The House and Senate passed competing bills that would end the income tax and increase gas taxes. Many differences must still ...

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Providing parents with tax credits has mostly been a Democratic priority but the idea has gained traction in Ohio, Indiana and other Republican-led states.

The state is using roadside tests to check whether drivers have used drugs, similar to tests for alcohol. A pilot program found that 87 percent of tested drivers had used cannabis or illegal drugs.

A new forecast anticipates the state seeing nearly $1 billion less in revenue than projected as recently as November, bringing the expected four-year shortfall to $15 billion.

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States are looking for alternate ways to fund transportation infrastructure as gas tax revenues dwindle. Despite years of ...

HUD has warned local housing authorities that a $5 billion fund for emergency rental assistance is nearly out of cash, ...

Americans believe that their local governments spend money more wisely than their state and federal counterparts. But forcing ...

Trust in local government has declined in recent years. Liberty Lake, Wash., has found ways to assure residents their voices ...

Cutting this unloved levy has again become a flashpoint in some states, once more raising difficult issues of fairness.