By Daniel Menefee | Maryland Reporter

ANNAPOLIS — Many homes on public water and sewer in Maryland could see their flush tax triple to over $100 a year for the Bay Restoration Fund — much higher than homes on septic systems, which would see the fee double to a $60 cap under Gov. Martin O’Malley’s proposed [...]

By Joe Jordan | Nebraska Watchdog

OMAHA — In business it is called spending money to make money, at Omaha City Hall it is called spending tax dollars to get more tax dollars.
Specifically “it” is a move by Mayor Jim Suttle to hire another lobbyist, spending up to $31,000, to schmooze state senators on a variety of bills—and [...]

By Earl Glynn | Kansas Watchdog
OVERLAND PARK — “Topeka, we have a problem.”
Earl Long’s somber statement  Friday evening to a group of about 70 was a warning the Kansas budget was about to drop off a cliff if steps are not taken to fix economic problems.
Earl Long from FairTaxKC said on Friday the “Favor Factory” [...]

By Alexis Young | Southerland Institute
More than two months ago the Salt Lake City Airport opened a bidding process and chose two cab companies, Ace Taxi Service and Total Transit, that would be able to operate at SLC Airport and banned the other three taxi companies.
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By Phil Drake
Montana Watchdog
HELENA –The state attorney general found in a preliminary opinion that the Ennis School District cannot use property taxes for anything else but their intended purpose, in a decision that comes more than a year after Madison County officials raised concerns about spending by the district on new buildings.