Vacancy taxes will not single-handedly solve problems in cities, but they are worth considering to address housing shortages, ...

All told, most states still conform to federal tax treatment under Opportunity Zones. As a result, they further subsidize ...

Important tax measures were on the ballot this week, and the outcomes are clear: many voters support new state and local ...

A costly tax break for wealthy venture capitalists is drawing some critical attention from state policymakers.

The progressivity of the federal tax code has been waning. State and local policymakers should respond by protecting their ...

Mamdani’s ideas are very popular and would solve basic problems. Democrats now hold large majorities in the legislature, and some see economic and ...

In 2026, Kentucky’s richest 5% will receive $3.4 billion from tax cuts enacted over the last decade. That’s revenue ...

A new report by the Center on Poverty and Social Policy at Columbia University and the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) uses data from 14 cities to show how local Child Tax Credits ...

Revenue forecasts look increasingly grim as states anticipate shortfalls due to the slowing economy and impacts of the new federal tax law. Some states, like Illinois and Delaware, are working to ...

Last week, President Trump used social media to propose, probably with no plan of any kind, that his tariffs would be used to fund payments to U.S. households. “A dividend of at least $2,000 a person ...