The Gilbert Town Council in Arizona narrowly approved the inclusion of a 0.25% sales tax increase on the 18 May 2010 ballot. If approved, funds from the sales tax increase would go to fund public safety, which is defined as police, fire, court and prosecutor office services.

Booneville, AR residents will vote on a 1% sales tax renewal on 18 May 2010.

A special election will be held on 13 April 2010 in which Searcy, AR voters will vote on the levy of an Advertising and tourism promotion tax.

The Farmington, AR City Council has decided to put a 1% sales tax increase on the ballot in a special election, which has yet to be determined. The sales tax proceeds would go to fund a new baseball complex. Farmington voters defeated a similar sales tax measure to fund a new baseball complex in 2008.

Voters in Sherwood, Arkansas may be asked if they are willing to have a 1% increase in the sales tax for two years. 18 months of the increase would fund a new, larger library, and 6 months would be used to fund an animal shelter. The Central Arkansas Library System is currently taking phone opinion polls and a public forum was held in January 2010.

The Cody City Council plans to decide whether to include a 1 cent capital facilities tax on the August 2010 ballot. The Council plans to come to a consensus in February 2010, after gathering more public feedback. The sales tax increase would be used for the renovation and modernization of the existing West Park Hospital emergency department’s facilities.

During the City of Phoenix Council meetings in January, it appeared that at least 6 of the 9 Council members support, or are open to considering a food tax to aid with the 2010 budget shortfall. Council members plan to further discuss the food tax, as well as other revenue generating options, during 12 public hearings regarding the budget in February 2010. Council members indicated that additional financial data and citizen input is needed before the Council will vote on the matter.

On 7 January 2010, the Tempe City Council voted to include a sales tax increase proposal on the general ballot in May 2010. If passed, the proposal would increase the sales tax rate from 1.8% to 2.0%.

The Sheboygan County Board will vote on a 0.5% sales tax increase, possibly as early as March, which would take effect in the fall of 2010. The sales tax revenue would be used to pay for existing debt and property tax relief.

On Monday 11 January 2010, Kansas Governor Mark Parkinson proposed, during his State of the State address,  a statewide, three year, one percent general sales tax increase, and a tax increase of 55 cents per pack on cigarettes, to aid the state  in these hard times.   Last year, state spending was reduced by $1 billion, which caused layoffs at schools, waiting lists for social services programs, delayed road projects, and increased university tuition.  The proposed tax increases are expected to raise approximately $380 million, of which, some of the money would go to schools, universities, and prisons.  While neither party is excited about this proposal, no other proposals have been made to help stop the increasing state deficit.