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Boston Transit Agency Privatizes Cash Operations
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Officials overseeing a Boston, Massachusetts government-operated transportation agency voted to turn responsibility for some administrative operations over to a private business. -
Idaho Attorney General Defends Right-to-Work Law in Court
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Idaho’s chief legal officer is asking a federal judge to dismiss a labor union’s lawsuit challenging the state’s right-to-work law, citing the recent dismissal of a similar case in Wisconsin. -
Poll: Free Trade Makes Life Better, Most Americans Say
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Most Americans in both major political parties believe reducing government barriers between consumers and businesses in different countries improves people’s lives, a poll by a nonpartisan organization has found. -
U.S. State Department Agrees to Increase Aid to Israel
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The U.S. and Israeli governments signed a 10-year agreement that will increase foreign aid funding for Israel, increasing American military aid over the next decade by as much as $700 million per year. -
Alaska Governor Sued Over Cuts to Oil Subsidy Checks
Opinion -budget-tax-news -An Alaska legislator is suing Gov. Bill Walker (I) for his decision to cut the state’s oil subsidy entitlement program. -
Local Businesses Oppose Nebraska City Council’s Restaurant Tax Plan
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Members of the Scottsbluff, Nebraska City Council put a proposed new tax on restaurant sales on pause after hundreds of local business owners and consumers signed a petition opposing the tax hike. -
Ways and Means Chair Urges Treasury to Reconsider Corporate Inversion Rules
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The chair of the U.S. House Ways and Means Committee is calling on the Treasury Department to reconsider proposed regulations intended to discourage U.S. businesses from merging with overseas competitors. -
Big Tobacco Tax Hike Goes to Colorado Voters for Approval
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Colorado voters will vote on a proposition on the November ballot that would, if passed, impose a huge tax increase on cigarettes sold in the state. -
Missouri Voters to Consider Sales Tax Exemptions for Services
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Missouri voters will vote on a ballot question that, if approved in November, would prohibit state lawmakers from imposing any taxes on services. -
States Challenge Obama Administration’s ‘Overtime Rule’
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Attorneys general from 21 states are challenging a new regulation issued by the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL). -
Taxicab Companies Sue Over New Massachusetts Uber Laws
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Taxicab companies in Boston, Massachusetts are suing Gov. Charlie Baker (R) and Massachusetts lawmakers over recently approved restrictions on transportation network companies (TNCs) such as Uber and Lyft. -
Indiana Lawmaker’s Support for E-Cigarette Bill Questioned
Opinion -budget-tax-news -According to media reports in Indiana, a state legislator who voted to approve e-cigarette restrictions benefitting a single company is now an employee of that company. -
House Lawmakers Consider Bill to Roll Back Dodd-Frank Restrictions
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Lawmakers in the U.S. House of Representatives are considering a bill that would repeal some federal financial restrictions enacted six years ago in response to the 2008 financial crisis. -
Congressman Offers Online Sales Tax Proposal
Opinion -budget-tax-news -An intergovernmental state agency is criticizing a congressman’s draft proposal to create a federal framework for collecting and remitting sales taxes on online purchases made across state borders. -
A Detailed Account of the War on Free Speech
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The right to engage in political discussions without government interference is one of the most basic American freedoms, but The Intimidation Game, a chilling book by Kimberly Strassel, details how the U.S. government works to silence political opponents. -
Voters to Consider Boulder, Colorado Soda Tax Hike
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Lawmakers in Boulder, Colorado approved a November ballot question asking voters to adopt a large tax hike on soda and other sweetened beverages sold to consumers in the city. -
Virginia Voters to Consider Worker-Freedom Constitutional Amendment
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Voters in Virginia will consider a ballot question in November asking for approval of a proposed amendment to the state’s constitution that would protect the state’s right-to-work law. -
California Voters to Consider Steep Tax Hike on Tobacco, E-Cigarettes
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Californians will vote in November on whether to increase taxes on combustible tobacco and non-tobacco products, such as e-cigarettes, to fund new proposed increases in health insurance subsidies. -
Texas Lt. Governor Announces Support for Amendment Convention Proposal
Opinion -budget-tax-news -On a prominent talk-radio show, the lieutenant governor of Texas called on his state’s lawmakers to approve a resolution calling for a national constitutional amendment convention. -
Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Bill Approved in California
Opinion -budget-tax-news -California Gov. Jerry Brown (D) signed a bill into law restricting local and state government police agencies’ ability to participate in a federal program distributing assets and property seized from citizens without criminal charges or search warrants. -
Global Tax Reporting Rules Are Hurting U.S. Citizens Abroad
Opinion -budget-tax-news -As additional foreign governments agree to a U.S. federal agency’s demands to hand over American citizens’ financial information, a nonprofit organization representing the interests of U.S. expats called for revised reporting rules. -
Dallas Considers Public-Private Partnership Plan for Texas State Fair Park
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Dallas, Texas lawmakers are considering community members’ arguments in support of and in opposition to Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings’ proposal to create a public-private partnership to improve the quality of maintenance and renovation of Fair Park. -
Idaho Public Pension Program Grows Membership, Unfunded Obligations
Opinion -budget-tax-news -A public pension program in Idaho managing employee retirement benefits for nearly 800 local and state government entities and 135,000 enrollees added two local government employee group districts, and more unfunded obligations. -
Raise Alcohol Taxes, New Mexico Activist Group Demands
Opinion -budget-tax-news -A health advocacy group is calling on New Mexico lawmakers to increase taxes on alcohol and liquor as a way to improve public health and bolster the state’s budget.