Senate Democrats circulated a jobs bill Tuesday that's light on new initiatives on boosting hiring and heavy with provisions sought by lobbyists for business groups, doctors and the satellite broadcasting industry. Senate Democrats were working to round up Republican support, but more snow in the nation ...

A Kansas House committee considered a proposal Tuesday that would eliminate some seldom-used income tax credits and improve efficiency within the Department of Revenue. The panel heard from Revenue Secretary Joan Wagnon about several programs designed to encourage investment in Kansas. Wagnon said some aren't being used and are ...

Two filmmakers, their companies and the former manager of the Iowa Film Office were accused Monday of mishandling tax incentives designed to lure moviemakers to the state. The Iowa attorney general's office filed first-degree theft charges against Wendy Runge, of St. Louis Park, Minn., and Matthias Saunders ...

NEW YORK/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Private equity firms are again being threatened with higher taxes, as a long-running debate over how to classify their profits again becomes a focus for governments desperate for cash. But while high-profile buyout firms may seem an easy target, the question is a controversial one. Critics argue that raising the taxes paid by the private equity ...