September 30, 2026
Tax

Manitowoc County Board Approves First Ever Sales Tax | WTAQ News Talk | 97.5 FM · 1360 AM

MANITOWOC, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Members of the Manitowoc County Board approved a 0.5% sales tax Tuesday night in a vote 18-6. This will be the first time Manitowoc County has ever had a sales tax. Manitowoc County Executive Bob Ziegelbauer said, “I’m not happy about the sales tax passing. But I think it’s necessary for

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Columbia Capital Investment Sales Tax interview: Jill Schlude, Columbia Police Chief

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The following is the full transcript of an interview ABC 17 News reporter Gabrielle Teiner conducted with Columbia Police Chief Jill Schlude. Gabrielle Teiner: All right. Can I have you state your name? Spell it. And your title? Jill Schlude: Sure Jill Schlude j i l l s c h l u

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Alabama’s School Tax Holiday is this weekend. Here’s what you should know.

MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Students and parents will soon be able to save money while back-to-school shopping as Alabama’s School Tax Holiday approaches. The tax holiday is 12:01 a.m. on Friday, July 19 through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, July 21, according to a press release. During the tax holiday, students and families can purchase these

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Wu defends property tax plan on Beacon Hill

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu was on Beacon Hill Tuesday asking legislators to sign off on a plan to increase the property tax share paid by city businesses. As in many communities, Boston places a higher tax rate on commercial and industrial property compared to residential, amounting to a roughly 60/40 split. But with expected decreases

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2024 at the half: What’s been happening in tax

For tax professionals, the year’s midpoint provides an appropriate time to reflect on developments thus far — and between Supreme Court cases, congressional legislation, and agency pronouncements, this year may well be more eventful than most.  By the end of the year we will have a clearer view of the overall picture. In the meantime,

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Corporate Tax Breaks Contribute to Income and Racial Inequality and Shift Resources to Foreign Investors – ITEP

This report is a modified version of an earlier report ITEP published in collaboration with Liberation in a Generation. 1. Corporate tax cuts and corporate tax avoidance worsen income inequality. When corporations are allowed to pay less in taxes, the ultimate beneficiaries are mainly the owners of corporate stocks, who are concentrated among the wealthiest

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Sales tax holiday to cost Ohio government $750 million

Upper Arlington rec center construction at Kingsdale Shopping Center Drone view of multistory $85 million Bob Crane Community Center construction Tuesday, April 9, 2024, at Kingsdale Shopping Center in Upper Arlington. Ohio has set aside $750 million to cover the lost tax tax revenue expected from the expanded sales tax holiday that will start this

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Voters can complete the property tax cutting job in November | OPINION | Opinion

Don Wilson Colorado’s soaring property taxes dominated discussions during this year’s legislative session. We worked hard and made significant progress on this issue, and voters can complete the job in November by cutting and capping property taxes statewide.  As I met with residents in Monument and around my district, I have continually heard about the

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Sen. Marsha Blackburn touts Tennessee small business, income tax fight at RNC address

US Sen. Marsha Blackburn is the only Tennessee lawmaker slated to speak at the Republican National Convention underway this week in Milwaukee. Watch Marsha Blackburn’s full Republican National Convention speech Tennessee Senator Marsha Blackburn delivered an address at the 2024 Republican National Convention. MILWAUKEE — Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tennessee, took to the Republican National Convention

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ReNew Baltimore files lawsuit in effort to keep property tax rate cut on ballot

BALTIMORE – ReNew Baltimore, the group behind the charter amendment that would lower the city’s property tax rate, has officially filed a lawsuit to keep the imitative on November’s ballot. ReNew Baltimore collected more than 23,000 signatures on a petition. At least 10,000 signatures are needed for an issue to appear on the ballot. However,

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