Trump's remarkable mess on electric vehicles: How he made them more expensive and harder to find just as he went to war on IranBefore the war, prices for used electric vehicles were still drifting down in the wake of the expired used EV federal tax credit. Then a run on EVs began.Fortune4d agoWhole story →SecurityEconomy
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson to release 2027 budget with new taxesThe address comes five months ahead of the next Chicago mayoral election, with Johnson running for a second term amid a crowded field of candidates.NBC 5 Chicago4d agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomyBrandon Johnson
AxeOHTax-CanvassingAnnual tax bills make many homeowners feel more like eternal renters.Reason4d agoWhole story →Economy
Democratic Senators Share ‘Trump Tax’ on Six Items: What the Data ShowsAndy Kim and Elizabeth Warren shared a graphic claiming families are paying $3,338 more for six essentialsNewsweek4d agoWhole story →Economy
Kansas lawmakers reimbursed $85K for out-of-state travel in FY26Kansas lawmakers touted the knowledge gained during these trips as being helpful on various topics, including energy, data centers and taxes.Topeka Capital-Journal4d agoWhole story →PlanetEconomy
Are California voters about to impose 'world's first' tax on billionaires?Voters are about to decide if the mega-rich among them should hand over billions of dollars to pay for improvements to healthcare.BBC News2d agoWhole story →HealthEconomy
Ramaswamy accuses Acton of ‘lying’ about attack ad, but court records contradict mother’s claim – as it happenedThis live blog is now closed. Sign up for the Breaking News US email With less than two weeks until the midterms, my colleague Jonathan Freedland and Guardian US columnist Moira Donegan are answering your questions in this week’s episode of Politics Weekly America. They break down the final stretch ahead of these hugely consequential elections, that will…The Guardian2d agoWhole story →CultureEducation
CT Gov. Lamont, Fazio release partial tax returns before electionGov. Ned Lamont and Republican challenger Ryan Fazio released partial tax returns Friday showing a vast gap in wealth between the two Greenwich residents.Hartford Courant1d agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomyNed Lamont
"A butter knife against a nuclear arsenal:" Tech billionaires vastly outspend wealth tax supportersMore than $351 million in political donations has been poured into a high-stakes contest about a proposed wealth tax on the November ballot, making it one of the most costly campaigns in California history.Los Angeles Times1d agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomy
Parker: Education freedom is on midterm ballotLast year, President Donald Trump signed the One Big Beautiful Bill/Working Families Tax Cuts Act into law, providing the largest national expansion of K-12 education freedom in U.S. history.The Boston Herald1d agoWhole story →EducationGovernmentDonald Trumpeducation freedom tax credit rollout
The same union supporting a billionaire tax wants voters to limit clinic spending. Here’s what to know about Prop. 44Proposition 44 would require clinics to spend more money on patient care. The union pushing the measure is the same one supporting the billionaire tax proposal.CalMatters18d agoWhole story →HealthEconomyprop 44 explanation
Prop NN would boost Colorado education spending at cost of tax refundsWhat is Prop NN? Colorado ballot measure asks voters to boost education spending by letting the state keep more of its revenue above the cap set by the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights.The Denver Post22d agoWhole story →EducationGovernmentcolorado prop nn vote
California voters to decide on controversial one-time tax on billionairesCalifornia voters will decide whether the state will charge a one-time tax on billionaires. The idea that has split Democrats and labor unions.NPR5d agoSources (2)Whole story →EconomyHealthcalifornia prop 40 vote
Democrats want to change the rules for recall elections. Voters get their say with Prop. 5Following the failed 2021 recall of Gov. Gavin Newsom, Democrats had the political will and momentum to call for changes to the recall process. What emerged was Proposition 5 on the November ballot, a measure to change the recall process.CalMatters20d agoWhole story →Governmentcalifornia prop 5 vote
Prop 38 asks: Should California take on more debt to fund a single field of medical research?If voters approve Proposition 38, the $8.4 billion bond would fund immunology and immunotherapy research. Half would go to an institute linked to a billionaire who supported the ballot measure.CalMatters11d agoWhole story →HealthEconomycalifornia prop 38 vote
Endorsement: Reject Prop. 39 and keep Donald Trump’s election paranoia out of CaliforniaSay no to an expensive voting overhaul that creates new hurdles for legitimate voters in the state.Santa Rosa Press Democrat9d agoWhole story →JusticeGovernmentDonald Trumpcalifornia prop 39 vote
The millions spent by California billionaires against Prop. 40 is about 0.07% of their wealthThe $293 million spent by California billionaires to oppose Proposition 40 is about 0.07% of their estimated wealth.Los Angeles Times2d agoWhole story →
Bernie Sanders Takes Tax-the-Rich Tour to Florida to Back NixonBernie Sanders made a rare trip to Florida to support progressive Democratic Senate candidate Angie Nixon with his “Fighting Oligarchy” rallies across a state that’s long been a low-tax oasis for billionaires.Bloomberg Tax News7d agoWhole story →GovernmentEconomyflorida senate election
