State and Local Taxes

 Kansas Legislators clash on tax negotiations

May 25, 2013 

Kansas Legislators clash on tax negotiations

Negotiations between House and Senate Republicans over tax-cutting proposals crashed Thursday morning as Senate leaders moved ahead to potentially vote on a new plan that House leaders say they haven't seen yet.

 Cities raising fees instead of taxes

May 24, 2013 

Cities raising fees instead of taxes

Some municipalities along South Carolina's Grand Strand have begun to look at fee increases as a way to bolster revenue while keeping residents' property tax rates steady.

 Audit of Seattle schools finds trouble with federal grant spending

May 23, 2013 

Audit of Seattle schools finds trouble with federal grant spending

May 23–Seattle Public Schools may have to repay as much as $490,000 to the federal government because state auditors say the district did not spend some of its federal grant money appropriately in the 2011-12 school year. The auditors, in one of their regular audits of the school district, questioned how the district spent funds...…

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May 17, 2013 

Massachusetts reports employment downturn in April

Higher payroll taxes and federal sequestration spending cuts are keeping the Bay State stuck in a "soft patch" of economic growth that could last until the end of the year unless federal fiscal policy changes are put into immediate action, experts said yesterday, as new numbers show the state losing jobs.