March 11, 2026
Tax

Proposed sales tax increase in Meck. County draws ire from Matthews leaders

MATTHEWS, N.C. (WBTV) – Whether driving up Independence Boulevard or down I-77, drivers coming from north and south of Charlotte spend a lot of time stuck in traffic. Leaders have plans to address it, in part by asking voters to approve a one-cent sales tax. On Friday, leaders announced an agreement between the City of

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Social Security can’t afford tax cut to benefits | News, Sports, Jobs

Veronique De Rugy Social Security is facing enormous shortfalls. It is insolvent. Within the next 10 years, no one will be able to avoid this reality — despite decades of politically expedient denial. Yet as of today, both presidential candidates, Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, have announced

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Students and parents save during tax-free weekend, prepare for new academic year

Tax free weekend wrapped up on Sunday night and several school districts are going back to class on Monday morning. School districts beginning classes on Monday are: Alamo Heights ISD Boerne ISD Harlandale ISD North East ISD South San Antonio ISD Southside ISD We spoke to parents and students doing their back-to-school shopping over the

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Colorado resort communities want to impose a vacancy tax on unoccupied homes

Large family homes sit above the Snake River Arm, July 19, 2024, in Summit County. The Summit Cove neighborhood has a few listings on Airbnb. Hugh Carey/The Colorado Sun A consortium of mountain towns will push Colorado lawmakers this year to pass legislation that would enable local governments to ask voters to tax homes that

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Trump and Harris now both advocate no tax on tips — but what are the potential pitfalls?

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Both Donald Trump and Kamala Harris have now said that they would scrap taxes imposed on income from tips given to service industry workers. That doesn’t mean it is a guarantee

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Here’s What a Harris Win Would Mean for the Tax Burden on the Rich

REX / Shutterstock.com It was always good to be rich, but there has never been a better time to have money to burn than right now. According to the Institute for Policy Studies, America’s billionaires got 62% richer during the COVID crisis, with the nonprofit Oxfam reporting that the world’s 1% gobbled up two-thirds of

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Last day of tax-free weekend in Massachusetts on Sunday – NBC Boston

Sunday is the last day of tax-free weekend in Massachusetts but before you start swiping that credit card, keep in mind that it doesn’t apply to everything. You can skip the sales tax on most items under $2,500 in stores across Mass. this weekend. You can spend more than that as long as the price

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Kamala Harris endorses tip tax exemption, echoing Republican’s proposal: ‘Just copied my policy,’ says Trump

US Vice President Kamala Harris showed her support for removing the tax on tips, agreeing with Donald Trump’s stance on the matter, during her visit to Nevada on Saturday, August 10. Nevada could prove to be a crucial state in the upcoming presidential elections and Harris supported the idea of eliminating the tax on tips

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Trump accuses Harris of ‘stealing’ no tax on tips promise after Dem nominee parrots policy

Vice President Kamala Harris cloned former President Trump’s pledge to eliminate federal taxes on tips paid to workers in restaurants, bars, hotels and others in the service industry. At a rally on the campus of the University of Nevada at Las Vegas on Saturday evening, Harris pledged to fight for “working families of Americans.” “When

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South Florida families take advantage of school tax holiday on last weekend before start of classes – WSVN 7News | Miami News, Weather, Sports

SWEETWATER, FLA. (WSVN) – Students and their parents flocked to shopping malls across South Florida as summer vacation draws to a close and classes are set to resume. Some even scored some free supplies at several back-to-school events held this weekend. With the first day of classes fast approaching, the rush is on to get

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