Lawmakes originally had until July 31 to refer ballot measures for a Nov. 3 special election regarding the 1% sales tax increase. Friend of the governor and Secretary of State Ken Bennett granted a reprieve and moved the date to Wednesday, August 3.
County treasurers say they must know if the state equalization tax (formerly known as the education equalization tax) will be permanently repealed by mid-August so they can properly prepare property-tax bills. The tax was not collected for three years, costing the states about $750 million. It is back on the books now, but Republicans have targeted it for extinction.
The partial budget passed June 30th (or July 1st if you actually looked at the clock) expires September 30th. Lawmakers still need to put together a budget for the remaining 9 months of the fiscal year.
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