The November ballot will give Seattle the opportunity to vote on a proposal to double the city’s existing .15% sales tax for Metro to .3%. That tax is on top of the .9% sales tax Metro already collects county-wide. If…
Families who heat with oil face the steepest winter bill increase of any fuel, while federal heating aid stays flat.The Energy Information Administration (EIA) projected Tuesday that spending by households that heat mainly…
MIDLAND, Mich. — On Nov. 3, Michigan voters will decide on Proposal 2, a statewide ballot measure that would significantly expand state campaign finance laws. A new policy brief from the Mackinac Center for Public Policy…
Agricultural commodities rose to their highest rate in more than a decade in August as wars and extreme weather threatened supplies, raising concerns that higher costs would hit American consumers already rocked by…
Development-spurring TIF has consequences in Wisconsin’s taxpayer-protecting levy limits, but there’s a way around tradeoff “There’s good TIFs and bad TIFs,” as one economic development figure, the head of the Metropolitan…
This is the third in a series of Research Notes written by our summer intern, Ethan Roth. This summer, his work focused on housing issues. This post is a review of a study done by the American Enterprise Institute. Local…
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that he would “love” for spending cuts to be included in future negotiations over raising the debt ceiling.Thune said Wednesday that the debt ceiling would have to be raised in…
Senate Majority Leader John Thune said Thursday that he would “love” for spending cuts to be included in future negotiations over raising the debt ceiling.Thune said Wednesday that the debt ceiling would have to be raised in…
The Seattle City Council has voted to place a .3% sales tax on the November ballot, doubling the .15% tax that is due to expire in April of 2027. If voters approve the tax it will generate about $138 million per year to…
The Bureau of Labor Statistics data shows the cost of living in the Seattle-Tacoma area is the second-most expensive in the country. Federal statisticians point to the higher cost of fuel and shelter in Washington state as…
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