Opinion
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Colorado Voters Could End TABOR Refunds
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The state’s Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights (TABOR) requires the state and local governments to refund excess revenues to residents. -
New Hampshire Gov. Sununu Vetoes Paid Leave Mandate
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The New Hampshire General Court is considering budget funding proposals that would raise business taxes, tax capital gains, and impose a payroll tax for paid family leave. -
Pennsylvania Governor Says He Will Veto Education Tax Credits Expansion
Opinion -budget-tax-news -H.B. 800 would raise the tax credit cap by $100 million and the ceiling on the income of families qualifying for the scholarships. -
Federal Court Will Hear Challenge to Constitutionality of Obamacare
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The U.S. Supreme Court found the ACA, known as Obamacare, was constitutional under Congress’ taxing power. -
Sen. Cruz Calls for Expansion of Education Savings Plans
Opinion -budget-tax-news, school-reform-news -The SECURE Act retirement bill passed unanimously by the House Ways & Means Committee included the provision, but the language was stripped out of the bill before passage by the House. -
Illinois Senate Passes Progressive Income Tax (Hike) Amendment
Opinion -budget-tax-news -A proposed constitutional amendment that would remove the requirement for a flat income tax structure from the state’s constitution. -
Congress, Taxpayers Grapple with ‘Kiddie Tax’ Complications
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Federal tax reform lowered the bill for most Americans but had unforeseen effects on the so-called kiddie tax levied on the unearned income of dependents. -
Texas Lawmakers Looking to Cut Taxes Should Control Spending First
Opinion -Editorial -Cutting taxes — as opposed to restraining the growth in future tax increases or swapping a reduction in property taxes for an increase in the state sales tax — appears to be a nearly insurmountable obstacle. -
Michigan Governor Proposes Raising Gas Tax to Nation’s Highest
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Whitmer proposes to raise the gas tax from 26 cents per gallon to 71 cents per gallon. -
New Hampshire Senate Declines to Ban Plastic Bags or Limit Soda Straws
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Bans on single-use plastic bags fail to achieve the stated legislative goals of decreasing plastic waste and are costly to retailers and consumers. -
Commentary: An Income Tax Hike Would Shrink the U.S. Economy
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Raising the top personal income tax bracket to 70 percent would reduce GDP by an estimated 11 percent. -
Can We Afford Higher Tax Rates?
Opinion -Editorial -Several Democratic presidential candidates are proposing raising the top income tax rate to 70 percent. -
Make Those Nasty Drivers Pay!
Opinion -Editorial -Louisiana Senator Russell Long famously explained how most people feel about taxes: “Don’t tax you; don’t tax me; tax that fellow behind the tree.” -
Buttigieg Confused About Meaning of Freedom
Opinion -Editorial -“First comes freedom,” said Pete Buttigieg while announcing his candidacy for the Democratic nomination for president on April 14. -
North Dakota to Charge Electric Vehicle Owners for Highway Maintenance
Opinion -environment-climate-news -North Dakota joined 20 other states imposing fees on electric vehicles, on April 11. -
Proposed Montana Building Regulations Would Apply to Trailers
Opinion -budget-tax-news -Tiny houses don't fit tax and regulatory policies designed for big homes. -
Bourbon Exports: Casualty of the Trade War
Opinion -Editorial -It’s a cornerstone of political economy that producers and traders need stable rules. -
Heartland Weekly: Facebook Bans Heartland Video on Socialism
Opinion -heartland-weekly, Editorial -Week of April 15, 2019 -
Outside the Beltway: Fighting for liberty and free markets from America’s Heartland
Opinion -Legacy Quarterly Report Newsletter -The Heartlander, Spring 2019 -
Washington Legislature Considers Governor’s Capital Gains Tax Proposal
Opinion -budget-tax-news -The state constitution bans income taxes, so the governor calls it an excise tax -
Rent Control Won’t Solve Oregon’s Housing Crisis
Opinion -Editorial -Oregon, taking a bold page out of the progressive playbook, recently became the first state to enact mandatory rent control. Unfortunately, the measure does nothing to address the underlying cause of the state’s housing crisis. -
How Vape Shops Make the World a Better Place
Opinion -Editorial -On March 4, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a statement the vaping community long assumed to be true: mom-and-pop vape shops are not the major culprits selling kids nicotine and tobacco products. -
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Heartland Weekly: Pre-Emptive War Will Solve Climate Change
Opinion -heartland-weekly, Editorial -Week of April 8, 2019