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Caged heat
Credit: Shannon Cornman The comments were part of a larger discussion among the council at its June 16 meeting about what to do with a $1.3 million surplus to the city budget and whether to put that money into expanded bus service, street maintenance, or the hiring of more police officers. Shadid questioned why there […]
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Counterpoint: Scrapping tax won’t help economy
In the last few months several legislators joined with the Governor’s Task Force on Economic Development to urge Oklahoma to gradually eliminate the state’s personal income tax over the next 10 years. Consequently, it would not be a surprise if legislators will be asked to vote on the idea. Unfortunately, the evidence indicates that eliminating […]
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Paling project
The story, which was first reported online by okgazette.com on Nov. 4 and in last Wednesday’s print edition of Oklahoma Gazette, goes that because of cost overruns and an underperforming sales tax related to the Devon tax increment finance district, Project 180 is seeing revenue shortfalls and having to scale back. One of the plans […]
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Paling project
The story, which was first reported online by okgazette.com on Nov. 4 and in last Wednesday’s print edition of Oklahoma Gazette, goes that because of cost overruns and an underperforming sales tax related to the Devon tax increment finance district, Project 180 is seeing revenue shortfalls and having to scale back. One of the plans […]
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Paling project
The story, which was first reported online by okgazette.com on Nov. 4 and in last Wednesday’s print edition of Oklahoma Gazette, goes that because of cost overruns and an underperforming sales tax related to the Devon tax increment finance district, Project 180 is seeing revenue shortfalls and having to scale back. One of the plans […]
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Trimmed TIF
One of the major funding sources for Project 180, the Devon tower tax increment finance district, is not bringing in as much money as hoped, officials said. Coupled with cost overruns on current and already completed Project 180 work, the shortfall has city planners looking for ways to save money. A plan is currently on […]
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Trimmed TIF
One of the major funding sources for Project 180, the Devon tower tax increment finance district, is not bringing in as much money as hoped, officials said. Coupled with cost overruns on current and already completed Project 180 work, the shortfall has city planners looking for ways to save money. A plan is currently on […]
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Trimmed TIF
One of the major funding sources for Project 180, the Devon tower tax increment finance district, is not bringing in as much money as hoped, officials said. Coupled with cost overruns on current and already completed Project 180 work, the shortfall has city planners looking for ways to save money. A plan is currently on […]
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Counterpoint: Bad tax model
But is eliminating the income tax here really the panacea some state leaders think it is, and can Oklahoma really emulate Texas, which is often cited as a tax model? No. On the surface, the proposal seems tempting. Most people don’t like paycheck taxes, state or otherwise, even though they enjoy and often take for […]