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Cities and States Beat the Bushes in Search of New Tax Revenues

Howard Gleckman of the Tax Policy Center notes that state and local authorities have developed a range of “unconventional state and local taxes” to supplement the revenues from the usual income,...
Obamacare Repeal Would Lead to 17.1 Million More Uninsured in 2019: Study

A new analysis by the Urban Institute finds that if the Affordable Care Act were eliminated entirely, the number of uninsured would rise by 17.1 million — or 50 percent — in 2019. The study also...

3 Reasons More Tax Cuts Would Be a Terrible Idea, According to the Center for American Progress

Round One was bad. Round Two would only make things worse. That’s the argument Seth Hanlon and Galen Hendricks of the liberal Center for American Progress make in a new analysis of additional tax...
The Rising Cost of Trump’s Tariffs

The stakes just got higher in what many worry is a burgeoning trade war. President Trump on Friday announced new 25 percent tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese imports Friday , and China quickly...
As Medicaid Costs Soar, States Try a New Approach

MINNEAPOLIS — Sandy Dowland has been to the emergency room 10 times in the past year and was hospitalized during four of those visits. She has had a toe amputated and suffers from uncontrolled...
Court Rules That US Doesn’t Owe Insurers Disputed Obamacare Payments

The federal government does not have to pay health insurers money they claimed they are owed under an Obamacare program, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. In a 2-1 ruling, the panel of judges...
Team Trump Sees a Long-Term Boom Ahead. The IMF Disagrees.

The tax cuts and spending increases enacted by the Trump administration and Congress will increase the risks to the U.S. and global economy, the International Monetary Fund said Thursday in an annual...