Patrick Gleason

$42 million may sound like a high price tag for one state supreme court seat and it is the most that's ever been spent on such a race. But it’s modest in comparison to the potential multi-billion dollar return on investment for those seeking to ratchet up local, state, and federal spending.

Talk of Texas and taxes often focuses on the Lone Star State’s lack of an income tax or the state’s low overall tax burden. Yet some Texas legislators are now uncharacteristically seeking to impose a tax hike at the behest of a massive corporation seeking to hamper its competitors with new costs. Under consideration right […]

As the biennial session of Texas Legislature enters the home stretch, state legislators are currently hung up in a dispute over competing property tax relief proposals to better let Texans prosper. Both the Texas Senate and House proposals would provide billions of dollars worth of relief to address high and rising property tax burdens, which is […]

Despite a recent setback, governors and state legislators pursuing rate-reducing tax reform are winning more than they are losing.

As a controversial air monitoring program backed by NASA is conducted over Florida, congressmen see an opportunity to reduce taxpayer costs.

Personal income tax cuts have proven to be a popular way for governors and state legislators to return surplus revenue to taxpayers in a way that makes state tax climates more appealing. But business tax relief is also drawing bipartisan support in many states, both red and blue.

While Texas conservatives are on offense trying to enact property tax relief and expand school choice, they still see many legislative threats looming in the final weeks of the legislative session (though there is a chance they’ll have to return to Austin this summer to address unfinished business).

Disagreements over the best way to go about providing property tax relief have been a major sticking point between leadership in the Texas House and Senate this year. With less than two weeks left in session, lawmakers are running out of time to reach a deal.

Gov. Roy Cooper is likely to receive a budget that includes new income tax relief he dislikes, continues a corporate tax phaseout he opposes, and blocks cap-and-trade.

Paycheck Protection laws stipulate that government resources can't used to deduct union dues from worker paychecks. Four states have passed Paycheck Protection this year.