April 15 is here. Although tax day may not change your personal history — except for making you and other Americans a little poorer — there have been many times when taxes and tax policies have ...

When California took its first breath of statehood in 1850, the fledgling state had to quickly find a way to support itself, and myriad new taxes were instituted. In 1850, there was no federal income ...

An affordable housing development under construction in Hell's Kitchen, New York City. Credit - Deb Cohn-Orbach—Universal Images Group/ Getty Images The bill works by expanding a tool—the Low-Income ...