Danielle Muoio Dunn

Connecticut Senate President Martin Looney is promoting a special tax on capital gains of the state's highest earners, as he and other elected officials look for ways to distribute the tax burden more fairly across income levels.

New York lawmakers appear poised to leave tax hikes on high-income earners and large corporations out of the state budget, as negotiations continue ahead of a Thursday deadline.

The week in state tax news: Defenders of precious metals as investments that should be exempt from sales tax have made progress in getting substantial exemptions in most states, with bills pending in a couple of others. Meanwhile, voter rejection of a sales tax renewal to fund Kansas City, Mo., sports stadium plans shows the conflicting interests around such funding, a bill to replace Connecticut's unpopular car tax died in committee, and Kansas leaders got oh-so-close to a tax-cutting agreement.

A proposed tax increase on large New Jersey businesses is “critical” to prop up the state’s cash-strapped public transit system, Kevin Corbett, president and CEO of NJ Transit, said at a Thursday legislative hearing.

New York lawmakers agreed to the most sweeping changes in New York housing policy in years in a $237 billion budget deal, Governor Kathy Hochul said Monday.

A long-fought effort by the Ultimate Fighting Championship to lower the tax on mixed martial arts tickets in New York has finally paid off, with state lawmakers including the change in a budget package awaiting Gov. Kathy Hochul's (D) approval.

Lawmakers want to plug a $1 billion-a-year hole in funding for transit infrastructure improvements.

Disparities in NYC leave nearly identical homes with dramatically different tax rates. The mayor is fighting a lawsuit to force reform.

New Jersey lawmakers took a major step Monday toward launching the new StayNJ property tax relief plan, which would provide eligible seniors with up to $6,500 off their annual property tax bills.

New Jersey will soon start requiring tax filers to report whether they “engage in or hold any digital assets” like cryptocurrency, Marita Sciarrotta, acting director of the state’s Division of Taxation, said Tuesday.