Alan Domfest, Property Tax Policy Supervisor for the Idaho Tax Commission, announced earlier this month that the state’s maximum tax exemption for homeowners will decrease in 2010.  The maximum exemption will be reduced to $101,153 in 2010 as opposed to the current $104,471 for 2009.

Providing a tax exemption for qualified homeowners, Idaho law exempts 50 percent of assessed home values from being taxed.  Idaho legislation allows the exemption to apply to a primary dwelling, along with land up to one [...]

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What would you do for clean dishes? Would you cross the border into another state just to bring back dishwasher detergent that got the job done? That’s just what’s happening in Spokane, WA.

Good, law-abiding people are “crossing the border” so they can keep their dishes clean. This is reaction to a Washington state law that puts a ban on dishwasher detergent made with phosphates, a measure aimed at reducing water pollution.

Many people were traumatized to find that “green” products like [...]

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