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The Grassroots Corner - Week Beginning 7/18/22: “Mississippi Tax Cuts” Read More.

Palm Beach County commissioners have reduced the county’s property tax rate — providing slight relief from the rising cost of living. It’s the first cut in 12 years. Read More.

AUSTIN — Texas has so completely recovered from the economic slump caused by COVID-19 that state tax receipts have set new records, adding $14 billion to an already swollen surplus, Comptroller Glenn Hegar said Thursday. Read More.

Jon Tester isn’t up for reelection this fall, nor is he threatening to oppose a party-line Democratic bill that might increase taxes. He still has a warning for his colleagues. Read More.

Every for-profit business must deliver products or services that people are willing to pay for, or they will cease to exist.  Similarly, every non-profit organization must show itself worthy of the contributions they seek, or they too will disappear. Read More.

President Joe Biden’s massive social safety net package known as Build Back Better sputtered out in December — but pieces of it have shown new signs of life this year. Read More.

A new law will freeze property tax increases for some older Mainers. In order to qualify, you must be 65 years or older and a permanent Maine resident who's owned a primary residence in the state for at least the past ten years. “65 plus right?," said Avesta Neighborworks director Nicole DiGeronimo. "A lot of Mainers aren’t millionaires; they’re living on fixed income ... social security.” Read More.

Millions of families came to count on pandemic-era monthly child tax credit checks of up to $300 per child, a program that expired last December. Now, a new Republican Senate proposal aims to restart the monthly payments to parents — with new requirements, however. Read More.

Some Missouri parents can now apply for scholarships for their children to attend private schools or other alternatives to their local public schools. And hundreds already have. Read More.

BOSTON (AP) — Legislative leaders in Massachusetts announced plans on Monday for a $500 million tax relief package that includes increases in credits available for older residents, lower-income workers, as well as parents and others with dependants. Read More.

Lawmakers in the West Virginia Legislature will soon be called into a special session to take up a proposal to cut the state's personal income tax which has been put forward by Gov. Jim Justice. Read More.

The Grassroots Corner - Week Beginning 7/04/22: “Dan Bongino Reaffirms his support for the FAIRtax” Read More.

Reports say there’s been a big uptick in interest in leaving America with the overruling of Roe v. Wade, gun violence, political turmoil and more. One popular post advises how to move out of the US and the best places to escape. There are numerous choices, including moving to Canada. But if you go, is it temporary or permanent? Either way, most people probably assume that it won’t impact their citizenship. Read More.

For billionaire Ken Griffin, it was well worth spending $54 million to ensure he and other rich Illinoisans wouldn’t have to pay more tax. Read More.

In March of 2021, the IRS shredded 30 million paper-filed information returns as a solution to the pandemic-related backlog. Read More.