By Matt Pommer Republican gubernatorial front-runner Scott Walker promises to eliminate the income-tax bite on retirement income. Wisconsin already exempts Social Security from its income tax. The La Crosse Tribune reported that Walker made the promise to eliminate the state ...

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By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawmakers want to extend $31 billion in popular tax breaks, including an income tax deduction for sales and property taxes. The problem: how to pay for it. The House planned to ...

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Curt Woodward AP Writer Olympia, WA — Here’s one creative way that state lawmakers helped balance Washington’s troubled budget: They assumed public employees will stay on the job longer — and die sooner than expected once they finally retire. That ...

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