ATLANTA (AP) - Senate Democrats managed to thwart an attempt to establish a constitutional amendment that would eliminate the state's portion of the property tax, but lawmakers passed a bill in favor of the effort. Read more

ATLANTA -- A bill introduced this week with the support of Senate and House leaders sets the framework for a systematic study of Georgia's tax system this summer and fall by a blue-ribbon committee and creates an extraordinary mechanism for submitting any recommendations it may produce to next year's Legislature. Read more

ATLANTA — The state Senate approved a major overhaul to Georgia’s property tax system Thursday, continuing a multi-year effort to hold down the taxes local governments depend on and homeowners seem to hate. Read more

DALTON, Ga. -- Changes in the Georgia Senate to a proposed property tax reform bill would drop a requirement for year-round appeals, but local officials say the changes still would boost local governments' costs. Read more

ATLANTA - Property owners who have seen their tax assessments remain higher than current values are the subject of legislation introduced Monday designed to provide relief by overhauling the way counties determine how to tax real estate. Read more