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December 2006
About Clairton
Clairton, Pennsylvania is a city of 8,000 people in Allegheny County that has gone from boom in the early 1980s to bust because of the decline of the area's ... (read more)
Clairton, Pennsylvania is a city of 8,000 people in Allegheny County that has gone from boom in the early 1980s to bust because of the decline of the area's ... (read more)
Black Market Boom if Californians Pass Cigarette Tax Hike: Study
An inevitable surge in black market activity and related crime would accompany passage of California's Proposition 86 on November 7, according to a new ... (read more)
An inevitable surge in black market activity and related crime would accompany passage of California's Proposition 86 on November 7, according to a new ... (read more)
Bush Tax Cuts Have Helped All Income Groups, IRS Data Show
Data recently released by the Internal Revenue Service for the 2004 tax year show all income groups--including lower- and middle-income taxpayers-- have ... (read more)
Data recently released by the Internal Revenue Service for the 2004 tax year show all income groups--including lower- and middle-income taxpayers-- have ... (read more)
California's Borrowing Propositions Go Down to Wire
Despite strong support from California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R), most Democratic Party lawmakers in the state, and business groups and labor unions, ... (read more)
Despite strong support from California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R), most Democratic Party lawmakers in the state, and business groups and labor unions, ... (read more)
Colo. Court Says Teacher Unions Can Spend Dues on Politics without Asking
A state court has blocked enforcement of a rule issued by the Colorado Secretary of State requiring all membership organizations in the state to obtain ... (read more)
A state court has blocked enforcement of a rule issued by the Colorado Secretary of State requiring all membership organizations in the state to obtain ... (read more)
December 2006 Budget & Tax News (PDF)
The December 2006 issue of Budget & Tax News highlights in several articles the relationship between taxes, tax cuts, and economic growth. On page 1: ... (read more)
The December 2006 issue of Budget & Tax News highlights in several articles the relationship between taxes, tax cuts, and economic growth. On page 1: ... (read more)
High Court to Consider Wash. Paycheck Protection Measure
In a victory giving hope to millions of workers across the country, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to weigh the constitutionality of Washington state's ... (read more)
In a victory giving hope to millions of workers across the country, the U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to weigh the constitutionality of Washington state's ... (read more)
Hospital Loses Tax Exemption in Landmark Ruling
The state of Illinois has yanked a nonprofit hospital's tax-exempt status in a decision that is being called a threat to the tax exemptions of all nonprofit ... (read more)
The state of Illinois has yanked a nonprofit hospital's tax-exempt status in a decision that is being called a threat to the tax exemptions of all nonprofit ... (read more)
LaSalle Street TIF Proposal Has Chicago Politician Calling for Moratorium
As a member of the Cook County, Illinois board of commissioners, Mike Quigley has watched the City of Chicago create more than 100 tax increment financing ... (read more)
As a member of the Cook County, Illinois board of commissioners, Mike Quigley has watched the City of Chicago create more than 100 tax increment financing ... (read more)
Low-Tax States Economically Outperform High-Taxers: Study
Low-tax states outperform high-tax states economically, according to a new issue brief by The Maine Heritage Policy Center. "High Taxes Lower Economic ... (read more)
Low-tax states outperform high-tax states economically, according to a new issue brief by The Maine Heritage Policy Center. "High Taxes Lower Economic ... (read more)
Lowest Business Tax States Have Best Economies: Study
The states with the most competitive business tax climates have much faster rates of growth in population, employment, economic output, and personal income ... (read more)
The states with the most competitive business tax climates have much faster rates of growth in population, employment, economic output, and personal income ... (read more)
More Winners than Losers with LVT
Though most property owners in Clairton have seen their property tax bills shrink as a result of the school district's decision to use land value taxation ... (read more)
Though most property owners in Clairton have seen their property tax bills shrink as a result of the school district's decision to use land value taxation ... (read more)
New Accounting Rules to Identify Unfunded Pension, Benefit Liabilities
While there has been a great deal said in recent years about the impending problems with financing the Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid systems, ... (read more)
While there has been a great deal said in recent years about the impending problems with financing the Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid systems, ... (read more)
Pennsylvania Pay Scandal Keeps Rolling
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled lawmakers violated the state constitution when they passed midterm pay raises last year, but the justices kept ... (read more)
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has ruled lawmakers violated the state constitution when they passed midterm pay raises last year, but the justices kept ... (read more)
Pennsylvania School District Embraces Land Value Taxation Reform
The Clairton, Pennsylvania school district has adopted land value taxation (LVT) as the basis for its property tax revenue, a reform that has stabilized ... (read more)
The Clairton, Pennsylvania school district has adopted land value taxation (LVT) as the basis for its property tax revenue, a reform that has stabilized ... (read more)
Pricetag for Rebuilding Ill. Expressway Doubles
In Illinois' own mini-version of Boston's Big Dig, the costs to rebuild Chicago's Dan Ryan Expressway have nearly doubled from original estimates, to about ... (read more)
In Illinois' own mini-version of Boston's Big Dig, the costs to rebuild Chicago's Dan Ryan Expressway have nearly doubled from original estimates, to about ... (read more)
State, Local Taxes Top $1 Trillion
As conservatives lament budget trends in Washington, a historic milestone came and went with little notice: The Census Bureau has reported that state and ... (read more)
As conservatives lament budget trends in Washington, a historic milestone came and went with little notice: The Census Bureau has reported that state and ... (read more)
Taxing the Internet, One Bagel at a Time
In Rhode Island, policymakers have been haggling over how to tax bagels, which is different from how rolls are taxed. In Vermont, Joe Six-Pack will start ... (read more)
In Rhode Island, policymakers have been haggling over how to tax bagels, which is different from how rolls are taxed. In Vermont, Joe Six-Pack will start ... (read more)
Texas Governor Proposes Spending Reforms, More Accountability
Spending restraints and increased accountability for how taxpayer money is spent are the goals of a five-point budget reform plan put forth at the end of ... (read more)
Spending restraints and increased accountability for how taxpayer money is spent are the goals of a five-point budget reform plan put forth at the end of ... (read more)
TIF-Backed Mall Kills Nearby Businesses
In Pennsylvania's Allegheny County, two businesses have succumbed to the new Pittsburgh Mills development in suburban Pittsburgh, which received a tax increment ... (read more)
In Pennsylvania's Allegheny County, two businesses have succumbed to the new Pittsburgh Mills development in suburban Pittsburgh, which received a tax increment ... (read more)
Understanding Land Value Taxation
Land value taxation (also known as the split-rate tax or two-tiered tax) is a type of real property taxation. Whereas the typical real property tax taxes ... (read more)
Land value taxation (also known as the split-rate tax or two-tiered tax) is a type of real property taxation. Whereas the typical real property tax taxes ... (read more)
Utah Cuts Income Tax, Offers Flat Tax Option to All
The Utah Legislature passed a bill in the fall special session cutting individual income taxes by $78 million per year and another bill that will allow ... (read more)
The Utah Legislature passed a bill in the fall special session cutting individual income taxes by $78 million per year and another bill that will allow ... (read more)