Tag: Local taxes
Seattle City Council approves new tax on big business
SEATTLE (AP) - The Seattle City Council on Monday approved adopting a new tax on large businesses, two years after the council repealed a...
‘We need help’: Small cities face fiscal calamity from virus
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) - Unfilled potholes, uncollected trash, unmown grass and, most significantly, fewer police on the street are some of what Allentown says...
‘We need help’: Small cities face fiscal calamity from virus
ALLENTOWN, Pa. (AP) - Unfilled potholes, uncollected trash, un-mowed grass and, most significantly, fewer police on the street are some of what Allentown says...
Portland, Oregon, homeless tax tests voter mood in pandemic
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Voters in metropolitan Portland, Oregon, will be asked Tuesday to approve taxes on personal income and business profits that would...
Portland, Oregon, homeless tax tests voter mood in pandemic
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) - Voters in metropolitan Portland, Oregon, will be asked Tuesday to approve taxes on personal income and business profits that would...
Incentive deal to move Carolina Panthers to S.C. approved
ROCK HILL, S.C. (AP) - A county in South Carolina approved a deal loaded with tax breaks for the Carolina Panthers to move their...
Tracking NYC’s coronavirus fight, from 911 call to ER door
NEW YORK (AP) - The coronavirus crisis is taxing New York City’s 911 system like never before. Operators pick up a new call every...
Tracking NYC’s coronavirus fight, from 911 call to ER door
NEW YORK (AP) - The coronavirus crisis is taxing New York City’s 911 system like never before. Operators pick up a call every 15.5...
Dubai allows alcohol home delivery as virus shuts down bars
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The Champagne corks no longer pop at Dubai's infamous alcohol-soaked brunches. The blaring flat-screen televisions stand silent in...
McConnell: Health care tops list for next virus aid bill
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Friday that health care must be at the “top of the list†in the next...