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Seven states are enrolling workers in so-called auto-IRA programs to address a gap in 401(k) coverage and savings. More are scheduled to come on line.

Seven states are enrolling workers in so-called auto-IRA programs to address a gap in 401(k) coverage and savings. More are scheduled to come on line.

The pandemic-era revenue surge fueled by federal spending and inflation now is receding.

Almost every U.S. state has cut taxes in some way in the past three years

Income, sales, property and gas taxes: Almost every U.S. state cut at least one such broad-based tax as budget surpluses soared over the past three years. One way or another, whether red or blue, all states save Alaska and Nevada joined in. "Next year will likely be a return to normal for state budgets," said Brian Sigritz, director of state fiscal studies for the National Association of State Budget Officers.

Almost every U.S. state has cut taxes in some way in the past three years, but that trend may be slowing as many states head into their 2024 legislative sessions.

State budgets across the U.S. are grappling with challenges as tax revenues decline. After years of tax cuts, many states now face budget deficits and projected shortfalls.

Legislative leaders in Kansas and Missouri are among politicians navigating declining revenues and tighter budgets as the 2024 legislative season starts.

Like many American cities, Hagerstown, Maryland, has a housing shortage. As the population has grown, construction hasn’t kept pace. But a new development in the city is helping add more than 200 new homes by turning to an overlooked solution: manufactured housing. Right now, in part because of outdated ideas of what manufactured housing is, […]

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Income, sales, property and gas taxes: Almost every U.S. state cut at least one such broad-based tax as budget surpluses soared over…