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City ready to listen to tax talk
Grand Rapids city commissioners will give taxpayers a chance to chime in on the proposed city budget and new property tax millage rate.
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Are we on a 'highway to gravel'?
West Michigan roads have hit a dead end.
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County panel says no to land bank
Group recommends that commission not sell properties to agency before auction.
The Kent County Land Bank Process Subcommittee is recommending to the full commission that the Kent County Land Bank Authority not be allowed to buy any tax-foreclosed properties prior to the annual auction.
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Gov. Snyder proposes $50.9-billion budget with gas-tax increase
LANSING — Gov. Rick Snyder on Thursday proposed a $50.9-billion budget that would raise state gas taxes and vehicle fees, expand Medicaid to more uninsured adults and double the number of 4-year-olds in a preschool program for at-risk kids.
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Kent County exempts property tax revenue from North Quarter Corridor
As expected, Kent County commissioners followed the county’s economic development policy and exempted a portion of the county’s property tax revenue from being captured by the North Quarter Corridor Improvement Authority in Grand Rapids.
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Who really lives in 'low-income' housing?
There has been a lot written lately in local media about the development and construction work happening in our core city. Much of the work going on in Grand Rapids is residential development, and a good portion of that has some sort of government financing.
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Why is the fiscal-cliff agreement good news?
There are several reasons why the fiscal-cliff agreement represents a positive policy development.
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Gov. Snyder signs business property-tax cuts
LANSING — Gov. Rick Snyder has signed legislation to phase out several hundred million dollars in taxes business annually pay on equipment.
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County accused of being fiscally reckless
But support for that allegation is iffy.
The Kent County Taxpayers Alliance has accused the Kent County Board of Commissioners of giving away $1 million worth of assets last summer at a time when the county’s general operating fund was in the red by $955,000. The alliance called the action “reckless.”
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State Senate approves industrial property tax repeals
LANSING — Legislation aiming to eliminate $600 million in taxes businesses annually pay on computers and equipment has cleared the Michigan Senate.
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