BOSTON — Fees for ride-hailing services and a 5-cent per-gallon hike in the state's gas tax are the heart of a plan floated by Democrats in the House of Representatives to pay for upgrades to roads, bridges and public transit.
House Speaker Robert DeLeo said the proposal, which will be taken up by the House next week, is needed to keep the state's transportation system in good repair.
"The transportation system needs investment," the Winthrop Democrat told reporters on Wednesday. "When it comes to our transportation system, revenue can't wait."
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Report: Texans pay some of the nation's highest property taxes
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HOUSTON – In a recent study, WalletHub compared property tax data from each of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. And, no surprise, Texas has some of the highest property tax rates in the nation.
At 1.81 percent, the Lone Star State totes the sixth-highest average 'real-estate property tax rate' in the country, behind New Jersey, Illinois, New Hampshire, Connecticut and Wisconsin, according to WalletHub.
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Annual taxes on a $161,700 Texas home amount to $2,922. That figure is the 15th highest in the nation, according to WalletHub.
Actors' Tax Guide for Filing Season 2020 Published by Bambridge Accountants New York | State |
After The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act came in to force in 2018, many actors have been unable to claim their work expenses, leading to tax bills thousands of dollars higher.
The Actors' Tax Guide explains in detail the changes from The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act and what actors can now claim.
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For upcoming changes, a bill was placed before Congress for the problem to be corrected. The Performing Artist Tax Parity Act would allow single actors to claim additional expenses and reduce their taxes.
Library tax error fix is complicated | News, Sports, Jobs - Salem News
YOUNGSTOWN — An Ohio Legislative Service Commission attorney said the General Assembly “could adopt legislation” to rectify an error that led to 3,300 parcels being incorrectly charged $631,000 in Mahoning County library levy payments, but it would be complicated.
In a letter to state Rep. Michele Lepore-Hagan’s office about the issue, Mackenzie Damon, the LSC attorney, wrote: “It is unclear what form this legislation would take.”
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Taxes, energy and pot: Voters face diverse issues on Town Meeting Day ballots - VTDigger
A full slate of Vermont town meeting articles ranging from reorganizing local government to fighting the emerald ash borer to overturning a Prohibition-era ban on alcohol will share the ballot with a crowded presidential primary this Super Tuesday.
Voters from northernmost Alburgh to southernmost Vernon will determine how much to spend on municipal and school budgets and who will serve as local leaders, all while joining 13 other states in deciding between home-field White House candidate Bernie Sanders and a dozen other Democratic contenders and President Donald Trump and two Republican challengers.
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INDIANAPOLIS — College football's top players turned the NFL's annual scouting combine into speed week.
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Heading off into pure theory, taxes should hit all people who pay them about equally as hard: That is, they shouldn't burden some people more than they do others.
In practice, of course, it never happens that cleanly. But it can be something the writers of tax laws, which often means state legislators, can aspire to.
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The Michiganders for the Commonwealth Ballot Committee filed a formal petition with the state on Friday.
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This comes after Governor Whitmer was unable to pass a fuel tax through the Republican-controlled legislature.
The state’s general fund is the same as it was in 2000 and is significantly below inflation rates after a series of tax cuts.
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