The Center for Community Solutions has generated a detailed, comprehensive report on property taxes funding social services. https://www.communitysolutions.com/research/haves-nots-county-property-taxes-provided-2-5-billion-local-health-social-service-funding-unevenly-distributed/?mc_cid=db8237bd2a&mc_eid=8d430e97ba Here is an excerpt from the article that we found informative: “While all 50 states have property taxes, Ohio is unique in… Read More ›
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Schools Hiring Pros to Pass Levies…we will expose them
(LFC Comments: The following is a reply we received from a Lorain Lobbyist to the article on Campaigning rules. https://lobbyistsforcitizens.com/2019/11/22/w-e-schools-and-campaigning-rules/ It is such a powerful message, we wanted to be sure that everyone saw it.) *********************1776 Dear LFC, Thank you… Read More ›
Dumbing Down of Students…this will shock you
While researching articles about our public education system, we came across this disturbing article about American education: https://drrichswier.com/2018/09/17/it-does-not-take-a-village-it-takes-an-adult/ Here is an excerpt from the article written by Linda Goudsmit. “What is the motive for deliberately insisting upon systems that are… Read More ›
State Thinking of Increasing Their Power Over Schools
Thanks to our Kirtland lobbyist for this article. The State is thinking about collecting the property taxes and redistributing it as they see fit…..Hmmm, if they give the money to the parents (vouchers) so that the schools would have to… Read More ›
Beverage vs Thompson…mano a mano, but taxpayers get bruised
Lakeland Community College spent $68 million on a Health Technology Center. They have a state of the art training facility for nurses of all disciplines. We just discovered that the Willoughby – Eastlake school district has a LPN nursing program… Read More ›
Distribution Methodology…devil is in the details
“Distribution Methodology”…chapter 2 Representatives Cupp and Patterson are still trying to convince lawmakers in Columbus that they have the “magic formula” for equitable funding of State resources to be allocated to the 600+ Ohio school districts. It will basically be… Read More ›
Responsible Euclid Citizens for Equitable Taxation
(LFC Comments: We are pleased to have a new contributor to our site that will be be writing about issues in the City of Euclid) “Responsible Euclid Citizens for Equitable Taxation” In 1994, the voters in Euclid passed a .85%… Read More ›
Property Tax Ballot Language…Too bad Rep. Rogers does not care
We have been interested in State Representative Derek Merrin’s concerted efforts to help Ohio taxpayers better understand what they are voting for as it relates to the complex world of property taxes. Here is the Cleveland.com article that details Rep…. Read More ›