State Budget And Tax News

8:37 AM EST
2/3/2012 Improved AIDS levy collections fill part of funding gapWith global funding for HIV/AIDS on the decline, Zimbabwe's innovative AIDS levy - a 3 percent tax on income - has become a promising source of funding for the country, with a dramatic increase in revenue collected in the past two years.

Source:IRIN Topics:Health, Disease, AIDS, Politics, State Budget And Tax

12:22 PM EST
1/30/2012 Palestinians nix plans for income taxesThe Palestinian Authority throws in the glove on its pan to collect more taxes after protests; a poll finds only 12 percent think taxes are good idea.

Source:TML Topics:Politics, State Budget And Tax, Public Finance, Economy, Business And Finance, Economy

10:15 AM EST
1/20/2012 Kansas tobacco prevention funds diverted to other usesIt may be a new budget year for Kansas, but it’s the same level of funding for anti-smoking efforts in the state. And that’s just the problem, anti-tobacco activists say. Kansas falls far short of the federally recommended level of spending for anti-tobacco programs.

Source:KaiserHealth Topics:Health, Healthcare Policy, Politics, State Budget And Tax

6:51 PM EST
12/21/2011 Needle-Exchange Programs Face New Federal Funding BanCongress reinstated the policy as part of a broad spending bill it passed last week to fund the federal government through fiscal year 2012, which ends Sept. 30. During the contentious negotiations that led up to its passage, Democrats successfully removed a number of Republican policy riders and restrictions.  But, the exchange ban on syringes and needles backed by Republicans remained in the final deal. House Republican leaders did not respond to requests for comment about the issue.

Source:KaiserHealth Topics:Health, Government Health Care, Politics, State Budget And Tax

2:20 PM EST
12/6/2011 Corporate tax hike has Sears, CME threatening to leave IllinoisSears Holdings and CME Group are threatening to leave Illinois unless the state gives them a new round of tax breaks. The iconic firms are the latest to threaten to move and take jobs with them unless the state reduces the taxes the firms must pay.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Business, Politics, State Budget And Tax

2:16 PM EST
12/6/2011 Florida grappling with questions about taxes for indigent careA special panel appointed by Florida Gov. Rick Scott has been meeting to figure out a way to scale back what taxpayers at the local level contribute to hospital costs in some parts of the state.

Source:KaiserHealth Topics:Health, Government Health Care, Politics, State Budget And Tax

10:31 AM EST
12/4/2011 Plunging Foreign Reserves Pose New Threat to EgyptWhile Egyptians make repeat visits to the polls over the next three months to elect a new government and debate the future of their country, the country’s foreign currency reserves are rapidly running down to perilous levels

Source:TML Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Finance, Money And Monetary Policy, Politics, State Budget And Tax

10:28 AM EST
11/28/2011 Illinois lawmakers to take up tax plan to keep CME, Sears in stateLawmakers in Illinois over the weekend presented a newly tweaked tax relief measure to entice the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Sears and other companies not to leave the state.

Source:AHN Topics:Economy, Business And Finance, Economy, Politics, State Budget And Tax

2:26 PM EST
11/22/2011 Massachusetts enacts expanded casino gambling lawMassachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has signed a landmark gambling bill into law that allows for casinos in the Bay State. Now, potential developers will have to obtain local votes to create new casinos, but gambling opponents say they want the new law repealed.

Source:AHN Topics:Politics, State Budget And Tax, Lifestyle And Leisure, Gaming And Lottery, Economy, Business And Finance, Macro Economics, Budgets And Budgeting

6:18 AM EST
11/21/2011 Health Leaders Prepare For Round Two Of CutsSome health care leaders are already laying the groundwork to redirect the debate, to insure that effort doesn’t just shift spending from one part of the health care system to another.

Source:KaiserHealth Topics:Health, Government Health Care, Medicare, Politics, State Budget And Tax