Voters are just days away from deciding on a crucial referendum that would raise the local sales tax by one cent to help ...

Advocates are gearing up for a regional outreach effort now that the door is open for a Bay Area public transit funding ...

The legislature voted to reduce the sales tax on items that qualify for food stamp purchase from seven to five percent, which ...

Advocates are gearing up for a regional outreach effort now that the door is open for a Bay Area public transit funding ...

Voters will weigh in on Mayor Indya Kincannon's proposal to raise sales taxes in city limits by half a percent. Kincannon committed to spend $10 million of the expected $47 million of extra annual ...

The vast majority of states don't tax Social Security benefits. The federal government does tax them, though. A handful of states don't tax any retirement income at all. Most states don't tax Social ...

OLYMPIA — Another lawsuit has been filed against Washington state, challenging the scope and implementation of a new sales tax that took effect earlier this month. The lawsuit, filed by law firm ...

When Mike Ricci wanted to buy his daughter a puppy, he discovered that in his state, "There were pet stores but none that sell puppies [or kittens]." Ricci, being president of Stossel TV, investigated ...

The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine are private, nonprofit institutions that provide expert advice on some of the most pressing challenges facing the nation and world. Our ...

The U.S. Supreme Court will hear a Michigan case regarding a home sold for back taxes. The case questions whether a homeowner is owed the fair market value or just the surplus from a tax auction sale.