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Posted June 08, 2003 in Press Releases
Budget bill does little to close loopholes and ease burden on workers, some critics say Columbus Dispatch Why are so many Ohio corporations paying so little tax? That's the $64,000 question -- or maybe the $50 question. Of 101,411 nonfinancial... read more
Posted June 06, 2003 in Press Releases
Middle-class, poor face more tax burden than rich The Toledo Blade COLUMBUS - The tax burden on the poor and middle-class would increase more than the wealthy and many businesses would get tax breaks in the budget... read more
Posted June 02, 2003 in Press Releases
The Toledo Blade COLUMBUS - Five years ago, 19 of Ohio's 132 state legislators were paid $100,000 or more per year, when their state pay and outside income were tallied. Full Article read more
Posted June 01, 2003 in Press Releases
But individuals may see new taxes in Senate budget plan; schools would loseBy Doug Oplinger and Dennis J. Willard The Akron Beacon Journal COLUMBUS - The Ohio Senate is working on a budget proposal that could raise... read more
Posted May 17, 2003 in Op-Eds
Ask most Ohioans about it, and they ll probably scratch their heads in puzzlement. Yet if relatively unknown, the State Controlling Board is a powerful force in the statehouse, affecting most citizens with its decisions.... read more
Posted May 09, 2003 in Press Releases
Penny-on-dollar boost would stress low, middle income Dayton Daily News COLUMBUS | A penny-on-the-dollar temporary state sales tax increase, the leading contender to raise the extra money needed to balance the new two-year budget, would impose heavier financial burdens on low-... read more
Posted May 08, 2003 in Press Releases
Gongwer News Service The temporary one-cent sales tax increase included in the pending state budget bill (HB 95) would increase the sales tax burden on low-income Ohioans by more than five times the increase it imposes... read more
Posted April 27, 2003 in Press Releases
The Akron Beacon Journal If the vast majority of Ohioans struggle to name even one member of the Ohio Supreme Court, it is a safe bet that few are familiar with the workings of the State... read more
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