Yavapai College Budget Excludes Property Tax Increase
Text from audio articles of speech made possible by CAST11 speaking glass media The Yabapai University District Management Committee (DGB) today approved the university’s proposal budget for 2025-2026 at its annual budget adoption meeting. The university does not seek to increase the collection of major property taxes, and has declined without tax cuts for four […]
Yavapai County Proposes 3.41% Primary Property Tax Increase: Public Hearing Set for June 25 | Prescott Valley Times local news
In accordance with Arizona Section 42-17107, Yabapai County, whose law has been revised, has notified property taxpayers of Yabapai County’s intention to raise major property taxes at last year’s level. Yabapai County is proposing an increase in primary property taxes by $2,133,478 or 3.41%. For example, the proposed tax hike will bring Yavapai County’s major […]
Yavapai County, Library District Announce Tax Increases
Text from audio articles of speech made possible by CAST11 speaking glass media Both Yabapai and Yabapai County Free Library Districts have issued official notices of tax increases and hearing schedules. Yabapai County In accordance with Arizona Section 42-17107, Yabapai County, whose law has been revised, has notified property taxpayers of Yabapai County’s intention to […]
Conflicted Tennessee Senate overwhelmingly passed business tax refund
Sen. Shane Reeves of R-Murfreesboro has started a business that received a $1 million grant from the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development and has since received tax refunds from the state. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout) Of the 33 Tennessee senators, 13 declared conflicts of interest before voting for the $1.9 billion business tax […]
Stockard on the Stump: Tennessee tax refund boosts private prison operator
Based in Brentwood, Tennessee, Corecivic is one of the state’s largest donors to state lawmakers and has recorded a recent tax refund from Tennessee. (Photo: John Partipilo) Tennessee’s private prison operator lost nearly $45 million in state payments over three years for failing to meet contractual requirements, but he fell a great wind as part […]
Yavapai County Reports Property Tax Rate Decrease
Text from audio articles of speech made possible by CAST11 speaking glass media In the 2026 budget, Yabapai County property tax rate has decreased from 1.9463 to 1.9388. So why did the notification of the truth about taxation show a 3.41% increase? The property value has increased. Although the county’s total property taxes have declined […]
Two-thirds of those in nonpartisan poll view GOP’s tax and spending cut bill unfavorably
Thursday, April 18th, 2024, the US Capitol Building in Washington, DC (Photo: Jennifer Shutt/States Newsroom) WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s Republicans and supporters support the party’s “big, beautiful bill” that passed the House of Representatives in the US, but Americans are looking at legislation at a disadvantage, according to a survey released Tuesday by the […]
Yuma County Announces Public Hearings on Tax Increases
Open Audio Article Player Yuma County Text from audio articles of speech made possible by CAST11 speaking glass media All interested citizens are invited to attend a scheduled tax hike hearing at 9am on Monday, June 23, 2025 at 9am on the Superintendent’s Audit Committee on 198 S. Main Street, Yuma, Arizona. In accordance with […]
A list of Tennessee companies getting tax rebates will vanish from state websites June 30
Tennessee State Capitol. (Photo: John Partipilo) Around 60,000 companies, including some of the state’s largest, received more than $1.5 billion in taxes from Tennessee, but the list of those companies will only be available on the state’s website until June 30th. When lawmakers pass Republicans Refund Measurement In 2024, at Gov. Bill Lee’s request, House […]
GOP Lawmakers Pitch Plans To Take On Ivy League Endowment Tax Breaks In ‘Big Beautiful Bill’
Congressional Republicans have repeatedly raised taxes on donation revenues at certain universities in order to crack down on anti-Semitism allowed on campus amid President Donald Trump’s wider pressure campaign on universities. GOP lawmakers are considering several laws that will raise the tax rate of 1.4% on elite universities’ contributions and increase the number of donations […]
