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Accountant Pleads Guilty to Filing False Tax Returns in Connecticut
Washington reports state sales taxes return to pre-recession levels
Taxes collected from all retail sales grew by 5 percent in Washington state last year, the biggest jump from one year to the next since the recession began in 2008.
North Carolina gets closer to repealing estate tax
North Carolina's "death tax" has one foot in the grave after a Wilson lawmaker's bill passed the state House on Wednesday.
State to spend $15 million for cybersecurity
South Carolina needs to spend nearly $15 million next year to bolster cybersecurity in the wake of the largest hacking at a U.S. state agency, a consultant told state leaders Wednesday.
Virginia governor candidate proposes $1.4 B in tax cuts
Under Cuccinelli's proposal, the income tax rate would drop from 5.75 percent to 5 percent over four years starting in 2014, and the corporate income tax rate would drop from 6 percent to 4 percent.
Healthcare law spurs state college to offer more faculty insurance coverage
The oldest public, state-run university in Oklahoma has made a determination on how to respond to the work-hour requirements of the Affordable Care Act, aka ObamaCare.
With shrinking funding, many state agencies going unaudited
Out of Mississippi's 120 state agencies, boards and commissions, dozens have gone years without a comprehensive state audit, including the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources, which went a decade without a full state review.
$520M Shortfall for Pennsylvania Budget
An estimate released Wednesday by the state's Independent Fiscal Office shows a $520 million shortfall between projected general fund revenues and Gov. Tom Corbett's proposed budget through the end of the next fiscal year.
Are some California residents leaving state over high taxes?
Why retirees are the most likely residents to flee high state taxes...