by Sumera S | May 30, 2019
LOUISIANA, MAY 22, 2019 – A bill that would impose a 15 percent tax on the revenue from newly-legalized online fantasy sports games breezed through the Louisiana House on Wednesday. The vote was 80-16, well over the 70 votes needed for final approval. The...
by Sumera S | May 30, 2019
PHILADELPHI, PA, MAY 28, 2019 – With Mayor Kenney’s primary win, the soda tax is likely here to stay and Philadelphia should be proud of it. Read more.
by Sumera S | May 30, 2019
SAN FRANCISCO, CA, MAY 24, 2019 – Mayor London N. Breed today announced that her upcoming budget for Fiscal Years (FY) 2019-2020 and 2020-21 will direct $22.4 million in revenue from the City’s Soda Tax to programs benefitting children and youth. Of the $22.4...
by Sumera S | May 22, 2019
NEW YORK CITY, NY, MAY 17, 2019 – The New York City comptroller, with support from some state legislators, is pushing for a new payroll tax to dramatically expand access to affordable care for the city’s youngest children. A proposed state bill would raise...
by Sumera S | May 21, 2019
SEATTLE, WA, MAY 18, 2019 – One frigid morning, on a playground outside a red modular classroom, a preschooler with wispy blond hair folded her arms across her chest and looked at the ground, the slightest pout forming on her face. “I’m staying out here today,”...
