/tags/sales-tax sales tax en-US Copyright Fri, 14 Feb 2020 13:00:00 GMT /politics/2020-02-14/politics-chat-backers-of-metro-expansion-ballot-issue-launch-an-expensive-campaign Issue 7 - a 0.8% increase in the Hamilton County sales tax - will be the biggest ballot issue voters in Hamilton County will decide in the March 17… Fri, 14 Feb 2020 13:00:00 GMT /politics/2020-02-14/politics-chat-backers-of-metro-expansion-ballot-issue-launch-an-expensive-campaign Howard Wilkinson /politics/2019-10-23/commentary-county-sales-tax-creates-partisan-battle-again Well, so much for civility in politics in this neck of the woods.State Rep. Tom Brinkman, the Mt. Lookout Republican, has always been something of a bull… Wed, 23 Oct 2019 09:00:00 GMT /politics/2019-10-23/commentary-county-sales-tax-creates-partisan-battle-again Howard Wilkinson /local-news/2019-10-15/hamilton-county-sales-tax-staying-put-commission-votes-to-keep-increase Hamilton County commissioners have approved a one-quarter (0.25) percent increase in the county sales tax to help balance next year's budget. But the… Tue, 15 Oct 2019 20:40:11 GMT /local-news/2019-10-15/hamilton-county-sales-tax-staying-put-commission-votes-to-keep-increase Jay Hanselman /ohio-news/2018-09-09/states-personal-tax-revenue-off-for-august-but-says-overall-tax-receipts-on-track Two months into the fiscal year, the state budget department says its forecast for tax revenues is close to on track. Mon, 10 Sep 2018 01:30:21 GMT /ohio-news/2018-09-09/states-personal-tax-revenue-off-for-august-but-says-overall-tax-receipts-on-track Karen Kasler /ohio-news/2018-08-15/bill-would-block-counties-from-levying-new-taxes-without-a-vote-allowing-it A Republican state lawmaker who backed a failed attempt to overturn a county tax levy wants to make it tougher for counties to raise taxes. Wed, 15 Aug 2018 19:08:53 GMT /ohio-news/2018-08-15/bill-would-block-counties-from-levying-new-taxes-without-a-vote-allowing-it Jo Ingles /local-news/2018-08-01/hamilton-county-commissioners-rescind-sales-tax-hike Hamilton County voters won't get a chance this November to decide on whether they want to increase the sales tax next year. And they likely won't have to… Wed, 01 Aug 2018 19:48:32 GMT /local-news/2018-08-01/hamilton-county-commissioners-rescind-sales-tax-hike Howard Wilkinson, Bill Rinehart /politics/2018-07-25/commentary-why-do-republicans-want-sales-tax-repeal-so-badly There is a three-foot stack of forms over at the office of Hamilton County Auditor Dusty Rhodes that contain 38,065 signatures.Some are the legitimate,… Wed, 25 Jul 2018 09:00:00 GMT /politics/2018-07-25/commentary-why-do-republicans-want-sales-tax-repeal-so-badly Howard Wilkinson /politics/2018-07-18/gop-files-nearly-38-000-signatures-to-repeal-sales-tax-increase Hamilton County Republicans who mounted a petition drive to put an issue on the November ballot repealing a .02 percent increase in the sales tax marched… Wed, 18 Jul 2018 20:44:24 GMT /politics/2018-07-18/gop-files-nearly-38-000-signatures-to-repeal-sales-tax-increase Howard Wilkinson /politics/2018-07-18/commentary-why-a-sales-tax-repeal-could-turn-hamilton-countys-election-upside-down Let's play a little bit of the game show Jeopardy! today.Politics is supposed to be fun, right? Uh, yes, right. Well, maybe "fun" isn't the best… Wed, 18 Jul 2018 09:00:00 GMT /politics/2018-07-18/commentary-why-a-sales-tax-repeal-could-turn-hamilton-countys-election-upside-down Howard Wilkinson /news/2018-06-22/police-lawsuit-sales-tax-backlash-and-stand-your-ground-up-for-debate Attorney Al Gerhardstein calls the lawsuit against an African-American police lieutenant by two white officers "the most outrageous lawsuit I have ever… Fri, 22 Jun 2018 08:00:00 GMT /news/2018-06-22/police-lawsuit-sales-tax-backlash-and-stand-your-ground-up-for-debate Dan Hurley