Pierce Libraries Seek Tax Hike: Money Would Extend Hours, Restore Cuts, Buy Books, Say Officials
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By Eijiro Kawada, The News Tribune, Tacoma, Wash.  Sep. 5--The Pierce County Library System, which operates 17 branches around the suburbs, wants voters to approve a tax hike this month to expand hours and collections, and improve services.
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BIG business is calling on the Government to deliver more tax relief in the wake of a bumper Budget position. Treasurer Peter Costello yesterday released the mid-year snapshot of the Budget position which
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The government could raise an additional $400 billion or so over the next decade by tightening rules on tax shelters, simplifying the law and eliminating a range of tax breaks, many of which benefit homeowners and ordinary taxpayers, according to a congressional report.
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WASHINGTON - Lawmakers revived a long-stalled effort Wednesday to block state and local governments from taxing Internet connections, in a last-minute agreement to ban the taxes until 2007.
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Town officials are hoping the state can unearth $1.4 million to help bring sewers to the Medway 495 Business Park. Otherwise, they say, some 250 area jobs may be lost -- not to mention thousands of dollars in annual tax revenue.
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The Houseâs leading Democratic tax writer will propose a sweeping overhaul of the tax code that would raise taxes on many with incomes above $200,000 but cut taxes for most others.
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The District government expects to collect $100 million in additional tax revenue this year, and Mayor Adrian M. Fenty wants to spend much of the windfall on the city's schools, paying for upgrades to school buildings and buying out hundreds of employees in a purge of the central office.
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The governor&#39;s plan to move up county tax collections next year could unravel what was supposed to be a smooth, noncombative wrap-up of a new state budget.
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OKLAHOMA CITY -- The Internal Revenue Service said Monday that it hopes to return more than $741,000 to Oklahoma taxpayers. According to the IRS, federal income tax returns for more than 950 Oklahomans were
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Republican and Democratic leaders agreed to extend $150 billion worth of tax cuts sought by President Bush without trying to pay for them.
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The Massachusetts business community reacted angrily last week when news broke that Governor Deval L. Patrick is considering raising state revenues by closing what administration aides call corporate tax loopholes. Business leaders contend what Patrick is really talking about is a straight-ahead tax increase by a different name. Here's a look at what's under consideration.
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Congress is poised to extend a ban on taxing Internet access, a move that would please Internet service providers but possibly cost states millions of dollars in lost revenue. -washingtonpost.com
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New laws could increase your family's tax bill.
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By MATTHEW DALY  WASHINGTON - An Oregon senator is threatening to filibuster a must-pass spending bill if Congress does not extend payments to rural counties hurt by cutbacks in federal logging.
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The Congressional Research Service at the Library of Congress is funded by taxpayers to the tune of $100 million annually. But the reports are not public information. In 27B Stroke 6.
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The House has scheduled votes this week on open-government bills. They would:  - Require organizations established for the purpose of raising funds for presidential libraries to disclose the sources of contributions of $200 or more.
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Aching to go home and campaign, senators agree to a bevy of votes today to get their tax overhaul through. By Associated Press. WASHINGTON - The Senate late Sunday resolved a dispute delaying passage of a sweeping