• Murray Mandryk: Lack of tax relief in big-spending budget is rather telling

    For a budget all about caring, you'd think there would be more for nursing homes, emergency rooms, drug addictions and mental health.

  • 'Find the Votes': Newsom Scrounging for (Only) Democrat Mail-In Ballots to Pass Signature Tax Increase

    One of the biggest issues facing California is rampant homelessness and the inability to compel homeless people who are mentally ill to comply with treatment recommendations, specifically medication and inpatient treatment. Billions of dollars have been spent over the last two decades on housing, bridge housing, treatment programs, and more, yet the problem - and the body count - has only grown. Now that people nationwide are aware of just how bad the problem is, Gov. Gavin Newsom knows he has...

  • Biden, Promising Corporate Tax Increases, Has Cut Taxes Overall

    President Biden, amping up a populist pitch in his re-election campaign, has repeatedly said he would raise taxes on the wealthy and corporations to make them pay their “fair share.” Republicans say Mr. Biden has “an unquenchable thirst for taxing the American people.” His Republican opponent in the election, former President Donald J. Trump, said recently that Mr. Biden was “going to give you the greatest, biggest, ugliest tax hike in the history of our country.” So it might come as a surprise...

  • Chicago tax increase appears to fail after Black business owners call it a 'migrant tax'

    (The Center Square) – Chicago residents were asked during Tuesday's primary election whether the city should change the way it assesses real estate transfer taxes on the sale of higher-valued property for the stated purpose of addressing homelessness. Voters appear to have rejected the tax increase referendum in Tuesday's primary. Chicago already levies some of the highest commercial real estate property taxes in the nation. Cornel Darden, the Chicago Southland Black Chamber of...

  • ‘The Big Nasties’: What are the spending problems facing government?

    Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chair Dame Meg Hillier warns there is ‘lack of forward thinking’ from government

  • Nigerians may spend over N725bn on 2024 Hajj

    Nigerians may spend over N725.1bn on the 2024 edition of the annual Hajj exercise to the Holy lands of Makkah and Medina, The PUNCH reports. This is following a directive by the National Hajj Commission of Nigeria, urging pilgrims to pay an additional N1.9m balance in accordance with current foreign exchange rates, before the deadline Read More

  • Some big changes to the tax system no one is telling you about

    The Budget did little to move the polls, but it included some fundamental philosophical changes to the way we pay tax. Expect unintended consequences, says Tim Sarson Budgets are fleeting spectacles. Like a passing squall they arrive with a few gusts of media speculation, dominate the news for a week at most, then blow themselves []

  • Municipalities expecting big increase in expenses this year

    Dutch municipalities have budgeted over 74.7 billion euros in expenditures for 2024, 9.2 percent more than their 2023 budgets. The increase in budgeted costs is higher than the expected rise in income, up 8.8 percent to around 75 million euros, Statistics Netherlands (CBS) reported based on the 2024 municipal budgets.

  • Democrat Wins Big in Alabama With Pro-Choice Message

    Pro-choice Democrat Marilyn Lands flipped a Republican state legislative

  • Rabbits May Be Adorable, but They're a Big Commitment: Read This Before You Adopt

    Rabbits are fluffy and adorable, but especially around Easter, more people adopt them as gifts for their children. Here's why that isn't a good idea.

  • House passes 2-rate income tax package

    Update: Senators derail House tax bill Wednesday, making room for potential negotiations. Click here, for latest update. TOPEKA (KSNT)- The Kansas House has passed a bill that would effectively set the state income tax to a two-rate system. The House voted 123-0 to unanimously pass House Substitute Bill for SB 300 on Wednesday, forwarding it []

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    Big Island mayor hopes to reduce property taxes

    HONOLULU (KHON2) -- Hawaii County Mayor Mitch Roth delivered his State of the County address last Friday. Some of his priorities include building more homes and reducing property taxes. He joined Wake Up 2day to talk about his plans. Here's more information about Mayor Roth, according to the county's website: Mitchell D. Roth was elected []