As state agencies present their 2027 budget requests to the Kansas legislature, lawmakers are finding that some departments ...

OpEd: Will state lawmakers barrel ahead with more tax cuts in the upcoming legislative session even in the face of flashing ...

Today, we’re taking a look at Gov. Mike Kehoe’s bold plan to eliminate the income tax in Missouri. Critics say an ill-fated tax experiment in Kansas should serve as a cautionary tale.

A popular Midtown boutique says it’s feeling the effects of an economic slowdown, despite a loyal customer base and steady ...

What was once seen as a near-certain cut in interest rates next month now looks more like a coin flip as Federal Reserve ...

Kansas City Fed President Jeffrey Schmid, who voted against a 25 basis-point rate cut at the Federal Open Market Committee's last meeting, hasn't changed his mind. Easing policy further could keep ...

In our Reality Check stories, Herald-Leader journalists dig deeper into questions over facts, consequences and accountability. Read more. Story idea? [email protected]. Kentucky didn’t ...

President Trump renewed his pitch to send $2,000 tariff rebate checks to American citizens – even as Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent seemingly threw cold water on the idea. In a post on Truth Social ...

WASHINGTON—Large companies are running into a problem as they try to claim some of the tax cuts that the Republican Congress passed this summer: They can’t escape the corporate tax increase that ...

The Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service are issuing rules that provide hundreds of billions of dollars in tax relief to big companies and the ultrarich. By Jesse Drucker Jesse Drucker has ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced earlier this week that it will reduce air traffic by 10% at 40 of the nation’s busiest airports beginning Friday. The FAA is ...

Texas voters this week showed wariness toward raising property taxes — and embraced cutting them. Voters across the state shot down bids by school districts and cities to increase funds to hire ...