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Chicago Aldermen Want a Brighter Light on City’s TIF Spending
A specter is haunting Chicago City Hall-the specter of transparency for the city’s massive Tax Increment Financing (TIF) program Last month two city aldermen—Manny Flores and Scott Waguespack—introduc… more →
Squash Soup with a side of TIFs
Martha wrote 2 months ago: On Wednesday I hugged an alderman. I don’t know what prompted this breach of protocol. I ca … more →
Chicago Aldermen Want a Brighter Light on City’s TIF Spending
Jeff McCourt wrote 3 months ago: A specter is haunting Chicago City Hall-the specter of transparency for the city’s massive Tax Incre … more →
Bible Park Website and Explanation of Tax Increment Financing
mdcole wrote 4 months ago: For those of you have that have heard about the Bible Park, but don’t know much about the plan … more →
SunCal Shines No Light on New Mexico Lobbying Expenditures
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Leigh McIlvaine wrote 4 months ago: Although SunCal has spent huge sums of cash attempting to influence New Mexico’s residents and state … more →
Report Calls Endless Tax Incentives for Retail Expansion A Losing Strategy for St. Louis
Caitlin Lacy wrote 5 months ago: Despite years of diverting massive amounts of public revenue to private development througho … more →
Don't get into a TIF
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msfrancon wrote 5 months ago: A year ago, the Kansas City Star did an in-depth report and found that tax increment finance (or … more →
There will be job creation.
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msfrancon wrote 6 months ago: The St. Louis Business Journal recently interviewed our brand-spankin’-new director of the DED … more →
RAD-ical TIF Deregulation a Cause for Concern in NJ
Leigh McIlvaine wrote 7 months ago: New Jersey’s Revenue Allocation Districts (RADs—the Garden State’s version of tax increment financin … more →
Kansas City Forced to Bail Out TIF Districts
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Leigh McIlvaine wrote 7 months ago: In Kansas City, subsidized development projects designed to pay their own way with “guaranteed” reve … more →
Largest "signature" TIF projects still in holding patterns
ocovington wrote 7 months ago: Last year, one of the top topics of conversation in Owensboro and Daviess County was the proposed Ga … more →
Will Chicago’s Budget Crisis Finally Curb TIF?
Jeff McCourt wrote 8 months ago: Chicago city government faces a two-year deficit of at least $469 million, with additional massive s … more →
Bowling Green looks to expand downtown TIF
ocovington wrote 9 months ago: The Bowling Green City Commission is meeting this afternoon to consider expanding a downtown tax inc … more →
No TIF for City East
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vspatz wrote 9 months ago: During Sept. 10 presentations to the community regarding the Minnesota Benning Phase Two development … more →
Why TIF?
vspatz wrote 9 months ago: A comment from “Community” asks about the TIF (tax increment financing) for City East … more →
“Super TIF” EATs Kansas City Alive!
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Leigh McIlvaine wrote 9 months ago: The recent opening of a nine-story office building in Kansas City serves as a reminder of the intens … more →
Lexington's council moves forward with CentrePointe TIF plan
ocovington wrote 10 months ago: Beverly Fortune with the Herald-Leader is reporting that the Lexington Urban City Council voted Thur … more →
Good intentions sometimes make for bad laws
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gatehousechicago wrote 10 months ago: Lawmakers often just can’t resist meddling in areas where such intervention isn’t needed … more →
Lexington mulls TIF plans
ocovington wrote 10 months ago: As the CentrePointe project moves forward in downtown Lexington, the Urban County Council is making … more →
Evansville grappling with its own arena debate
ocovington wrote 11 months ago: While Owensboro and Daviess County look expectantly toward the closed Executive Inn Rivermont proper … more →
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