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New WA law boosting gas tax by 6 cents takes effect Tuesday. Here’s where that money goes
The tax rate for regular gas will climb from 49.4 cents per gallon to 55.4 cents on July 1. Starting next summer, it’ll rise ...
Senate GOP tax bill could crush wind and solar power, advocates say
A Republican plan heading to a vote in the Senate would quickly end incentives for clean energy and impose new taxes on some ...
Religious leaders protest GOP tax, Medicaid bill: 'It hurts working people'
Religious leaders demanding "moral" budget, arrested while praying outside Capitol, as Senate considers mega-bill ...
Senators consider proposed amendments to Trump’s big bill of tax breaks and spending cuts
With Democrats united against the Republican president’s legislation and eagerly lined up to challenge it, the voting could ...
On Trump’s tax bill, GOP tries new accounting trick as national debt mounts
Senate Republicans employ an unusual accounting tactic to push Trump's tax bill forward, sparking concerns over national debt ...
Republican Senate tax bill would add $3.3 trillion to the US debt load, CBO says
The changes made to President Donald Trump’s big tax bill in the Senate would pile trillions onto the nation’s debt load ...
Sen. Mike Lee wants to further scrutinize tax package even as Senate plans weekend vote
WASHINGTON — Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, is pushing his colleagues to further scrutinize the contents of President Donald Trump’s ...
WA tax estimates come in hundreds of millions shy of spending budget
The decline in receipts will force the state to draw down savings, but Gov. Ferguson said he isn’t ready to summon a special ...