Changes in federal law rarely affect local property taxes. An exception occurred on Veteran’s Day when President Obama signed Public Law 111-97, the Military Spouses Residency Relief Act. This law allows spouses of active-duty military members to retain residency in their home states for voting and tax purposes regardless of where the military sends them, a benefit that the military members themselves have long posses
Competing, Making a Profit
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UPDATE August 2013: For additional limitations regarding the provision of cable and broadband services by municipalities, click here.
Competing, Making a Profit
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UPDATE August 2013: For additional limitations regarding the provision of cable and broadband services by municipalities, click here.
Update April 2010. For a more detailed review of this issue see the following article: Addressing Climate Change Locally: North Carolina Local Government Financing Programs for Private Energy Efficiency Projects.
Update April 2010. For a more detailed review of this issue see the following article: Addressing Climate Change Locally: North Carolina Local Government Financing Programs for Private Energy Efficiency Projects.
A New York Times article on Friday covered Pfizer’s announcement that it will be leaving New London, Connecticut, the city at the center of the landmark eminent domain case, Kelo v. City of New London, 545 U.S. 469 (2005). In Kelo, a 5‑4 majority of the U.S.
A New York Times article on Friday covered Pfizer’s announcement that it will be leaving New London, Connecticut, the city at the center of the landmark eminent domain case, Kelo v. City of New London, 545 U.S. 469 (2005). In Kelo, a 5‑4 majority of the U.S.
May a local government or public authority that provides utility or public enterprise services disclose its customer billing information in each of the following scenarios? (a) A customer’s relative wants to know if the customer is delinquent on his utility payments;(b) A prospective home-buyer wants to know the average utility usage by the current owner-customer;
May a local government or public authority that provides utility or public enterprise services disclose its customer billing information in each of the following scenarios? (a) A customer’s relative wants to know if the customer is delinquent on his utility payments;(b) A prospective home-buyer wants to know the average utility usage by the current owner-customer;
You’ve just received bids on a construction project estimated (by your engineer) to cost about $2 million. The lowest bid is for $1.5 million, and the next highest bid is $1.9 million, with the other bids ranging from $2.1 million to $2.3 million. After reviewing the bids, you think the lowest bidder must have made a mistake, but you can’t tell where the mistake is. What should you do?What you shouldn’t do