Flat Taxes Information
Bad weather dampens Brick Brewing's Q2 profit (CBC) Profits at Brick Brewing Co. fell flat in the second quarter of fiscal 2009 as beer sales dropped while expenses increased.
flood control funding to increase (San Antonio Express-News & KENS 5) The Bexar County Commissioners Court on Tuesday approved a $1.17 billion budget that includes increased funding for a regional flood control program and pay raises for employees and elected officials.
US May Be Running Out Of Options To Stop Recession (CNBC via Yahoo! Finance) Despite a Fannie-Freddie takeover, a $168-billion stimulus measure, a housing rescue package and Fed rate cuts, the economy is still struggling.| Now what?
Suit against county claims special taxes illegal (Santa Cruz Sentinel) Harold Griffith, a local government watchdog, filed suit against the county this week for collecting taxes, billed as "service charges," on his property tax bill which he claims are illegal under Proposition 218.
Judge Grants Injuction Against Alcohol Sales In Sharp County (KTHV Little Rock) ASH FLAT, Ark. (AP) -- A judge has granted a temporary injunction that prevents a measure that would allow alcohol sales in Sharp County from being approved for the November ballot.
Louisiana Gustav: Food Stamps, Power, Water, Unemployment, Taxes (Bayou Buzz) Feeding The Recovery
Tap U.S. oil reserves, then go green (The Christian Science Monitor via Yahoo! News) The controversial bans on drilling offshore and in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge have preserved precious oil and natural-gas reserves owned by the public. Thank environmentalists for this unintended gift.
Maryland revenue forecast reduced by $432 million (AP via Yahoo! Finance) Maryland is expected to take in $432 million less than previously expected this fiscal year, a state board announced Tuesday, prompting the governor to declare he was prepared to make additional cuts to deal with the imbalance.
Action hero meets his nemesis - the tax man (The New Zealand Herald) Like many an action hero, Nicolas Cage is a dab hand at saving the world, getting the girl, and disarming a baddie with a single karate chop. But filling in a tax return is a different matter.
Trey Ellis: Earth to Republicans: It's 2008, Not 1978 (HuffingtonPost) The Democratic candidate's coffers are far richer than the Republicans, so why is McCain's lie about Obama's taxes to the middle class sticking?
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