The Color of Money

In last week’s article I touched on providing a more in-depth understanding of how local governments are funded. And why money gets spent on certain projects and certain county departments while other basic services remain underfunded.

It’s all tax dollars, though. Correct. But those dollars for each district have different statutory restrictions on what they can be spent on. Sure, when you pay your property taxes, the check gets made out to the County Treasurer. But that doesn’t mean the county gets to keep all that money. The County Treasurer is required by state law to disperse the correct...