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Elaine S. Povich

Staff Writer, Stateline

Elaine S. Povich is an award-winning reporter who covers tax and budget issues for Stateline. Povich has reported from Washington for Newsday, the Chicago Tribune and UPI. She also covered taxes and government finances as a freelancer for The Fiscal Times, Governing, AOLGovernment, Kiplinger and AARP Bulletin. She has written three books and is an adjunct professor of journalism at Maryland.

FutureStructure Transportation
Taking a U-turn on Red-Light, Speed Cameras
Several states have moved to get rid of traffic cameras in their communities as complaints pour in from drivers who think they are there to reap revenue rather than prevent accidents.
September 28, 2018
 · Elaine S. Povich, Stateline.org
Budget & Finance
In Tax-Free States, Businesses Squirm at Collecting Online Sales Taxes for Others
Despite a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in June allowing states to collect sales taxes when their residents buy online, some online retailers don’t want to help other states collect the money.
September 17, 2018
 · Elaine S. Povich, Stateline.org
FutureStructure Transportation
Electric Bicycles Race Ahead of City and State Rules
Twenty states have some laws that apply widely, but unevenly, to electric bikes. The rest have no e-bike laws at all.
August 30, 2018
 · Elaine S. Povich, Stateline.org
Policy
Why Most States Are Struggling to Regulate Airbnb
At least 16 states debated bills to regulate the short-term rental industry this year. Only one, Indiana’s, was signed into law.
May 10, 2018
 · Elaine S. Povich, Stateline.org
FutureStructure News
Amnesty Program Tries to Recover State Taxes Avoided by Online Sellers
The use of "marketplace facilitators," like Amazon Marketplace, means many small businesses avoid paying state sales tax. Online amnesty programs are an attempt to bring them back into the fold by allowing them to make good faith estimates of their back taxes.
September 08, 2017
 · Elaine S. Povich, Stateline.org
Infrastructure
Amid Gas-Tax Revenue Decline, New Fees on Fuel-Efficient Cars
As the revenue from gasoline taxes decreases with the rise of fuel-efficient vehicles, many states are looking for alternative sources of money to build and maintain their roads, bridges and other infrastructure.
May 05, 2017
 · Elaine S. Povich, Stateline.org
Policy
Taxing the New Economy, Starting With Uber, Lyft
Unlike old-economy taxicab companies, the new ride-hailing services often pay little to none of the license fees or taxes that taxi businesses hand over to cities, counties and states for the right to operate.
April 14, 2017
 · Elaine S. Povich, Stateline.org
Policy
Time to Tax Netflix? Some Cities, and a State, Think So
Backers of the Internet streaming levy say it’s just another step in governments’ attempts to adapt the tax code to the modern world.
January 03, 2017
 · Elaine S. Povich, Stateline.org
Policy
Some States Seek Payday in Daily Fantasy Sports Sites
Instead of banning daily fantasy sports sites, some states are looking to regulate and tax them.
April 28, 2016
 · Elaine S. Povich, Stateline.org
Infrastructure
Frustrated by Federal Inaction, Some States Consider Carbon Taxes
Washington is the latest state considering the move, intended to discourage the use of carbon fuel like coal and oil by making them more expensive.
April 18, 2016
 · Elaine S. Povich, Stateline.org
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