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Immigrants Are a Boon to Society

Immigrants Are a Boon to Society

| Jun 25, 2025 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyAbove all, immigration is a moral issue. Most people leave their homelands to seek opportunity or safety when one or both is threatened in their homelands. They then enrich their adopted nations with their culture, cuisine, love, and dedication and are less likely to...
With Congress Preparing a “Fiscal Tsunami,” States Can Choose Differently

With Congress Preparing a “Fiscal Tsunami,” States Can Choose Differently

| Apr 15, 2025 | Economy / Business|HP FeaturedTax policy experts and lawmakers have long circled 2025 as a year to prepare for. What makes it so significant? For one thing, Federal COVID money to states is expiring, straining state budgets at the same time the economy is starting to weaken. For another,...
If You Think Eggs Are Expensive, Wait Till You See Trump’s Pentagon Budget

If You Think Eggs Are Expensive, Wait Till You See Trump’s Pentagon Budget

| Apr 9, 2025 | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Peace / Security|Rights / DemocracyEach year for Tax Day, my colleagues and I at the Institute for Policy Studies release a tax receipt so you can learn where your taxes are actually going. This year, you may be more worried about the price of eggs than your tax dollars. But with President Trump now...
Still Need to File Taxes? Try IRS Direct File!

Still Need to File Taxes? Try IRS Direct File!

| | Economy / Business|HP Subfeatured|Rights / DemocracyWith Tax Day rapidly approaching, taxpayers who haven’t yet filed could have a great option available to them this year. Half the states in the nation now have access to a zero-cost tool created by the IRS called Direct File that allows people to file taxes online...
Dismantling the IRS Only Helps Billionaire Tax Dodgers

Dismantling the IRS Only Helps Billionaire Tax Dodgers

| Mar 26, 2025 | Economy / Business|HP Featured|Rights / DemocracyThe Trump administration and Elon Musk’s DOGE have begun dismantling the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), beginning with 6,700 layoffs. Their stated plan is to cut half of the agency’s workforce. Their biggest cuts appear to be in the Large Business and International...
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