The Board upheld the administrative law judge's decision and found that the Respondent violated Section 8(a)(5) and (1) of the Act by failing to provide Steel, Paper and Forestry, Rubber, Manufacturing, Energy, Allied Industrial and Service Workers with requested information that is relevant and necessary for the Union to fulfill its role as the collective-bargaining representative of unit employees and by unreasonably delaying the provision of information requested by the Union. [read post]

National/Federal A GOP Donor Gave $2.5 Million for a Voter Fraud Investigation. [read post]

Table of Contents Key Points Introduction A Short History of Excise Taxes — Pigouvian Taxes All Tax Policy is About Trade-offs General Design Considerations — Tax Base — Tax Rate — When to Levy — Revenue Allocation — Regressivity — Principles for Excise Tax Design Traditional Excise Tax Categories — Tobacco — Alcohol — Motor Fuel Excise Tax Trends — Recreational Marijuana — Sports Betting — Vaping — Sugar-Sweetened… [read post]

Among U.S. states there are some that have well-designed sales taxes with low rates, relatively little tax pyramiding, and broad bases.[3] These include Wyoming and Wisconsin. [read post]