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Apr 16 2024
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Kentwood voters to decide on public safety tax increase
KENTWOOD, MI – Kentwood city officials are warning of “significant cuts” to police and fire services if voters next month don’t approve a tax increase. Kentwood voters will decide during the May 7 special election on a roughly 31% increase to the city’s permanent public safety millage that city officials say would provide “critical” support for police, fire and emergency medical services in
MLive.comApr 08 2024
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Back taxes on Paul McKee properties top $1.6 million. St. Louis prepares tax sale.
In December, a St. Louis judge ordered it to repair a historic building at the intersection of Page and Grand boulevards and pay attorney fees for the lawyers who represented the neighborhood association that brought the legal action. And the city recently passed an ordinance allowing it to use eminent domain on much of his real estate, which lies within a key strategic redevelopment area.
St. Louis Post-DispatchApr 18 2024
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Major property tax reform under threat in one state
A bill that would significantly reduce property taxes in Nebraska is facing stiff opposition as it faces the last hurdle of the legislative process. Earlier this year, state Governor Jim Pillen called for a 40 percent reduction in property taxes, with Legislative Bill 388 being introduced to the Nebraska legislature on January 12. On Wednesday evening, the bill passed 28-14 after a debate
NewsweekApr 18 2024
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Montana Property Tax Relief Programs Deadline Extended To June 1
Montanans who missed the initial deadline of April 15 to apply for the property tax relief have a little more time to apply. The state has extended the Montana property tax relief programs deadline to June 1. The deadline has been extended for two property tax relief programs: the PTAP (Property Tax Assistance Program) and MDV (Montana Disabled Veteran Assistance Program). On Monday, Gov. Greg
Value WalkApr 15 2024
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Billionaire trolls Trump with his whopping tax bill
Billionaire celebrity Mark Cuban took to social media to troll former President Donald Trump over years of him avoiding paying little to nothing in personal income taxes. “I pay what I owe. Tomorrow I will wire transfer to the IRS $288,000,000.00. This country has done so much for me, I’m proud to pay my taxes every single year. Tag a former president that you know doesn’t,” Cuban posted on X
nj.comApr 17 2024
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House approves tax holiday on hunting, fishing, sports gear
The Alabama House has passed a bill to create a sales tax holiday for outdoors equipment and supplies, including gear for sports, hunting, fishing, boating, and camping, but the legislation is contingent on a second bill also passing. The Alabama Adventure Awaits sales tax holiday would exempt a wide range of equipment from the state’s 4% sales tax during the first weekend of May next year and
AL.comApr 19 2024
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South Carolina Lawmakers Look To Speed Up Income Tax Cuts
Next week, South Carolina Senators will convene in Columbia at the state capitol to take up a new state budget. The new state budget, as approved by the South Carolina Senate’s Finance Committee, would accelerate the gradual reduction in the state’s top income tax rate enacted two years ago, providing a boost in expected tax relief for South Carolina residents. The budget under Senate
ForbesApr 13 2024
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IRS offering extra tax help in Portland today
With April 15 just around the corner (it’s Monday for those who haven’t looked at a calendar recently), the Internal Revenue Service’s Portland Taxpayer Assistance Center is holding special Saturday hours 9 a.m.-4 p.m. today. IRS employees at the center can answer questions about tax bills and assist with tax account issues including identity authentication, account adjustment inquiries and
The OregonianMar 21 2024
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Food and Beverage Tax Indefinitely Tabled; Jail Tax Lowered –
(Decatur County, IN) – Decatur County Council voted 5-1 this week to indefinitely table the proposed food and beverage tax.
Councilmember Melanie Nobbe cast the lone no vote to table.
Fellow councilmember Kenny Hooten says the tax could eventually be used in the future for fairgrounds maintenance and improvements.
County Council also voted this week to lower the special
WRBI RadioApr 16 2024
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Biden returns to his Scranton roots to pitch tax plan
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden returns to his childhood hometown of on Tuesday to open three straight days of campaigning in Pennsylvania, capitalizing on the opportunity to work the battleground state while Donald Trump spends the week in a New York City courtroom for The Democratic president plans to use Scranton, a working class city of roughly 75,000 people, as the backdrop for his
Associated Press