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Lawmakers kept special session focused on tax cuts


Special session: Lawmakers approve spending, skip debating ...

Lawmakers started vetting Gov. Jim Justice's list of bills for the special session, opting to hold off on acting on the high-profile items.

Texas Legislature ends first special session with no laws passed

Gov. Greg Abbott quickly called lawmakers back to the Capitol for round two, hoping to break an impasse that has outlasted the regular ...

Stitt: Time to cut taxes is now - Oklahoma Council of Public Affairs

Gov. Kevin Stitt has urged lawmakers to reduce Oklahoma's personal income tax—not only to fuel greater economic growth but also to raise ...

Kansas governor follows through on threat to veto bipartisan tax ...

The governor vetoed a bipartisan tax plan as promised. The Democratic governor will call lawmakers back to Topeka for a special session.

Arkansas lawmakers weigh in on upcoming special session

Sarah Huckabee Sanders called a special session of the Arkansas Legislature. Andrew Collins is a state representative from Little Rock and the ...

W.Va. lawmakers looking for details regarding Gov. Justice's plans ...

PARKERSBURG, W.Va. (WCHS) — Republican legislative leaders haven't ruled out Gov. Jim Justice's call for an additional 5% income tax cut and ...

The Battle of Tax Cuts, Vouchers, and School Funding - Every Texan

Texans in every corner of the state, from Amarillo to Brownsville, benefit from public education. Schools are the centers of our communities.

State Rundown 4/24: It's Crunch Time - ITEP

As many state legislative sessions are wrapping up, lawmakers are taking steps to: deepen, accelerate, and attempt to memorialize existing tax income tax cuts.

Oklahoma Senate rebuffs Stitt, abruptly ends special legislative ...

OKLAHOMA CITY — Mere hours after lawmakers gaveled in Tuesday for a special legislative session on tax cuts and budget transparency, ...

Colorado Gov. Polis calls lawmakers back to Denver for special ...

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday called the Colorado Legislature back to work for a special session to address rising property taxes.

Second Special Session: Prioritizing Tax Cuts Over Investments in ...

The Texas Legislature devoted $13.3 billion of the expected, one-time $32.7 billion cash balance (“surplus”) to reducing taxes.

Why Gov. Jared Polis might call a special session on property taxes

Politicians are negotiating to stop ballot initiatives that could significantly reduce how much property tax gets collected.

Idaho Legislature passes tax cut, education funding bill in 2022 ...

The Idaho Legislature's 2022 special session got off to a quick start Thursday morning with the House Revenue and Taxation Committee only needing nine minutes ...

Gov. Greg Abbott calls special legislative session | The Texas Tribune

Abbott noted many bills that were passed during the regular session, which ended around 6 p.m. Monday, but he added that “many critical ...

Gov. Kevin Stitt explains need for special session on tax cuts - KOCO

Governor Kevin Stitt visits KOCO to talk about his call for a special legislative session, and look ahead to the next legislative session.

Special session expected for plan to "repeal-and-accelerate" tax cut ...

The biggest issue on the potential special session agenda would be a repeal-and-replace plan for the income tax cuts that Ducey and GOP ...

With second special session underway, Texas lawmakers offer ...

A stalemate among Texas' top Republicans has dragged on for months. Tax-cut proponents in the House and Senate made their first pitches to ...

Little, lawmakers agree on $650 million in tax cuts, $410 million in ...

Critics said the bill violated the Idaho Constitution, which confines all pieces of legislation to a single subject. Fielding a question on the ...

Tracking the Fallout From State Tax Cuts

States have gone on a tax-cutting spree in recent years. More than half have slashed income taxes for wealthy people and corporations, in some cases by ...

Regular Session Wrap-Up of Texas' 88th Legislature By Spencer ...

The Texas economy determines the amount of revenue the state generates and even can cause the state's budget to swing drastically from one biennium to the ...