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Another year, another roadblock for Elgin Township’s tax levy for mental health services

The Elgin Township 708 Mental Health Board’s request to levy taxes for mental health, developmental disability and substance abuse services has been blocked by the Kane County Clerk’s ... read more

Ridgefield school bonds failing, Camas EMS levy passing in Tuesday’s special election

Tuesday’s special election in Clark County yielded mixed results. Both Ridgefield schools measures are failing, while Camas’ emergency medical services levy is passing. read more

Officials say new Iowa tax bill penalizes growing communities

The same bill that will give Iowans a cut to individual income taxes has officials worried about budgeting year-to-year for local government entities. read more

Newton’s proposed FY25 tax levy reduced by 4 cents, more to come by FY29

Newton City Council held a public hearing on the proposed tax levy for fiscal year 2025 to give residents a chance to provide feedback. The tax levy was decreased from $17.14 per $1,000 of taxable ... read more

Cabell County Board of Education’s proposed levy a slap in the face to libraries, parks

I penned an open letter to the Cabell County Board of Education. I implored the members — Superintendent Ryan Saxe, Mary Neely, Rhonda Smalley, Coy Miller, Alyssa Bond and Joshua Pauley — to listen to ... read more

On fourth try, Arlington Heights voters overwhelmingly pass fire levy

Meanwhile, in another ballot that gave North County voters deja vu, Lakewood voters appeared to pass two levies for school funding. read more

City Council continues tax levy discussion

SIDNEY — The Sidney City Council discussed next steps for a permanent income tax levy after the 0.5% levy on the March primary election ballot failed to pass at a meeting on April 22. read more

Voters strongly defeating Kent School District levy

Voters are overwhelmingly turning down a Kent School District $190.2 million Capital Projects and Technology Levy. A total of 11,764 (59.13%) voters marked no while just 8,131 (40.87%) voted yes, ... read more

Freeman School District levy fails again

For the second time this year, Freeman voters failed to support the school district’s $5 million capital levy. The levy for the small district outside Rockford garnered 42.7% approval, with 57.3% of ... read more

What is inheritance tax that Congress' Sam Pitroda spoke of? Which countries levy it?

Inheritance tax is levied on the assets of a person who has passed away. Based on the value of the assets of the deceased, it is usually paid by the beneficiary. Among developed nations, the United ... read more

Waukee's new budget lowers property tax levy, adds more police and firefighters

Waukee has lowered its property tax levy in its new budget and included two new neighborhood parks in its capital improvement plan. read more

The toilet roll tax: UK's strange VAT rules

The standard rate of VAT is 20%; 5% on the likes of child car seats and home energy; or 0% for most food, children's clothes and tampons. VAT rates in the UK have been described as "mysterious" and ... read more