The Missouri Association of Realtors (MAR) has entered the political fray over a proposal that would end the state income tax and replace it with higher sales taxes. The Missouri Independent reports the MAR donated $1.9 million to the campaign opposing Amendment 5,...
The Georgia Senate has passed a bill that will reduce homeowner property taxes by creating a new sales tax. WABE reports the Senate’s measure was amended on House Bill 1116, which proposed a cap on property tax valuation increases. The Senate’s proposal creates...
A new survey of Montana voters found an overwhelming lack of support for replacing property taxes with a new statewide sales tax. The survey, conducted by Montana Free Press and the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University found 48% of respondents stating...
Michigan House Speaker Matt Hall (R-Richland Township) has proposed a nearly $5 billion per year property tax relief package that will be paid by a new, limited 6% sales tax on select services most used by tourists and high-income residents. WLNS reports Hall called...
The Denver City Council hit the brakes on Mayor Mike Johnston’s proposal to increase the sales tax to fund affordable housing development. The proposal, which was floated earlier this month, would add an extra 0.5% to the city’s current effective 8.81% sales tax...
Fed Inflation Concerns Broaden as Barkin, Collins Back Restrictive Policy
