Missouri voters resoundingly rejected major Republican priorities on Tuesday as proposals to eliminate the income tax and change the way majorities are counted lost by large margins across the state.

West Virginia Gov. Patrick Morrisey recently cited an $11 million cost when vetoing a program that would have helped youth transitioning out of foster care to live independently, find work, and...

Missouri voters will decide later this year whether to grant lawmakers power to increase and expand the sales tax to replace the income tax.

In the face of historic cuts to federal support for states, some state lawmakers are considering shifting spending priorities away from school voucher programs.

Mainers don’t take kindly to outsiders telling us what to do. The Washington Post’s editorial attacking Maine’s new millionaire tax is no exception. Misdirected and devoid of facts, the editorial…

The current proposal’s design could harm workers and miss the mark on sustainable funding.

Most claims about interstate tax migration are grossly exaggerated. A robust body of evidence shows people are not primarily motivated to uproot their lives and leave their communities because of how ...

Last summer’s harmful Republican megabill paired enormous tax breaks for wealthy households and corporations with historically deep cuts that will take away people’s vital health care and food assista...

To build forward and invest in a brighter future, states should avoid cutting taxes and follow the example of these revenue-raising states to fund public services that support affordability for famili...

To build forward and invest in a brighter future, states should avoid cutting taxes and follow the example of these revenue-raising states to fund public services that support affordability for famili...

The Trump administration’s Council of Economic Advisors suggests that states consider drastically raising sales taxes and using those new revenues to pay for repealing taxes on corporate and personal ...

They should take steps to protect and boost their own revenues. And they should take a second look at their own tax cuts.

Senate and House Republican leaders are advancing a massive tax and budget package — a process technically known as reconciliation — that features extreme cuts to food assistance and health care...

The Senate Republican leadership’s reconciliation proposal would take health coverage away from millions of people and dramatically raise health care costs for millions more.

The House Agriculture Committee approved $300 billion in cuts to SNAP benefits in order to pay for a massive tax cut for the wealthy.

Missouri Republicans may take their tax-cutting efforts to new heights this year as lawmakers consider exempting profits from the sale of stocks, bonds and real estate from state income taxes.

Concerns are mounting about benefit cuts that could hit President Donald Trump’s own voters.

Medicaid is a popular program that covers 72 million people. The majority of U.S. adults across party affiliations oppose cuts to Medicaid.

The Trump Administration has unleashed a flurry of measures to radically reshape the federal government. Many of these moves are overtly unlawful, and others will reduce and weaken key services to...

As Republicans in Congress consider cutting the federal share of Medicaid funding, states are weighing numerous options to scale back their programs. But voters in three states have significantly limi...

The budget plan that House Republicans passed today paves the way to take Medicaid health coverage and food assistance through SNAP away from millions of people, to partially pay for huge tax giveaway...

House and Senate Republicans are working overtime to rush through a federal budget plan that would cut off large portions of federal funding for food assistance, health care, and other vital programs....