Heartland Newspapers - Fiscal

Irvine, Calif., City Workers Average $143,691 in Total Compensation

California Public Policy Center
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April 09, 2013
Employees of the City of Irvine, Calif., received total compensation averaging $143,691 in 2012, according to a study published by the California Public Policy Center.

Nationally, Tax Freedom Day Arrives April 18

Steve Stanek
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April 08, 2013
April 15 is the deadline to file income taxes, but most Americans with tax liabilities will be working beyond that date to pay taxes.

Milwaukee DA Stonewalling on Costs of Walker Investigation

Brien Farley
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April 04, 2013
“We’ve done several thousand open records requests over the years.

West Virginia Bills Would Slash Film Subsidies

Kathryn Watson
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April 02, 2013
West Virginia may become the next state to temper its love fest with Hollywood.

Pole Fees Could Create New ‘Broadband Tax’ in Tennessee

Matthew Glans
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March 28, 2013
Broadband users in Tennessee could soon see a big increase in their monthly bills if legislation now before the state legislature passes.

Local Control In Transportation: Good In Theory, Not Always In Practice

Eileen Norcross
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March 27, 2013
State and local governments know their transportation needs better than the government in Washington, D.C.

Chicago Suburb Borrows Millions to Repay Stadium Debt

Sean Parnell
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March 26, 2013
Saddled with debt payments after sinking $135 million into the construction of a soccer stadium, the Chicago-area suburb of Bridgeview recently had to borrow an additional $27 million to cover requ

IRS Taxpayer Advocate Calls for Simpler Tax Code

Phil Britt
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March 25, 2013
As taxpayers enter crunch time to hit the April 15 income tax filing deadline, many of them likely agree the federal government’s four-million-word tax code is too long and complex.

Congress Investigates Minnesota Broadband Stimulus Project

Tom Steward
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March 21, 2013
Lake County Minnesotans can’t field calls or emails over their $66 million federal stimulus-funded Lake Connections broadband network yet, but the powerful U.S.
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