Sentences with phrase «with local tax dollars»

The poorest districts are least able to fill in those chasms with local tax dollars.

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The concern some people have is that children will end up living for years in a local community, where they'll be entitled to education and other government services paid for with tax dollars.

«We're confident the impact will increase with visitors purchasing more bottles to ship home, which will boost tourism and add valuable tax dollars to local and state coffers.

You apply for a job in my community by running a campaign for a paid office that my local tax dollars pay for and you get elected then show up to your first scheduled meeting and decide to spend the first 5 minutes — eating donuts instead of working, speaking to the audience about your personal problems with your wife, telling the audience about an upcoming play your kid will be in, telling the captive audience about the benefits of being gay, speaking to them about God or praying aloud to your God regardless of which God the rest of the audience believes in.

1) Charities spend their income on necessities, such as food and utilities, which ever - so - slightly re-orients our economy toward recession - resistant products, rather than luxuries 2) Charities spend their money quickly, but on independent schedules, making for a smoother stimulus effect on the economy 3) Charities make purchases tax - free, meaning that $ 1 spent by a charity generates a full $ 1 of private economic activity; furthermore, much of those tax revenues are recovered as income tax on the grocery stores, utility companies, etc. that might not have received that income otherwise 4) Charitable giving is by far the most democratic way to improve society; from birth control to bombers, government assuredly spends money on something you don't like, and charitable giving restores your say - so 5) Charitable donations are tax deductible, meaning you keep those tax dollars in your local community 6) Charitable donations provide the funds necessary for volunteers to serve the needy, thus giving «the average citizen» a chance to meet and interact with the needy, breaking down stereotypes

Assemblyman Jim Tedisco (R,C,I - Glenville), Assemblyman Steve McLaughlin (R,C,I - Schaghticoke) and Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R,C,I - Corning) are joining with several local Capital Region officials in seeking a new state program to repair and maintain vital local drinking water, sewer, storm water management and gas line infrastructure to protect lives, secure the viability of roads and bridges aboveground and save tax dollars.

In a state with already high state and local taxes, fees and assessments on energy — with roughly 25 cents of every dollar paid for electric power in New York State going to pay government assessments — we believe it is simply counterproductive to continue to add new and increased energy costs on state ratepayers.

Congressman Brian Higgins said: «This project was a collaboration of federal, state, local and private investment along with the aid of over $ 4 dollars in Federal Low - Income Housing Tax credits.

Local government needs to be in touch with our community, people don't want to see their tax dollars paying for community «extras» when they have no «extras» at home.

Since the charter school movement began in 1991 in Minnesota, these schools have filled a need in American society, giving individuals, communities, and local associations a chance to create their own schools — with tax dollars paying the basic costs.

This is actually something parents of home - schooled children have done for years, but increasingly some seem to be saying that they would like some of the benefits of the local public school, for which they are paying with their tax dollars, as they do so.

In particular, K - 12 education relies heavily on local revenues, which on average contribute approximately 44 percent to the education budget (Johnson et al., 2011), with these dollars drawn mostly from local property taxes.

Parker Baxter, scholar in residence at the University of Colorado Denver School of Public Affairs, is co-author, with Todd Ely and Paul Teske, of «A Bigger Slice of the Money Pie,» on how charter schools in Colorado and Florida have gained a larger share of local tax dollars.

During this reauthorization process, NSBA has worked closely with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle to advocate for a modernized education law that affirms the importance of local governance, protects federal investments in Title I grants for disadvantaged students, and prevents the diversion of public tax dollars for private use.

Are you going to let these criminals get away with aiding and abetting the theft of billions of dollars a year in your local property taxes?

Although funded on a per - pupil expenditure formula by the local school board with tax dollars, their accountability will vary based on state laws.

While awaiting conference proceedings to begin, NSBA will continue to work with potential conferees to ensure that Congress passes an education bill that reaffirms local governance, invests in Title I programs, and excludes vouchers, tuition tax credits, or other means of authorizing the use of public dollars for private education.

They insisted that local property tax dollars should not follow students to a state charter school; those dollars should remain with the traditional school district.

Beginning in 2018, the legislature will rob urban and suburban school districts, mainly in King County, of about one billion dollars in «local levy» funds (paid for with property taxes of King County homeowners), change the name of this billion dollars to «state levy» funds and then spreads this money around to more rural school districts.

As I have stated before, it is time for all Indiana public school systems to stand up and share with local taxpayers the real value of where their tax dollars should be going, and that is into INDIANA PUBLIC SCHOOLS!

The Janesville School District was required to levy $ 187,180 in taxpayer dollars to be allocated to the statewide voucher program for 2017 - 18, and local taxpayers are not provided with information about their tax dollars being spent on private and voucher schools.

This flips the norm established more than 35 years ago with Proposition 13, the landmark property tax limit, when the state became the school funding distributor as well as decider, largely dictating how locals could use the dollars.

The district has had a frosty relationship with the Charter School, which gets most of its funding in local tax dollars.»

Doing so might lead to underpayment penalties at the state or local level, but in most cases, those underpayment penalties are small potatoes compared with the potential tax dollars you might save.

If you're a homeowner with a disability, you may also qualify to have all your local real estate taxes waived, a benefit that could save you thousands of dollars a year.

This distinction can get confusing because a local government may contract with a nonprofit that receives tax dollars for animal control services and receives donations for other community services.

In addition to clean, renewable, homegrown energy, Heritage's wind and solar farms generate millions of dollars in local communities through contracts with local businesses, local tax revenues, royalty revenue to landowners and new jobs.

The city worked with a local developer, Ray - 10 Development Co., to negotiate an incentive arrangement that involves sharing sales tax dollars with the developer to pay for infrastructure improvements.

CalHFA also partners with local counties to provide access to Mortgage Credit Certificates that may enable first - time homebuyers to convert a portion of their annual mortgage interest into a dollar - for - dollar tax credit on their federal income tax returns.