VERONA – Epic’s user group meeting offers thousands of attendees a themed surprise each year, so it was no surprise when founder Judy Faulkner appeared onstage at the company’s Deep Space Auditorium on Tuesday dressed as “Lady Swan,” a variation on Mother Goose and fitting into a larger narrative motif. What may have surprised the […]
TAMPA, Florida – For James Castineda, every penny counts right now. “Of course, like most Americans in this country, we all live from check to check,” he said. So the father from Tampa has two big decisions to make when he is elected in November, because two tax measures are on the ballot in Hillsborough […]
Tucson voters could be asked to approve a new half-cent sales tax to fund investments in public safety, affordable housing and parks in a special election in March if the City Council advances a planned ballot measure next month. The new tax would impose a half-cent tax on all transactions within the city for the […]
I don’t believe in attacking my opponent or conducting a negative campaign. I think my record speaks for itself. As your State Representative of Rhode Island, I have championed families, children, seniors, and veterans. This includes expanding access to quality and affordable child care and stabilizing early childhood education. We have helped win Medicaid investments […]
A 2025 budget for Wichita County proposed by District Judge Jim Johnson calls for a slight property tax cut and hefty pay raises for a number of elected officials and county employees. Johnson’s proposed all-fund budget is approximately $86.04 million, about $8 million less than the 2024 budget. The budget calls for $54.34 million in […]
As part of the six-yearly reassessment, Stark County’s home prices are rising an average of 30 percent this year. That increase is similar to other Ohio counties and signals an impending painful tax increase for local homeowners. The new assessments are based on calculations using data on recent home sales and on-site inspections of the […]
Judge Andy Brown and Commissioner Jeff Travillion of Travis County | Austin American statesman A million more mothers would work full-time if they had better childcare A report from the National Bureau of Economic Research shows that a proposed law could bring more mothers back into the workforce. Elizabeth Keatinge of Veuer reports in more […]
KANSAS CITY, Missouri (KCTV) – A Jackson County property tax lawsuit has been dismissed by a judge. On Wednesday, the Missouri Tax Commission ordered the county to limit the increase in the tax base for 2023 to 15 percent and that the assessed value for properties in 2024 must remain the same as in 2023. […]
