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Kentucky Attorney General Sues to Block Pension Reform Law
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear is asking a state circuit court judge to block a new law that would fund state employees’ pension accounts through a combination of employee contributions and funds directly from state and local taxpayers. -
U.S. House to Move on Dodd-Frank Reform Bill
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The U.S. House of Representatives will vote on a Senate-approved bill to ease federal restrictions on banks and reduce the cost of regulatory compliance. -
New York City Uber Drivers Protest Proposed Ridesharing Regulations
Opinion -budget-tax-news -An estimated 200 Uber and Lyft drivers demonstrated outside New York’s City Hall to voice their opposition to proposed ordinance that would impose new licensing fees and restrictions on peer-to-peer ridesharing services. -
Poll: Michigan Voters Support Constitutional Amendment Convention
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Most Michigan voters support calling a convention to propose a constitutional amendment limiting federal spending and power, a new poll finds. -
Pelosi Vows to Undo Federal Tax Reform
Opinion -budget-tax-news -U.S. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) says she will work to undo the federal tax reforms enacted in December 2017. -
Trump Sends Spending Rescission Request to Congress
Opinion -budget-tax-news -President Donald Trump is asking Congress to cancel approximately $15 billion in previously authorized spending, using a process known as rescission. -
Airbnb Ban Proposed in Cleveland, Ohio
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The City of Cleveland’s Department of Law is reviewing a proposed ordinance that would temporarily prohibit residents from sharing their homes with guests through peer-to-peer short-term rental services. -
Poll: Americans Divided on Tax Money for Tech-Replaced Workers
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Nearly half of Americans surveyed in a new poll say the government should give financial assistance to individuals put out of work by artificial intelligence (AI) or other technological advances. -
National Unemployment Rate Hits Historic Low
Opinion -budget-tax-news -More Americans have been getting back to work and staying employed in 2018, according to statistics released by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). -
Trump: Politics Are Delaying Infrastructure Plan
Opinion -budget-tax-news -President Donald Trump promoted his plan to use a mix of taxpayer-funded debt financing, public-private partnerships, and direct taxpayer funding to spur infrastructure construction. -
Worker-Freedom Ordinance Approved in Otero County, New Mexico
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Otero County, New Mexico commissioners approved an ordinance prohibiting businesses from requiring union membership as a condition of employment. -
U.S. Supreme Court Reconsiders Online Sales Tax Rule
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The U.S. Supreme Court is reconsidering a longstanding decision preventing states from requiring out-of-state businesses to collect and remit sales taxes on purchases made by residents of their states. -
Sunday Alcohol Sales Legalized in Indiana
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Indiana residents are now able to beat the summer heat by purchasing a beer on Sundays, for the first time since 1816. -
Kentucky Supreme Court Will Hear Right-to-Work Lawsuit
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The Kentucky state Supreme Court will hear a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of a state law prohibiting unions from requiring all employees to pay dues in unionized workplaces. -
CBO Projects Continued Expansion of Federal Debt, Deficit
Opinion -budget-tax-news -A new report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) predicts the federal government’s debt and deficit will continue to expand over the next 10 years. -
Medicaid Expansion Bill Stopped in Idaho
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Time ran out for a bill that would have forced Idaho residents with complex medical conditions off of their private health insurance plans and onto Medicaid rolls. -
A Fact-Based Review of American Political Theory
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Review of Unstable Majorities: Polarization, Party Sorting, and Political Stalemate, Morris P. Fiorina (Hoover Institution Press, 2017), 264 pages, ISBN-13 978-0817921156, $24.81 on Amazon.com. -
Arizona Senate Considers Compact Prohibiting Stadium
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The Arizona state Senate Commerce and Public Safety Committee is considering a bill to enter the state into an interstate compact prohibiting the “use of taxpayer dollars for private professional sports stadiums and facilities” in participating states. -
American Cancer Society Issues New E-Cigarette Policy Statement
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The American Cancer Society’s (ACS) board of directors issued a new position statement on e-cigarettes, stating the products are “less harmful than smoking cigarettes” and recommending “clinicians support all attempts to quit. -
Alabama Legislature Considers Hiking Minimum Smoking Age to 21
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The Alabama state House Judiciary Committee is considering a bill that would increase the minimum age for individuals legally to purchase and use tobacco products and e-cigarettes. -
Fannie Mae Seeks Second Taxpayer Bailout
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The Federal National Mortgage Association, a government-sponsored enterprise (GSE) commonly referred to as Fannie Mae, is asking the U.S. Treasury Department for $3.7 billion in taxpayer money to offset the effect of accounting changes. -
Alabama Lawmaker Proposes Medicaid Eligibility Verification Bill
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The Alabama state Senate Committee on Fiscal Responsibility and Economic Development is considering a bill that would require the state’s Medicaid agency to verify whether recipients are eligible to receive those benefits. -
Tax Reform ‘Ripple Effect’ Will Boost Economy, Conway Says
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference, White House Special Advisor Kellyanne Conway said the tax reform package passed by congressional Republicans and signed into law by President Donald Trump will increase business investment. -
Arizona House Committee Approves Trim for Blow-Dry Licensing
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The Arizona state House of Representatives’ Committee of the Whole approved House Bill 2011 (H.B. 2011), which would reduce occupational licensing regulations for blow-dry stylists.
