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Trump’s Shopping Strategy Demonstrates Free-Trade Benefits
Opinion -budget-tax-news -According to interviews and media profiles of President-elect Donald Trump, when he goes shopping for large aircraft, there is one item at the top of his “nonnegotiable” list: Rolls-Royce engines. -
Mississippi Lawmakers Consider Tax Reform for 2017
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The Mississippi State Legislature is debating how to deal with declining tax revenues, after meeting with government agency heads and soliciting suggestions for tax reforms. -
Virginia County Lawmakers Propose Taxpayer-Funded Internet Project
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Lawmakers in a Virginia county are considering spending up to $20 million in taxpayer money to build a government-owned internet network. -
Former FL Gov. Bush Endorses Amendments Convention Movement
Opinion -budget-tax-news -In an opinion column in The Wall Street Journal in November, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush (R) encouraged the Republican Party to endorse the constitutional amendment convention movement. -
Texas Lawmaker Proposes Re-Moo-Val of Raw Milk Restrictions
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Texas state Rep. Dan Flynn (R-Canton) is proposing a bill to remove market restrictions governing whether dairy farmers may sell unpasteurized milk, commonly referred to as raw milk. -
CFPB Fights Federal Judges’ Order to Restructure Agency
Opinion -budget-tax-news -A federal agency tasked with enforcing financial industry restrictions is fighting a court order demanding it reorganize to comply with the Constitution. -
House Speaker Halts Lawmakers’ Pork Plan
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Speaker of the House Paul Ryan (R-WI) stopped a recent effort by a group of Republican lawmakers to encourage spending taxpayers’ money on representatives’ pet projects. -
Lawmaker Roots Out Wasteful Government Spending
Opinion -budget-tax-news -U.S. Sen. James Lankford (R-OK) has released a new report identifying 100 questionable government-funded programs, to raise awareness of how government spending and overregulation harm taxpayers. -
California Woman Prosecuted for Baking Without Government Permission
Opinion -budget-tax-news -A Stockton, California woman is being prosecuted by the county government because she sold a traditional food dish without government permission. -
Alcohol Regulation Reforms on Tap for Pennsylvania
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) signed a bill reforming the state government’s restrictions on alcohol sales, allowing consumers to purchase six-packs of beer at privately owned alcohol distributors, such as gas stations. -
West Virginia Gov. Tomblin Orders Spending Cuts
Opinion -budget-tax-news -In an effort to help close a growing budget deficit, West Virginia’s governor has ordered all state agencies to make spending cuts. -
South Carolina Lawmakers Tackle Pension Debt Bomb
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Lawmakers in South Carolina are debating how to address a looming problem with the state government’s five public pension programs. -
Philadelphia Business Owners Challenge New Soda Tax
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Philadelphia business owners are suing to block a new tax on soda and other sugar-sweetened beverages. -
A Book Haunted by the ‘Curse’ of Bad Monetary Ideas
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Review of The Curse of Cash, by Kenneth S. Rogoff (Princeton University Press), 2016, 296 pages, ISBN-13: 978-0691172132; $17.49 on Amazon.com. -
Alaska Hikes Occupational Licensing Fees
Opinion -budget-tax-news -A state government agency tasked with ensuring “competent, professional and regulated commercial services are available to Alaska consumers” is increasing the cost of obtaining government permission to work in the state. -
Report: Postal Service Lowers Standards, Still Misses Goals
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Reducing the quality of service failed to solve the post office system’s financial woes, according to a report from a watchdog agency tasked with auditing and monitoring the United States Postal Service (USPS). -
Florida County’s Lawmakers Serve Up Food Truck Deregulation
Opinion -budget-tax-news -After debating the issue for almost a year, lawmakers in Sarasota County, Florida agreed to relax government restrictions on mobile food truck businesses. -
California Cigarette Tax Hike to Take Effect in April
Opinion -budget-tax-news -A new cigarette tax approved by California voters in November 2016 will take effect on April 1, 2017, increasing the state’s excise tax on tobacco cigarettes from 87 cents to $2.87 and adding new tobacco-related taxes to e-cigarettes. -
Heartland Offers Advice to Trump
Opinion -budget-tax-news -On November 21, The Heartland Institute (publisher of Budget & Tax News) released a document titled “Action Plan for President Trump” consisting of 34 policy recommendations -
FCC Commissioner Endorses Taxpayer Funding for Internet Projects
Opinion -budget-tax-news -A commissioner on the federal government’s top telecommunications regulatory agency announced support for a bill overriding state governments’ laws protecting taxpayers’ money. -
New Mexico Governor Approves Across-the-Board Spending Cuts
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Confronted by a huge budget deficit caused by rapid spending increases in high-revenue years, New Mexico’s governor approved a bill significantly reducing government spending. -
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Voters Pick Trump, Republican Congress
Opinion -budget-tax-news -In a turn of events that surprised most pollsters and political analysts, voters in 29 states voted for Republican Party presidential candidate and New York City businessman Donald Trump, defeating Democratic Party candidate Hillary Clinton. -
Oregon Voters Reject Big Business Tax Proposal
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Oregon voters rejected a proposed tax hike on businesses, the Oregon Business Tax Increase Initiative, in the November elections. -
Federal Judges Demand CFPB Structure Shake-Up
Opinion -budget-tax-news -A federal agency tasked with enforcing financial restrictions on the public must reorganize itself to comply with the Constitution, federal judges ruled.
