by Sumera S | Aug 30, 2021
Multnomah County Income Tax Levy In November 2020, Multnomah County voters approved Measure 26-214, Preschool for All (PFA), with 64.09 percent of the vote. Measure 26-214 established a tuition-free universal preschool program funded by a progressive income...
by Sumera S | Apr 15, 2019
Mecklenburg County Property Tax and County Budget Allocation The Early Childhood Education Executive Committee met for two years to review access to early childhood education for children from birth to five. As discussions were underway to reach consensus on...
by Sumera S | Apr 15, 2019
Cuyahoga County Property Tax In 2007, Invest in Children decided to build a Universal Prekindergarten program (UPK) on the foundation of quality that had been established. UPK began by serving 1000 children in existing sites across the county using a mixed delivery...
by Sumera S | Apr 15, 2019
City of Philadelphia Sales Tax In June 2016, the City Council passed its five-year budget that included the implementation of Philadelphia Beverage Tax (PBT). Through the PBT initiative, the City charges distributors of sugar sweetened beverages a 1.5-cents per...
by Sumera S | Aug 29, 2017
City of Cincinnati Renewed Property Tax Referendum In November 2020, Cincinnati voters approved Issue 17, a renewal of Issue 44, with 69 percent of the vote. Issue 44 will continue funding CPP through a property tax. The tax leverages a rate of $734 per $100,000 of...