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| | Columbia Basin Herald |
 | | Income thresholds and corresponding exemption amounts have changed as follows: $30,001 to $35,000 are exempt from 100 percent of all voter-approved (excess) levies; $25,001-$30,000 are exempt from 100 percent of all excess levies and exempt from regular levies on the greater of $50,000 or 35 percent of the frozen assessed value, not to exceed $70,000. |
 | | Zero to $25,000 are exempt from 100 percent of all excess levies and exempt from regular levies on the greater of $60,000 or 60 percent of the frozen assessed value. |
 | | Gross income now can be reduced by non-reimbursed costs for adult family or boarding homes and qualified in-home care, in addition to the previously allowed cost of nursing home care or an in-home care program. |
| www.columbiabasinherald.com /articles/2004/08/04/news/news03.txt (572 words) |
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