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After the start of a new legislative session, Ames' representatives shared their plans for the new session as well as their thoughts on policies that have already been proposed. Read More.

🇺🇸 The Grassroots Corner - Week Beginning 01/31/22: “Jeanne Seaver, Lieutenant Governor Candidate in Georgia, Calls for a Georgia FAIRtax” Read More.

An Upstate lawmaker has filed a bill that would cut the state income tax in half and eliminate income tax for businesses. Read More.

House Republicans have released a tax plan that uses the governor’s outline for lowering the state income tax to a single rate of four percent and making retirement income tax exempt. Read More.

Too often we neglect to check in with our history and wise elders of the past as it relates to solving today’s problems.  Today we will focus in on the U.S. income and payroll tax system relative to the wisdom offered by some figures from our past. Read More.

Economists expect the Fed to raise rates four times this year Read More.

During the pandemic, startups like Chime have posted astounding growth in users and valuations. So why are some car rental companies, hotels and other big vendors wary? Read More.

The prices of bitcoin and ether fell to six-month lows Monday morning, continuing a sell-off of major cryptocurrencies that has dashed more than $1 trillion in value from the market since November. Read More.

Governor Kim Reynolds’ legislative proposal for a flat income tax is being argued as equal, but opponents say it would benefit higher income earners. Read More.

An anti-poverty organization calls for the government to impose a one-time tax on the world’s billionaires to fund COVID-19 vaccines. Read More.

🇺🇸 The Grassroots Corner - Week Beginning 01/24/22: “Social Media Decisions” Read More.

Most of the top lobbying firms raked in record revenue last year as K Street worked overtime to influence President Biden’s ambitious agenda, according to new lobbying figures shared with The Hill. Read More.

‘We are in what I think of as the vampire phase of the bull market,’ says GMO co-founder Jeremy Grantham Read More.

In 2017, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act limited the state and local tax deduction (SALT) to $10,000. In states with high state income and property taxes, this resulted in a significantly higher federal tax bill for many high-end taxpayers. Read More.

U.S. oil giant says it can hit zero carbon emissions from assets it operates by 2050 Read More.