After decades of planning, sales tax vote set for $81M Tri-Cities performing arts center
In just a few months, Richland voters will decide if the local sales tax should go up to build an $81 million, 800-seat ...
Hicks: Half-truths could doom the half-cent sales tax, and perpetuate our growing gridlock
Various factions campaigning against Charleston County's third transportation sales tax tell just enough of the story to make ...
Nashville’s transit vote would raise the sales tax. What it could mean for your wallet
The transit referendum before Nashville voters would raise the sales tax by half a cent. Here's what it could cost you and ...
Waukesha County Board to vote Tuesday on implementing a 0.5% county sales tax
If approved, Waukesha County would join 69 counties in the state that have sales taxes. But even officials who favor the move seem to be reluctant.
As sales tax vote nears, projections show East Grand Forks' arenas need at least $5.1 million in work
Public arenas in East Grand Forks will likely need upwards of $5.1 million in repairs and renovations, according to city projections, regardless of the outcome of a vote to institute a sales tax to ...
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Measure G: Napa voters to decide if adding 1% sales tax to fund city is worth it
Opponents of the tax, including the Napa County Taxpayers Association, caution that the tax would be a permanent hike, given ...
Sales tax increase not enough to save Milwaukee County from budget woes, report finds
The Wisconsin Policy Forum says Milwaukee County will again be in budget-cutting mode, despite legislation that allowed it to ...
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Why is most of the North Loop excluded from the special Minneapolis downtown sales tax district?
The city has proposed changing the boundaries of its current downtown liquor, lodging and restaurant sales tax district, but ...
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Leah Carper: Small change, big impact: The sales tax will improve our schools
As a ninth grader on reduced-cost meals, I entered the school cafeteria each day with just 40 cents clutched tightly in my ...