First-quarter tax lobbying bonanza as reconciliation beckons

Extending The Trump Tax Cuts’ Small Business Provisions Is Critical For Main Street

By Preston Brashers via The Daily Signal | April 21, 2025 Congress has a decision to make. Hang American small business owners out to dry, or lock in a tax system that allows America’s entrepreneurs to thrive? That’s the question Congress must answer when deciding whether to renew critical expiring provisions of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Passed by Congress less than a year into President Donald Trump’s first term, Tax Cuts and Jobs Act imp…

First-quarter tax lobbying bonanza as reconciliation beckons

Lobbying on tax issues exploded during the first quarter of this year, as Congress prepared to extend the 2017 tax cuts through a costly filibuster-proof reconciliation package later this year. There were more than 300 new lobbying registrations — disclosures firms file when they acquire new clients — citing tax policy issues, up more than 200 percent compared to the first quarter last year and more than 260 percent compared to the previous quar…

How tax rates may impact Nebraskan's pocketbook if Trump's tax cuts expire

U.S. Senators Pete Ricketts and Deb Fischer hope the cuts will be renewed to benefit Nebraska farmers.

Most fear struggling with basic costs if Trump tax cuts expire

Overwhelming majorities of people fear they will face new economic hardships if Congress doesn’t extend the 2017 Trump tax cuts, increasing the political pressure on the president and GOP leaders to push through a new tax bill. Voters in 21…

Trump is crippling the tax police

The dire consequences of a decline in voluntary compliance