Tax Revenue

Is Planning All About Tax Revenue?

Jeffery R. Levine asks if, given the reliance on property taxes, the planning process is truly revenue-blind.

26 September 2011 - 12:00pm

Planning Commissioners Journal

U.S. Cities Still Feeling Impact of Recession

A new report from the National League of Cities suggests urban areas will face diminished revenues through 2011 and beyond.

7 October 2010 - 12:00pm

National League Of Cities

Homesteading 2010

A small town in Nebraska is reviving the Homestead Act, offering plots of land to people in order to cash in on property taxes down the line. Other places are following suit.

26 July 2010 - 9:00am

The New York Times

Phoenix Mountain Preserve Plan

The Open Space Plan for the Phoenix Mountains, adopted in 1972 and implemented by the Phoenix Mountains Preservation Commission, has focused on desert preservation in development-driven Phoenix. In 1990 the commission lobbied successfully for a sales tax increase that will provide funds to buy thousands of acres of State Trust Land. Attention is now focused on funding the acquisition of an additional 20,000 acres.

26 February 2010 - 12:24pm

Tax Revenues Down in 44 States

Tax revenues were down during the third quarter of 2009 in 44 states, according to a new report from the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government.

29 November 2009 - 9:00am

Stateline

Vegas Aching As Conventions Pull Out

Canceled conventions are causing economic pain in Las Vegas.

17 February 2009 - 6:00am

The New York Times

Car Dealerships Closing Shop

Car dealerships -- long-sought by cities as big tax revenue generators -- are struggling in the economic downturn. Nearly 600 have closed this year, and another 100 are expected to shut down by the end of the year.

30 October 2008 - 5:00am

The Wall Street Journal