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Governor pushes flat income tax rate at Mountain States Policy Center event

Saying it was the “best policy around,” Gov. Greg Gianforte said a flat income tax rate was a goal of his heading into the 2027 Legislative session. Gianforte has cut state income taxes significantly since taking office in 2020— the highest bracket taxpayers paid 6.9% in 2021. In 2027,

IMF urges US to work with partners to ease trade restrictions

IMF urges US to work with partners to ease trade restrictions

The IMF on Wednesday called on the United States to work with trading partners and find ways to mutually ease trade curbs, as it issued a review of the world's biggest economy. The International Monetary Fund's findings covered the first year of Donald Trump's

Stock markets strike record highs as AI concerns ease

Stock markets strike record highs as AI concerns ease

Stock markets in Asia and Europe reached record highs Wednesday while Wall Street indices continued to advance on easing worries about the AI sector and ahead of chip behemoth Nvidia releasing its earnings. Seoul, Tokyo, London, and Paris exchanges each beat their previous intraday highs, also in reaction to well-

Trump's tariffs set to rise to 15% for some countries, Greer says

(The Center Square) – The Trump administration signaled a possible climb in some U.S. tariffs above 10%, but provided few specifics. Jamieson Greer, the U.S. trade representative, said Wednesday that the 10% tariff on imported goods was likely to increase. "Right now, we have the 10% tariff. It&

Trump moves ahead with tariff plans after Supreme Court ruling

(The Center Square) – After the U.S. Supreme Court ruled his tariffs illegal, President Donald Trump vowed to rebuild the protectionist measures and restore some of the highest import duties in nearly a century, using different laws. The president said he would use alternative laws to reinstate the import duties

Jennifer Carlson: Results over rhetoric — standing up for our neighbors on taxes

Call me crazy, but I actually think that a reduced tax rate for 99% of occupied homes is a good thing. As a homeowner, I am keenly aware of the tax bill that arrives every November — a large, non-negotiable expense due in 30 days. Add the sticker shock of

Federal agency strikes Biden-era value of children’s lives

The Trump administration has reversed a Biden-era policy that counted the value of a child’s life as double that of an adult’s. The Consumer Product Safety Commission this week struck down a regulatory policy reached in 2024, when former President Joe Biden’s CPSC received a handful