The removal of the Internal Revenue Service commissioner Billy Long after just two months in the post came after the federal tax collection agency said it could not release some information on ...

Every year, a handful of states offer shoppers a temporary tax break to encourage spending. This year, some of those “sales tax holidays” are happening as President Donald Trump’s tariffs threaten to ...

Every state, and the federal government, levies taxes on both gasoline and diesel fuel. These “gas taxes” are the most… ...

Last week, President Trump fired the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics in apparent retaliation for weak jobs numbers. The move drew sharp criticism for spooking investors and weakening ...

Mississippi policymakers this year took a big step to worsen the state’s racial income and wealth divides by passing a ...

Maryland is taking aim at income and racial disparities through a revised personal income tax. By raising taxes on high ...

Recently-signed federal legislation will cut taxes for the wealthy. The Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy (ITEP) analysis of the Senate Reconciliation Bill—promoted as the One Big Beautiful ...

Vanessa Woods is a Summer 2025 Graduate Intern supporting the Cross Cutting Research team. She is a Master of Public Policy candidate (Class of 2026) at Duke University’s Sanford School of Public ...

As states prepare for the revenue loss and disruption resulting from the federal tax bill, tax policy is being considered in ...