Republicans Plead With Trump To Get On, And Stay On, Message To Pass A Tax...
Before any hard battle, it's common to seek a little spiritual guidance. In preparation for the coming fight this fall to overhaul the entire federal tax code, a group of House Republicans on the Ways...
View ArticleSouth Florida Democrat Wants Vet Tax Relief
Honorably discharged veterans could get a two-month break from sales taxes under a measure filed by Miami Democratic Representative Kionne McGhee.
View ArticleWhy You Shouldn't Count On The Promised $4,000 'Raise' From GOP Tax Plan
This week, Sarah Huckabee Sanders promoted one of the White House's chief selling points about the Republican tax plan. The pitch: American households will get an additional $4,000 as a result of the...
View ArticleRepublicans Propose Big Tax Cuts, But Target Popular Deductions
Updated at 3:10 p.m. ET House Republicans unveiled a draft tax bill on Thursday, calling for deep cuts in both individual and corporate tax rates. "With this bill, we will grow our economy by...
View ArticleGOP Tax Bill Could Pass The House By Next Week
House Republicans made steady progress Tuesday on their goal to pass a sweeping tax bill in their chamber by Thanksgiving, as Senate leaders prepared to release their own tax legislation later this...
View ArticleMiami Voters Approve $400 Million Bond To Address Sea Level Rise, Affordable...
Miami voters chose Tuesday to tax themselves in order to fund nearly a half-billion dollars in government spending to help quell flooding, fund affordable housing, and pay for a slew of other public...
View ArticleTax Exemption On Diapers, Feminine Hygiene Products Clears First Senate...
A bill giving a tax exemption on diapers and feminine hygiene products has cleared its first Florida Senate committee.
View ArticleGOP Senators Unveil Competing Tax Overhaul
Updated at 4:20 p.m. ET The Senate Finance Committee unveiled its version of a sweeping overhaul of the federal tax code on Thursday, as the House Ways and Means Committee was preparing to pass its own...
View ArticleThe Sunshine Economy: Talking Taxes, Flood Insurance and Climate Change On...
This week in Congress, the most significant rewriting of the U.S. tax code could take a big step toward becoming law. The U.S. House of Representatives may vote on a big package of tax changes as soon...
View ArticleLocal Professors Warn: GOP Tax Plan Could Put Graduate Education 'Out of Reach'
Local university professors are pushing against the Republican tax overhaul that’s moving through Congress, saying the legislation will irreparably harm graduate education. Three professors from...
View ArticleHow Republicans Can 'Shoehorn' Temporary Tax Cuts In For Good
Senate Republicans hope to vote after Thanksgiving on a sweeping tax overhaul plan that they say will cut taxes for nearly every individual and family in America. The bill calls for those cuts to last...
View ArticleA Promise Of $1,200 Not Enough To Buy Wide Support For Republican Tax Plan
Republicans say their tax legislation will be great for the middle class. So why is it so unpopular? Depending on the poll, only 25 percent to 33 percent of Americans approve of the tax plan. And that...
View ArticleFL Senator Pushing To Exempt Streaming Video From Taxes
Florida levies a tax on communications services—things like cable and cell phones, but also streaming services. Now one lawmaker wants to carve out internet video from the tax.
View ArticlePanel Supports Making It Harder To Raise Taxes
A measure that would require future tax or fee increases to be approved by two-thirds votes of the Legislature is ready for consideration by the state Constitution Revision Commission.
View ArticleGrad Students' Tuition Waivers Will Remain Untaxed, After All
Graduate students nationwide can breathe a sigh of relief: Their tuition waivers won't be taxed after all. A provision in the Republican House tax plan had originally proposed taxing grad students'...
View ArticlePuerto Rico Governor Vows To Make Florida Republicans Pay For Supporting Tax...
For weeks, Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo Rosselló and his associates tried to play the Washington game, meeting with politicians and lobbyists across Capitol Hill to argue against provisions in the tax...
View ArticleTrump Celebrates Legislative Win After Congress Passes $1.5 Trillion Tax Cut...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHs4WiaKDFc Updated at 3:46 p.m. ET Congressional Republicans delivered on their first major legislative accomplishment of the Trump era on Wednesday, when the House...
View ArticleCongress Passes Bill To Avert Government Shutdown
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VX-uE7ldjQY Updated at 7:14 p.m. ET After a monumental legislative victory on taxes this week, Republicans in Congress have been scrambling to avoid a chaotic government...
View ArticleNelson Slams Tax Bill's Unequal Benefits For Puerto Ricans
Florida’s U.S. Senator Bill Nelson is slamming the Republican tax bill. Both houses of Congress passed the measure Wednesday on largely party line votes. Nelson says the package benefits corporations...
View ArticleTax Changes Could Hurt Affordability At High End Of The Housing Market
Kari Pinto and her husband recently retired, and now they hope to trade Iowa — and its harsh winters — for a state with a milder climate. But the tax bill President Trump signed into law last month has...
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