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Jackson County special election results: Mayor terms, tax levies and more | Local

Voters will decide on several ballot measures this evening, ranging from mayor term limits to tax levies to school obligation bonds. While there are no countywide issues on the ballot this November, voters will deliberate measures in Applegate Valley, Colestin, Rogue River and Eagle Point. This article will update periodically as results come in. Colestin […]

City Council

City Council passes new budget with $70M for CIP | Government | #citycouncil

City Council passed a budget that will fund over $70 million in capital improvement projects for next year. The Council passed the 2024 budget along with the tax rate at the meeting on Tuesday. According to the budget, the total budget for next year will amount to $255,895,381. “In summary, we are going up from […]

City Council

Kalispell City Council finalizes $141M budget | #citycouncil

Kalispell City Council approved the municipality’s $141 million budget and mill levy for fiscal year 2024 on Monday. Councilors nixed appropriations that would have seen $200,000 dedicated to proposed facilities renovations and $33,000 to City Council salary bumps. The city’s general fund, from which most municipal operations are funded, was set at about $15.5 million. […]

Alabama

Alabama DOR Grants Extension to Make PTE Tax Election for 2022 Tax Year | #elections | #alabama

In 2021, the Alabama Legislature unanimously enacted an elective pass-through entity tax (PTE Tax) as a workaround to the so-called “SALT Cap,” which was part of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017. The Alabama Electing Pass-Through Entity Tax Act (Act 2021-1) established a new alternate state income tax applicable only to electing partnerships/LLCs […]

Arkansas

4 elderly Arkansas sisters, others sentenced to prison in $11.5M USDA discrimination scheme

by Jack A. Webb Sat, June 24th 2023, 2:34 AM UTC FILE – In this March 17, 2003 file photo, guard towers and razor wire ring the compound at the U.S. Penitentiary in Terre Haute, Ind., the site of the last federal execution. After the latest 17-year hiatus, the Trump administration wants to restart federal […]

City Council

City council’s approval of NAH proposal deemed ‘short-sighted’ | #citycouncil

It is difficult to understand how our members of city council could approve the NAH proposal. This seems short-sighted and narrow-minded. This billion dollar project does not come even close to meeting the city’s plan for carbon neutrality by 2030. Token mentions of some solar panels, a few charging stations for EVs and no LEED […]

Mayor

Sandy mayor proposes 32% property tax increase; council seeks public input

SANDY, Utah (KUTV) — The mayor of Sandy, Monica Zoltanski, has proposed a 32% property tax increase for residents and businesses. Cyndi Sharkey, Sandy City At-large Councilmember, said the money from taxpayers would be used for a variety of things including pay raises for city employees and a new fire station. “I will admit we […]

City Council

City council called on to put funds toward bike safety | #citycouncil

Gift this article Share this article paywall-free. An open letter to the mayor, vice mayor and Council: Thank you for your unanimous direction to city staff to prioritize funding for a few basic bike projects, namely: the (complete) construction of the Butler Pilot elevation, and the construction of two (dangerous) protected intersections — (Butler/Beaver and […]

Alabama

Alabama lawmakers advance tax exemption for overtime pay | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

Alabama workers could see their overtime pay exempt from state income tax, under legislation advanced Tuesday by state lawmakers.The Alabama House of Representatives unanimously approved the legislation that now moves to the Alabama Senate. The legislation sponsored by House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels would exempt hours worked in excess of 40 in a given week […]

City Council

Kalispell City Council weighs new shared-use and bike paths | #citycouncil

Kalispell City Council held a work session discussing potential investment in pedestrian, bicycle and shared-use paths Monday evening. City Manager Doug Russell led the Jan. 9 discussion and read from the bicycle and pedestrian system chapter of Kalispell’s broader transportation plan, which was completed in 2021 by engineering firm KLJ. The report proposes a variety […]