The mayor of Providence, Rhode Island, Mayor Angel Taveras, made national headlines last week when details emerged about his plan to tax nine tax-exempt hospitals,
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Tax Breaks For Big Oil Back In The News
The soaring price of gasoline is definitely attracting some attention these days. According to the most recent data available, it will cost you, on average,
Read MoreThe Worth Of A Mother
Being a mom is a tough gig. I didn’t realize how tough until I had three of my own and figured out that in addition
Read MoreIs A Tax By The Mile Coming Down The Road?
This week, a proposal to tax cars by the mile seemed to take the country by surprise. But, yawn, it’s actually so 2009. Two years
Read MoreSC Says No To Amazon.com: What Now?
So wow. Color me completely shocked. Okay, not completely. But shocked. South Carolina legislators said no to Amazon.com’s bid for a sales tax exemption. And
Read MoreZuckerberg May Not “Like” This on Facebook
On Wednesday, President Barack Obama went all social media on us, appearing at a “town hall” style meeting at offices in Facebook. The event, which
Read MoreUS Uncut & GE: Imagination (& Hoaxes) At Work
Just around noon, a story caught my eye on Twitter. It was a link to a Forbes story claiming that GE had issued a press
Read MoreAre We Creeping Closer To An Internet Sales Tax?
Like you didn’t see this coming… Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL), together with Sen. Mike Enzi (R-WY), will, if all goes according to plan, announce intentions
Read MoreTwitter Gets Tax Break, Will Stay In San Francisco
In 140 characters (or less): Twitter is staying put in San Francisco. At least for now. A split Board approved a payroll tax exemption in
Read MoreTaxpayers Get Schooled In Arizona
Mark this day in your calendars. Even though it feels like a regular ol’ Monday, it’s not. It’s the day that our educational system changed
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