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 Piggot Health Care Facilities Board has requested a 1% local sales tax be levied, to fund the local hospital. The request has been backed by the members of the Piggot City Council which were present at the 8 February 2010 meeting. The Council plans to have measure on the 18 May, 2010 primary election ballot.

On 27 March 2010, voters in Jennings, LA will decide whether to renew a 1% sales tax which currently funds police, fire, and public works. The measure will not be presented as a renewal on the ballot for legal reasons, but the tax itself has been collected since 1978.

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.

The Missouri Senate is debating a bill to enact a “Fair Tax” that would phase out the state income tax over several years and replace it with a sales tax as high as 7 percent.

Voters in Maine will have the opportunity to veto a tax reform on the June ballot.  The law lowers the top income tax rate, expands the sales tax to new goods and services and raises the meals and lodging tax.

A new bill called the Fair Taxation Bill has been introduced to the Missouri House of Representatives for the November election.  If passed, the bill would eliminate the income tax and replace it with a sales tax of 5.11 percent on retail sales and taxable services.

In an effort to soften the blow of the expected $400 million budget shortfall for the fiscal year starting 1 July 2010, the Kansas House Taxation Committee will work for two weeks, starting Monday, 8 February 2010, reviewing two bills that would eliminate different state sales tax exemptions.  Between the two bills, some of the proposals would eliminate the exemption for churches and other nonprofit organizations, and another proposal would require the 5.3% state sales tax to be paid on Kansas Lottery tickets, which are currently exempt.