Rare half cent fetches $5,856 at auction

For a bit of history, the United States minted the half cent from 1793 to 1857. One of them, from 1795, was sold at a recent ...
San Diego Union-Tribune

Your guide to Measure G, San Diego County’s half-cent transportation sales tax increase

This November, all San Diego County voters will get to decide whether to raise the sales tax by half a cent to fund road and transportation improvements. Here’s what you need to know. If passed, ...
Marketplace

Why the SEC is allowing some stocks to trade in half-cent increments

This week, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced a new rule that will affect how stocks are priced. Specifically, it’ll allow many popular stocks to trade in half-cent increments. Right now ...
Pensacola News Journal

Opinion: Half-cent sales tax has revolutionized education. We must pass it again Nov. 5.

In 1997, the Escambia County School District implemented a visionary initiative − a half-cent sales tax aimed at revolutionizing the local education landscape. On Nov. 5, the half-cent sales tax will ...
Silicon Valley on MSN

Fremont council considers half-cent sales tax for November ballot

Jul. 21—FREMONT — The Fremont City Council on Tuesday night will discuss placing a proposed half-cent sales tax on the ...
Tyler Morning Telegraph

Tyler City Council approves Golden Road Park grant application, launches public comment on Half Cent Sales Tax Program

The Tyler City Council on Wednesday approved a resolution to apply for the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Local ...
The Daytona Beach News-Journal

A half cent of your sales tax goes to Volusia County schools. What are you paying for?

In the last year, Volusia County has opened two new schools: the $26 million Beachside Elementary, which replaces and consolidates Osceola Elementary and Ortona Elementary, and a $50 million new ...