Property Tax

Supervisor primary foes trade salvos on tax burden

tmcnet.com     Aug 26, 2008          

KRT) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Aug. 26--Pima County supervisor candidate Joe Higgins says county government is bloated and taxpayers here pay too much. Two-term incumbent Supervisor Ann Day agrees taxes are too high, but...                    

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Wylie school board approves 4-cent property tax increase for 2008-09

reporternews.com     Aug 26, 2008          

The Wylie school board approved a 4-cent property tax increase Monday night to support a $22.6 million budget for the 2008-09 school year just starting. Adoption came after a public hearing that featured one resident,...                    

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Property tax leaves cities 'looking like broken teeth'

guardian.co.uk     Aug 26, 2008   1 related          

One of the government's most senior advisers on the regeneration of cities has warned that a tax imposed on empty commercial buildings is threatening to derail efforts to breathe new life into some of the most blighted...                    

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Which Candidate's Tax Plan Helps Us?

military.com     Aug 25, 2008          

Danielle Babb | August 25, 2008 We all have an important decision to make this November and the candidate we choose will inherit a lot of issues( the war, the economy, foreign policy), but the issue at the forefront of my...                    

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Financial Q&A: Some alternatives for CD investors

csmonitor.com     Aug 24, 2008          

Submit your question to Steve Dinnen at: money@csmonitor.com from the August 25, 2008 edition Q: I have a $50,000 CD earning 5.02 percent interest that will mature in September. A: With interest rates not moving much on...                    

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New school districts may have to share wealth

reporternews.com     Aug 25, 2008          

State's 'Robin Hood' plan may take away school districts' wind energy tax increases Wind turbines are generating more than electricity in Coke County. Problem is, under the state's "Robin Hood" school funding formula that...                    

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City holding first hearing on proposed tax rate

tmcnet.com     Aug 24, 2008          

Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Aug. 24--PALESTINE -- A public hearing will be held at 5:30 p.m. Monday at City Hall on a proposed increase of city tax revenues in the upcoming fiscal year. The city's second public hearing...                    

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Homeowners get tax breaks in housing bill

poconorecord.com     Aug 24, 2008   1 related          

Tax breaks for owning real estate are undergoing another shift, thanks to the Housing and Economic Recovery Act recently signed into law by President Bush. But there are also measures of interest to people with vacation...                    

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Bryan sets budget talk

theeagle.com     Aug 24, 2008          

By CASSIE SMITH cassie.smith@theeagle.com The Bryan City Council is set to hold a second public hearing Tuesday on a proposed $378 million budget that would add 10 positions to the city's payroll of 850 people. The 2009...                    

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The new U.S. housing law: A closer look

newsday.com     Aug 24, 2008          

Foreclosures / Vacation Homes / First-time buyers BY KATHY KRISTOF | Tribune Media Services; Staff writer Ellen Yan contributed to this story. But there also are measures of interest to first-time home buyers or those...                    

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