Chicago-area drivers could end up paying $1 billion more in tolls each year as part of a deal state lawmakers admitted was ...

This economy is one of the toughest job markets for entry-level positions, and now, Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson is advancing new tax hikes in his budget that will make it even more difficult for Gen ...

Illinois lawmakers’ recent attempt to tax unrealized capital gains ultimately came up short. However, at the end of October, the Illinois Legislature sent another tax hike to Governor J.B. Pritzker’s ...

Bayfield residents said “enough is enough” when it comes to new tax hikes, rejecting the town’s proposal to raise the sales tax by 1%. Ballot Issue 2B failed 57.5% to 42.5%. The measure asked voters ...

Opponents of Oregon’s new transportation funding package delivered nearly 200,000 signatures to the Secretary of State’s ...

Though Maryland lawmakers will have to contend with a $1.4 billion budget gap in 2026, one top Democrat said Thursday that a second consecutive year of tax hikes is not in the cards. “…[N]o, they are ...

The current proposal would impose a $33 per employee tax on companies with 500 or more employees to generate $82 million to fund violence prevention and youth employment programs.

York County officials revised its 2026 budget less than a day before final adoption. Residents now face a 9.4% property tax ...

Starr represents District 12-Rural Polk and Yamhill Counties, in the Oregon Senate and serves as the Senate Republican leader. Diehl, a Republican, represents District 17-East Salem to Santiam Canyon, ...

With a transportation funding referendum likely headed to Oregon voters in November 2026 and a short legislative session ...