What comes back from the dead more frequently than Michael Myers, Jason Voorhees, and Freddy Krueger? Efforts to impose an income tax in Washington State. Like those perennial terrors, this income tax fixation in the Evergreen State should finally die, too. Unfortunately for taxpayers already suffering under the weight of the largest tax increase in state history  imposed earlier this year, a new income tax proposal is in the works for 2026. According to the Washington State

Idaho parents, my name is Meg Goudy, and as the Director of the Bill & Milly Kay Baldwin Center for Education at Mountain States Policy Center, I am excited to help Idaho families navigate through the eligibility and application process for the new Parental Choice Tax Credit Program. This exciting new tax credit was enacted through House Bill 93 to help Idaho families pay for qualified private education expenses. Several key deadlines are approaching, and I strongly encourage

Calls to abolish the property tax are growing louder across the country as elected representatives respond to constituents' increasing concerns about rising property assessments and tax bills. Wyoming is one of the states currently having this debate. What happens there next could be a lesson for lawmakers in other states. In the last year, Wyoming legislators passed stopgap measures to lower residents’ bills in the short term. The lack of meaningful and long-term reform, plu

Moody’s Ratings, one of the major global credit review companies, has reaffirmed its highest credit rating for Idaho while saying the state’s credit “outlook remains stable.” This good fiscal news is a reflection of Idaho’s sound fiscal management and helps save money for taxpayers by keeping government borrowing costs low with favorable terms. According to Moody’s October 9 update : “Idaho's Aaa issuer rating reflects its strong credit position supported by continued higher

With a federal government shutdown upon us and even more importantly, ballooning national debt jeopardizing the solvency of Social Security and Medicare in less than 10 years and other basic government functions, states must start preparing for changes in federal support. This is especially true in a state like Wyoming, where over 49 percent  of the state budget is derived from federal tax dollars. For context, the national average is about 30 percent, and regionally, it’s hi

Idaho’s top real estate agents are not cashing commissions in Boise—they’re writing tax laws in Olympia. Washington legislators keep...

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Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories (SEL) recently released its 2025 Freedom Index Rankings  for states. SEL is a global leader in power...

Medicaid is a joint federal and state-controlled health care insurance entitlement. It is not financially sustainable in its current form...

As Americans hit the road this summer, what types of transportation-related taxes will they be paying? We answer this question in our new...

Note: This is a guest op-ed by the Tax Foundation. In most respects, Idaho and Montana have been enthusiastic in their pursuit of tax...

Taxpayers across Washington state have had a rough go as of late. New gas taxes, increased capital gains income taxes, and higher B&O...

Is Idaho about to fall off the fiscal cliff due to irresponsible budgeting? No. The Gem State’s current budget has a decent ending fund...

In a shocking 8-1 ruling , the Washington State Supreme Court has given its official blessing to a secretive process that allows the...

Parents, you won't want to miss these details from the Idaho State Tax Commission. The full implementation of HB 93 (school choice tax...

President Trump recently signed H.R.1, aka the " One Big Beautiful Bill Act ," into law. The basis of the bill is an extension of the...

Add outrageous cell phone taxes to the major financial difference between living in states like Idaho and Montana, versus Washington state.

For years, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has ignored the pleas of states wanting to study the implications of...