Dear Editor, I’m writing today to raise an important question about accountability and transparency in local government. Specifically, I believe it is time to reexamine the continued existence of the Turkey Creek Dam and Dike Conservancy District, a special tax district formed with a narrow mission: to repair … Read More
Notice is hereby given to the taxpayers of the Town of Etna Green, Kosciusko County, Indiana, that the Town Council will consider at 106 S Walnut Street, Etna Green, IN 46524 at 7pm on April 8, 2025, the reestablishment of the cumulative capital development fund under the provisions … Read More
A Senate committee will decide whether to advance House Bill 1007, which, if passed, would allow Indiana utilities to recover costs for small modular nuclear reactors before obtaining permits.
Read MoreNotice is hereby given to the taxpayers of Kosciusko County, Kosciusko, County, Indiana, that the Kosciusko County Commissioners will consider at 100 W Center St – Old Courtroom, Warsaw, Indiana at 9 o’clock am on March 25, 2025, the establishment of a Cumulative Capital Development Fund under the … Read More
1st Source Foundation donated $8,000 to Pathfinder’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program.
Read MoreAxing Indiana’s individual income tax and replacing just half the revenue with a sales tax hike would cost the state’s poorest residents an additional $62 and hand the top 1% of earners a $30,000 tax cut, a think tank told state lawmakers Friday, Oct. 20.
Read MoreThe monthly revenue report for March, along with commentary from Budget Director Brian Bailey, has been posted on the State Budget Agency webpage. The report can be found here: http://www.in.gov/sba/2631.htm. Data on March revenues can also be found on the MPH website here: http://in.gov/mph/staterevenue.html. Results include: State general … Read More
Last week, our sister publication “The Mail-Journal” published a couple of comments from the U.S. Congress Third District representatives: Democrat Justin Kuhnle, Republican Marlin Stutzman and Libertarian Scott Wise. See that article here. I decided, given the lack of spatial constraints here at Ink Free News, to dig … Read More
We approached the candidates for U.S. Representative for District 2 and asked them some questions. Below are responses from Republican incumbent Jackie Walorski and Democratic candidate Joe Bock. Libertarian candidate Jeff Petermann ended his run and dropped out of the Libertarian Party after the July 15 deadline to … Read More
INDIANAPOLIS – Today Governor Mike Pence, the Office of Management and Budget and the Department of Revenue host the Indiana Tax Competitiveness and Simplification Conference at the Indiana Government Center. The conference brings together nearly 200 local and national tax experts and policy makers to focus on ways … Read More
Who wants to pay more taxes?! (silence.) Ok, more taxes for everyone! That was last night’s Times Union lead story. It wasn’t worded that way, it said “there were no public comments” and so the County Commissioners increased your property taxes to the maximum rate to generate money … Read More
Kosciusko County Commissioners discussed re-establishing, and possibly doubling, the cumulative capital development tax rate to help maintain the county’s roads. On June 3, they introduced an ordinance that may double the cumulative capital development tax rate. Commissioners are proposing to re-establish the CCD rate to $0.0333 per $100 … Read More
At the joint Kosciusko County Council/Kosciusko County Commissioners meeting, held Thursday night, it was reported that the disbursements of the county’s operating funds have exceeded annual receipts. Earlier today, we reported that enactment of a wheel tax will most likely be voted on at the Kosciusko County Council’s Thursday, … Read More
Indiana Strip Clubs may be forced to charge a new tax to benefit victims of sexual assault. The Indiana Coalition Against Sexual Assault proposed to Indiana legislatures that a $5 tax be charged to patrons of adult night clubs. The tax is currently utilized in several other states … Read More
Gov. Mitch Daniels today announced how $360 million will be split among five employee pension funds, their share of the proceeds from the first automatic taxpayer refund, the governor’s plan to return taxpayer dollars to Hoosiers when the state’s reserves exceed a certain threshold. “Many pension funds in … Read More
