Value capture to fund transit is a solution hiding in plain sight. The state budget provisions for funding New York City's ambitious transit projects …
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Op-Ed: Taxing success won't build Washington's future – Everett Post
Washington has the third-best economy in the country, with tech jobs and innovation driving a significant share of this growth. Yet, the …
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Bill taxing nonessential helicopter flights and dedicating revenue to NJ Transit clears …
… Transit. Under the bill, S-4639, a tourist flight is defined as a flight on a non-essential helicopter or seaplane that operates for the purpose …
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Illinois considers hiking tolls and taxing rideshares to cover transit shortfall
… transit. Springfield should find the courage to demand accountability from transit agencies before asking taxpayers to open their wallets once again.
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Murphy's $55.9 billion budget includes plan for NJ Transit by taxing businesses – POLITICO
A long-sought funding source for the state's transit agency would add 2.5 percent fee on largest corporations.
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Best of BS Opinion: Unscientific development, taxing demands, and more
tech jobs. Best of BS Opinion: Searching for growth, beyond civil society, and more. Premium Content Opportunities and choices in the Budget.
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Tampa Bay's taxing issue: Seeking new money amid robust government spending
“You don't quit your job when you win a scratch off,” said Christina Barker of All For Transportation, the citizens group advocating for the …
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Graeme Hart's $3.4b gain proves need for taxing wealth – Oxfam
Hart's added wealth is revealed in a new Oxfam report which is part of wider research tracking global wealth. The report concludes that a rigged …
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Moody's off track about taxing the rich for transit
Since 2009, income growth for the bottom fifth of households has barely exceeded 1%—less than the increases in cost-of-living and transit fares.
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Taxing decision results in win for transportation
All for Transportation, the group that organized support for the transportation tax, says it will ask the county commission to do that. “The Hillsborough …
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