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Property Tax Relief Options Explained
The most important point to understand regarding property taxes is that they are budget-driven. This simply means local taxing districts, which include counties, cities, schools, fire districts, etc., set property tax budgets, and those budgets are…
Illinois passes record $55.9 billion budget, with over…
Illinois lawmakers’ late-night budget sets a new spending record financed by more tax hikes…
Illinois set to suspend gas tax hike but sweep $150M in…
Lawmakers plan to stop the automatic gas tax increase for a year but plan to use an…
Pension buyout extension passes, forecast to save $1.4…
Renewing the state pension buyout for two years means flexibility for retirees and savings…
Spending Watch: Despite the Rhetoric, Newsom’s Revised…
With the release of the May Revise, budget negotiations between the Governor, Assembly, and Senate…
Saving Money Should Not Be a Thankless Task for Legislators
Not too long ago, I had a conversation with a staff member of one of Idaho’s US Senators. The conversation centered around why it was so difficult to get federal spending under control - which clearly has not happened. This staffer remarked to me,…
Idaho’s Budget Grew 2.5% Despite the Cuts, because of…
If you were paying attention to the budget debates on both the House and Senate floors during the…
What’s Really in the Governor’s Final Supplemental…
Supplemental budgets are often framed as routine housekeeping, minor adjustments to keep state…
Balancing Colorado’s Budget Means Ending Medicaid Bloat
Colorado’s budget deficits will continue until Medicaid spending improves. As the National…
Illinois spends $700K on decolonization activism
Illinois’ rushed, closed-door budgeting process funded $700,000 in taxpayer dollars to a…
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