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Gov’t Affairs News – property taxes, plastic bags, 9-1-1 regulations, and more

Posted on April 22, 2016

Tax Tribunal changes could have big impact

Legislation introduced on April 19 as HB 5578 could have a big impact on commercial property taxes and tax appeals. Authored by the “Dark Stores” workgroup leader and vice-chairman of the House Tax Policy Committee,

Gov’t Affairs News – plastic bags, patio permits, and more

Posted on March 18, 2016

Plastic bag/container pre-emption bill introduced

Legislation to pre-empt local ordinances related to plastic bags and containers was introduced on March 15 as SB 853 and referred to the Senate Commerce Committee.

Gov’t Affairs News – direct wine shipments, judicial levies, and more

Posted on March 4, 2016

Senate committee discusses judicial levies

Over the last two weeks, the Senate Local Government Committee heard testimony on legislation that seeks to address how judgments against municipalities can be funded.