Taxes February 6, 2026
IRS Issues Proposed Rules on Clean Fuel Tax Credit
The Treasury Department and the IRS released proposed regulations Feb. 3 on the clean fuel production credit under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act.
June 16, 2013
Proposed law would bar lottery jackpot winners from food stamps, SNAP
Lottery winners who continue to cash in on food stamps are being targeted by the U.S. Senate in a crackdown being applauded by Bay State welfare fraud fighters who say the reform is long overdue.
June 16, 2013
Are there enough new buyers to keep housing market rising?
First-time buyers like Valenti and Barbieri are key to the health of residential real estate. So there is concern, at least on the national level, that there might not be enough of them to sustain the housing recovery.
June 16, 2013
New Jersey residents rate increasing property taxes as major concern
Property taxes are still a major concern for New Jersey voters, with 79 percent reporting an increase in their tax bills.
June 16, 2013
Sales tax rate in Arkansas rising 0.5% starting July 1
Arkansas residents will soon be paying a bit more sales tax as a result of a ballot initiative for state highway improvements that voters approved last November.
June 16, 2013
California Governor seeks elimination of enterprise-zone tax credits
A battle is raging over a California program that grants businesses tax breaks for creating jobs but prevents the public from knowing who got them and why.
June 13, 2013
Oklahoma banks helped Moore school district meet payroll after tornado
After servers that contained payroll data for about 3,000 Moore Public Schools employees were lost in a pile of rubble in the May 20 tornado, it quickly became apparent that the district would be unable to make payroll for teachers who were due a paycheck that Friday.
June 13, 2013
California considering teacher pay raises, smaller classes
Woodland school leaders want to shrink kindergarten class rosters now jammed with 30 students. Natomas Superintendent Chris Evans wants to add a week of school. And Washington Unified leaders will give raises to teachers in West Sacramento.
June 13, 2013
Kansas governor signs tax bill cutting income taxes
Kansas Gov. Brownback signed a continuation of income tax cuts into law Thursday -- enacting a measure made possible by keeping sales taxes higher.
June 12, 2013
Nevada Gov. approves $19 billion two-year budget
Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval has approved bills to spend $19 billion in the next two years to run state government, conduct an audit on the cost of the death penalty and restore pay to state workers.
June 12, 2013
State agency promised to create more jobs with increased funds, boosted cash reserves instead
South Carolina's Department of Probation, Pardon and Parole Services told lawmakers it would spend $3.8 million to hire 47 new agents, but instead used the money to boost the agency's cash reserves, according to a new report from the Legislative Audit Council.
June 12, 2013
State holds tax refunds for those with warrants
Greed is one of the seven deadly sins. But for Maryland's Anne Arundel County Sheriff's Office, greed is good.
June 12, 2013
Texas governor woos businesses in New York
Former GOP presidential hopeful and Texas Governor Rick Perry visits New York and neighboring Connecticut next week as he continues his high-profile search for gun, drug and financial companies willing to move to his state.