Taxes

Despite being dedicated to fund transportation projects, revenue from gas taxes and tolls pays for only about a third of state and local spending on roads, according to a new analysis (http://taxfoundation.org/article/gasoline-taxes-and-tolls-pay-only-third-state-local-road-spending) by the Tax Foundation. Wyoming and Alaska come last in transportation funding derived from gas taxes and tolls, while Delaware and Florida rank the highest.

Retailers usually bristle at any suggestion to raise the sales taxes.

A former nonprofit director accused of stealing more than $73,000 from a charity pleaded guilty to theft Monday in Fremont County, Colorado, District Court.

In the wake of the multimillion budget deficit that escaped the attention of Florida's Manatee County school district leadership for months, the community quickly focused on the backgrounds of the district's primary leaders.

A city's former comptroller is heading to prison and the accounting firm that performed municipal audits is being sued for not noticing the theft of $54 million over a decade.

The owner of Celebrity Diner in Royal Palm Beach, Florida, was arrested Wednesday, after police said she failed to file consecutive tax returns dating back to 2009.

The Ohio Business Matchmaker Conference is like "speed dating" for small business owners looking for potential contracting opportunities.

Gov. Rick Snyder wasted no time implementing one of his proposals from Wednesday night's State of the State address, signing an executive order Thursday to create the new state Department of Insurance and Financial Services.