the City…
Illinois House speaker gets $40M sports complex for…
Backroom deals produced lots of pork in the state budget, including a $40-million sports…
Eliminating Missouri’s Income Tax, Subsidies for Gas…
David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, and Avery Frank join host Zach Lawhorn to outline what a responsible…
Kansas’s Tax Competitiveness Moment – Kansas…
Kansas stands in a better position today than it did just a few years ago. According to the Tax…
Taxes, SNAP, and Data Center Debates
David Stokes, Elias Tsapelas, and Avery Frank join Zach Lawhorn to discuss local ballot measures in…
Harrisonville Goes for a Local Gas Tax
Harrisonville, in Cass County, has three local tax and bond issues on the November 4 ballot. This being a November in an odd-numbered year, turnout will likely be low (probably intentionally). The most interesting tax issue on the Harrisonville…
Gov. Mills exaggerates the ‘cost’ of…
Governor Janet Mills has claimed that conforming Maine’s laws to tax changes passed in the federal…
Use Taxes on the Ballot in Missouri This November
There are several cities seeking to impose use taxes during special elections on November 4. These…
Gov. Mills Declines to Use New Authority to Deliver Tax…
In mid-2025, Congress passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), a comprehensive federal tax…
The Fiscal Facts Behind School Choice with Marty Lueken
Susan Pendergrass speaks with Marty Lueken, director of EdChoice’s Fiscal Research and Education…
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