Do congressional Republicans have room in their budget to end taxes on tips?

Saturday, April 5, 2025 3:35 PM
Image aggregated from The Nevada Independent.
  • Gabby Birenbaum, The Nevada Independent

There’s a bit of Groundhog Day energy in Washington these days — every Monday, I think that maybe this week will be quieter, and yet by the middle of the week, something unprecedented has occurred.

This week, of course, the big news was President Donald Trump’s announcement of sweeping tariffs on nations across the world. My colleague Howard Stutz explored the impact on Canadian visitors, and there will be plenty more tariff reporting in our future

But this week, I’m focusing on another Trump tax proposal — no tax on tips — and why a repeat entrant into Nevada’s 3rd Congressional District race thinks this is the cycle to beat Rep. Susie Lee (D-NV).