Thanks to the carried interest loophole, investment fund managers are taxed at a lower rate than other workers.

The proposal in the state Legislature comes as the White House has cut federal agencies and threatened funding to states.

The proposal in the state Legislature comes as the White House has cut federal agencies and threatened funding to states.

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The first-term Republican congressman has raised a whopping $6.6 million as he tries to hold his swing district in western Wisconsin.

Democrats had hoped to put the 1st Congressional District in play, but did not come close despite a strong candidate.

The April 1 election that will decide the ideological makeup of the court is almost here. But voters must elect a justice in each of the next four years also, and each race could be more expensive ...

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A bill that U.S. House Republicans say would prevent noncitizens from voting, something that is already illegal and experts and research say almost never happens, passed with 216 GOP votes and four ...

Do the number of political ads on your TV and mailbox seem to increase with each last election? It’s not your imagination. That’s due in part to a loophole in state campaign finance law that allows ...