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A lawsuit was filed against the federal government and the Indiana state highway commissioner over Interstate 69, a $2 billion project that would extend 142 miles and pass through Martinsville and Bloomington. The lawsuit claims that the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) is biased against the idea of upgrading U.
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The Jacksonville City Council has approved a new spending plan that prioritizes public safety, allocating nearly one-third of the city's $902.4 million budget to the Jacksonville Sheriff's Office. This represents the largest allocation to any single department and an increase from the previous year'
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Tampa Mayor Pam Iorio presented a revised city budget to the City Council on Monday, which includes $3.3 million in cuts due to reduced property tax revenues. The council had voted to cut the property tax rate for the first time in 20 years, over the mayor's
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The proposed Vikings stadium in Blaine is facing new opposition from an unexpected source: the Blaine City Council. Councilman Dick Swanson, who is also running for an Anoka County commissioner's seat, has requested that the council enforce state laws requiring a referendum on the countywide sales tax that
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The Iowa City Council Economic Development Committee recommended providing up to $1.2 million in tax breaks to National Genecular Institute Inc., a biotechnology company planning to create nearly 200 jobs in the Technology Corridor. The company's facility, a 20,000-square-foot "biobank" in Northgate Corporate Park,
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In a contentious city council meeting, Crystal River residents expressed their frustration with the city's proposed budget, which maintains a tax rate of 5.6 mills despite skyrocketing property values. The city's financial director, Mark Thiele, acknowledged that the burden will fall heavily on small businessmen,
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The proposal to create different tax rates for business properties and homes in Virginia Beach has been abandoned due to public outcry from local business leaders. City Councilwoman Rosemary Wilson, who had pushed for the split rates, removed the item from the city's Community Legislative Agenda after receiving
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A proposal to lower the property tax rate in Victoria, Texas, has been rejected by a split city council. The proposed tax reduction, which would have saved the owner of a $100,000 house about $11 a year, was met with opposition from Mayor Pro Tem Lewis Neitsch and council
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The Austin City Council voted 5-2 to approve a resolution setting the proposed tax levy and adopting a proposed budget for taxes payable in 2007. The council decided not to include a 10% increase in property taxes that would have been used to bring in money for flood projects if
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Scotland's smoking ban has sparked controversy in the entertainment industry as Keith Richards, guitarist of the Rolling Stones, faces an investigation for smoking on stage during a concert in Glasgow. The incident occurred on Friday night at Hampden Park, where an estimated 50,000 spectators watched Richards light
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Glasgow City Council is set to launch a probe into whether Keith Richards, the legendary guitarist of the Rolling Stones, broke Scotland's smoking ban while on stage at Hampden Park during a concert on Friday night. The rocker's alleged infraction comes less than three weeks after
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A proposed $1 million in tax assistance to help Rochester developer Bob DeWitz build 100 entry-level houses on the city's western fringe received lukewarm reception from city council members. Despite the developer's intentions to use tax-increment financing to develop $139,000 starter homes, council members expressed
