{
  "id": 12700023,
  "title": "The 2026 Ballot Measures Shaping State Taxes",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/the-2026-ballot-measures-shaping-state-taxes",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-07T19:27:19.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tax Foundation",
    "slug": "tax-foundation",
    "url": "https://taxfoundation.org/podcast/all/election-podcast-2026-ballot-measures-shaping-state-taxes/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "What happens when voters decide tax policy directly? This November, roughly 40 tax measures are on the ballot across 17 states. Some states want higher taxes on top earners, others want to write low rates into their constitutions, and Missouri voters will decide whether to start a fund that could one day replace every state tax.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}