Sen. Joni Ernst (R., Iowa) wants to ban federal agencies from frivolous end-of-year spending that costs taxpayers an estimated $100 billion each year. 
The Washington Post fact-checker gave Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris Three Pinocchios Tuesday for dubiously claiming that her tax proposal would pay for itself. 
Businesses owed the state about $785 million in unpaid taxes at the end of the fiscal year that concluded June 30, 2018, the Louisiana Legislative Auditor says. 
Changes to the federal tax code last year that unintentionally raised the state income tax for many Virginians was the largest factor in a $778 million budget surplus for 2019. 
Former Vice President Joe Biden released his tax returns revealing a $15 million spike in income since leaving office in 2016, primarily thanks to book sales and speaking fees. 
A new report from the city of Chicago's outgoing chief financial officer indicates Mayor-elect Lori Lightfoot faces an estimated $740 million budget shortfall as she prepares to take over for Rahm Emanuel. 
Included in the Omnibus Transportation Finance Bill (HF1555) approved Monday night by the Minnesota House is more than $1 billion in gas tax increases, sales taxes and licensing fees to pay for infrastructure improvements. The 74-58 in favor was mostly along party lines. 