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Imagine losing your property for less than $1,000 - The Chicago Crusader

Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas will conduct the first sale in more than two years of delinquent Cook County property taxes on Nov. 5, 2021. About $163.4 million in unpaid […]

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Why do we keep voting on this? Exploring Prop. 13’s ‘Tax Revolt Family Tree’ - Black Voice News

The tax revolt started in California in 1978, but it never really ended. Four decades ago mad-as-hell voters banded together to pass Proposition 13, capping property taxes, slapping a constitutional muzzle on state government and wringing local budgets like a washcloth. The electorate's anti-tax

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Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California

Morant Bay tax office closed due to community quarantine in St Thomas

Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is reporting that the Morant Bay tax office will be closed today and during the period of the 14-day COVID-19 quarantine imposed by the Ministry of Health and Wellness in the Church...

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Good policy or ballot blackmail? Union keeps taking its fights with health industry to voters - Black Voice News

In summary The practice has earned SEIU-UHW president Dave Regan a reputation as an aggressive labor leader who uses ballot initiatives to needle corporate adversaries and seek to expand union membership. For the second time in as many elections, California voters are caught in the middle of

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Buried in the mountain of yet-to-be-deciphered popular will of Californians lie the fates of too-close-to-call statewide propositions and dozens of congressional and legislative races. Patience for the final electoral tally may not come naturally to election watchers in Georgia and Pennsylvania

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Source: Black Voice News | The Voice of the Black Community in California

NAACP: Yes on minimum wage hike; No on primary elections change – Florida Courier

SPECIAL TO THE FLORIDA COURIER The NAACP Florida State Conference has released the following recommendations on the state’s constitutional amendments. These amendments are on the Nov. 3 ballot. Amendment 1 Citizenship Requirement to Vote in Florida Elections: This amendment provides that only

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Trust Barriers Pose Challenge for Coronavirus Testing, Tracing Among Black and Latino Californians

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Dozens of employees at MOCAD and the DIA demand the ousters of their executive directors, alleging toxic workplaces - African American News Today - EIN News

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California Split Over Vote That Could Raise Some Property Taxes

Proposition 15, the “Tax on Commercial and Industrial Properties for Education and Local Government Funding Initiative,” is on the Nov. 3 ballot in California. If Californians vote yes on “Split Roll” — shorthand for the proposition’s title — the state will come up with a new taxation formula. The

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Greene County Commission adopts resolutions on 4 mil property tax increase, Streetscape II Project and Sales Tax Holiday

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3 Years After Hurricane Harvey, Many Houston Homeowners Dont Know Who’s At Risk Next

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Gary Schools District will ask voters for a tax increase | The Crusader Newspaper Group

Promises return of school corporation to local control, raises for teachers, and opens door to share with charters From the Gary 411 Since the state takeover of the Gary Community School Corporation in 2017, an increase in property taxes has always been a cornerstone of plans to help the district

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Study: Black entrepreneurship in the United States

… detailing the deaths of unarmed Black Americans at the hands of police … African-Americans report, African American financial literacy lags behind that of whites. On average, African Americans …

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Cal NAACP Announces New Leader to Replace Outgoing Pres. Alice Huffman - Voice and Viewpoint

Antonio Ray Harvey | California Black Media Effective Dec. 1, Alice Huffman will no longer be the president of the California-Hawaii State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) due to “health concerns,” she tells California Black Media. Rick

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Documentary 'Smoke: Marijuana and Black America' debuts tonight | Atlanta Daily World

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Spanish Town tax office closed for sanitisation

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Volusia to offer online utility assistance applications – Daytona Times

SPECIAL TO THE DAYTONA TIMES Residents seeking assistance with their utility bills will soon be able to complete and submit an application online starting Monday, Nov. 16. The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program, or LIHEAP, provides financial assistance to eligible households to meet the

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Mayor Eric Johnson’s Statement on the Final Vote on the Fiscal Year 2020-2021 Budget

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Cal NAACP Announces New Leader to Replace Outgoing Pres. Alice Huffman | L.A. Focus Newspaper

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TAJ closes two Kingston locations amid COVID-positive case

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Black Homeowners Pay Over $13,000 More Than White Homeowners, New Study Finds

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California Dem Party African American Caucus Endorses “Pro-Black” Propositions

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Common Council votes to support Gary school referendum | The Crusader Newspaper Group

State Representative Vernon Smith says school tax would give some local control in Gary Schools Crusader Staff Report The Gary Common Council on Tuesday, September 15 voted 5-2 to pass a resolution that supports the Gary Community School Corporation (GCSC) referendum asking voters for a property

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