On April 15, 2013, Nebraska Watchdog published “Lincoln council candidate mistakenly signed petition to raise taxes”, reporting that Gaylor Baird signed a document calling on the City Council to raise the property tax levy by 5-cents in 2011. The candidate responded to Watchdog’s inquiry by explaining that when she’d been […]
Politicians, government bureaucrats, and the growing class of largely nonprofit corporate types who live off revenues siphoned from government entitlement spending make many a bizarre argument and manage to do it with a straight face. It’s a rare moment when you can catch them chortling over the idea of pulling [...]
Officials on notice that you know about CAFR… Comprehensive Annual Financial Reports! I can send you some info on the Federal Level CAFR if you want. We must contact media, powerful people with a voice? Anyone got Rick Santelli’s email? Tweet this to him! Walter Burien is the expert…his contact info is below! 
Property Taxes, like forced insurance, is de facto grand theft, extortion, made legal!!
BISMARCK, North Dakota: One month following petition signature submissions, Secretary of State Al Jaeger confirmed that the proposed property tax amendment will be headed to the June 2012 statewide ballot.[1] The measure will appear as Measure 2 on the June ballot and marks the fourth measure certified for a 2012 ballot in the state
Fiscal sanity reigns in Bartlesville -- both bonds failed to achieve 60% margin to 'pass'; there is still much work to be done to get our house in order so that all levels of government learn to live within their means. The school board needs to make some operational changes and listen to the people or they will need to be replaced in the days ahead.
The State of Nebraska already gets 40 percent of its operating funds from the federal government. But such money comes with strings attached. In return, the state relinquishes control over significant parts of its budget to the whims of federal bureaucrats. Now, ask yourself this question — Do you really think it’s wise to allow [...]