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Apr 15 2024
News
Throwback Tulsa: Tulsa tea partiers rail against taxes at rally on this day in 2010
On this day in 2010, Tulsa tea partiers observed their least favorite day of the year (tax day) with two rallies. One at Expo Square was hosted by KRMG radio personalities Joe Kelley and Rick Couri. Several thousand people and a fair dose of office-seekers, including Republican gubernatorial candidates businessman Roger Hubbard and state Sen. Randy Brogdon, railed against government. A second
Tulsa WorldApr 15 2024
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Lines grow at IRS office in southwest Houston as clock ticks for tax filing deadline
Lines grow at IRS office in southwest Houston as clock ticks for tax filing deadline There was a chaotic scene at the IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center on South Gessner this weekend with long lines and frustration. Many people were turned away after waiting for hours. There was a chaotic scene at the IRS Taxpayer Assistance Center on South Gessner this weekend with long lines and frustration.
ABC13 HoustonApr 10 2024
News
Voters will see tax renewal request for public transit, service upgrades
WASHTENAW COUNTY, MI - The renewal of a tax for buses along the Jackson Road corridor and other public transit services in suburban areas west of Ann Arbor is up for voter approval in 2024. Scio Township leaders voted unanimously Tuesday, April 9, to place a renewal and restoration of the township’s transportation millage on the Aug. 6 primary election ballot. The 0.3627-mill tax, equivalent
MLive.comApr 15 2024
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New Washington law authorizes tax breaks for affordable housing built on state land
A strip of land between South Cheney-Spokane Road and the railroad corridor south of Spokane might become available for affordable housing under a recently passed state law to make state land available for housing. Currently, there is ongoing utility work on the water main along Cheney-Spokane Road. (Jesse Tinsley/THE SPOKESMAN-REVIEW) OLYMPIA – Washington’s Department of Natural Resources
Spokesman ReviewApr 10 2024
News
Richland County to ask for another penny tax for roadwork, bus system
Richland County voters may see a new penny tax on the November ballot, pending final approval from the county council, that would help pay for road projects and public transit. The Richland County Council unanimously agreed Tuesday to place the tax on the ballot. Two more votes will be required before it is placed on the ballot. Since October, the county has discussed asking voters to approve
The StateApr 10 2024
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Killing of Dexter Reed raises questions about Chicago police reform. ‘The message is, go in guns blazing.’
Nearly a decade after a grainy dashboard camera captured a Chicago cop shooting Laquan McDonald 16 times, reform efforts spurred by the killing face renewed scrutiny after newly released footage showed another African American dying in a hail of bullets fired by police. Alexandra Block, an attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union of Illinois, said the police department’s approach to a
Chicago Sun-TimesApr 16 2024
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Scott administration’s 11th-hour property tax idea shot down by Vermont’s treasurer
Last Friday Craig Bolio, Vermont’s tax commissioner, arrived in the House Committee on Ways and Means with a big idea. What if, he mused, we paid for next year’s looming increase in public school spending over time? What if we, the state of Vermont, loaned some money to ourselves, and paid off the loan with property taxes? The idea, which Bolio called a “deferred payable,” was the product of a
VT DiggerApr 16 2024
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Maine House reverses course, votes in support of tax credits for Sea Dogs stadium renovations
AUGUSTA — A day after voting down a proposal that could give the Portland Sea Dogs tax credits for stadium renovations, the Maine House of Representatives reversed course and voted to support the tax credits of up to $2 million. A motion to reject the proposal, L.D. 2258, failed 56-90 after which it passed without a roll call. The vote came a day after the House voted 62-78 to reject the
Portland Press HeraldNov 11 2019
Opinion
Why Not Do Tax Reform Right?
Major tax reform is one of the most important tasks of this or any Congress. What we do in the next several months will affect every American, every business and our entire economy for decades to come. Unfortunately, those in charge of the current process seem hell bent to pass something, anything, that can be called tax reform before an arbitrary Christmas deadline, with no real input from
Tim KaineApr 03 2024
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Combined budget plans raise taxes 11.4% in Westbrook
Westbrook’s proposed municipal budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 is $35.7 million, up $2.7 million from the current $32.9 million. Combined with the Cumberland County tax assessment of the city and the proposed school spending plan, property taxes would rise 11.4%. “The proposed budget must respond to the challenges of drastic market inflation for goods and services, reduced revenue
Portland Press Herald