California's Assembly has postponed a controversial proposal to hike commercial property taxes, but the bill’s author says it’s not dead yet. Read More

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A big chunk of the Tulsa Public School district's budget comes from property tax. Read More
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The Minnesota House of Representatives passed a tax bill early Monday morning that aims to balance the budget. The bill asks the state's wealthiest taxpayers to pay for education, property tax relief and job creation. Read More

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The proposed property tax that will fund the creation of a new state-of-the-art high school in Auburn will now be left to the citizen's vote. Read More

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Despite allegations of unethical and perhaps even criminal conduct, with a 4-0 vote, the board has appointed Chestertown resident Christine Hayes as Horicon's sole assessor. Read More

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Local workers who create unique and dynamic learning materials for children with learning disabilities recently received some aid for themselves. Read More

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Preliminary reports from the Denton County Central Appraisal District show the county with a slight bump in tax value over last year. Read More

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The new owners of Arrowhead Golf Course lost property tax breaks estimated to be worth a total of $200,000 through the next seven years after the Erie County Industrial Development Agency board voted against transferring tax incentives approved under the administration of then-County Executive Joel A. Giambra to the new owners. Read More

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The ad was placed in Periodico Enlace by Basilio D. Villarreal Jr, board president of the Rio Grande City CISD. Read More

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Oakland County is vowing to take its fight against Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to the U.S. Supreme Court in an effort to get millions in real estate transfer taxes from the mortgage giants. Read More

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Three Oregon counties are presenting residents with what county leaders say is a stark choice: Vote for higher property taxes or face rising crime. Josephine, Curry and Lane counties will ask voters Tuesday to pass special law-enforcement levies. Read More

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Florida, long-touted as a business friendly state with no income tax, has one of the nation’s highest business tax burdens, according to a new report from a boutique economic consulting firm. Read More

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A sharp hike in net property taxes at the start of Gov. Chris Christie’s term has been softened, but New Jersey homeowners on average pay nearly $1,200 more than when Democratic Gov. Jon S. Corzine left office. Read More

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There was not a vacant seat at city hall. Residents wanted to let Mayor Annise Parker and Council know they are not happy with the long standing practice of undervaluing commercial buildings for property tax purposes. Read More

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Radix, a rural Lancaster County religious nonprofit group that holds large fitness camps and other events at its Camp Gargano, lost its religious property tax exemption Tuesday. Read More

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The state House has passed and sent to the Senate a pair of bills that would ease the impact of Mayor Michael Nutter’s initiative to overhaul property taxes in Philadelphia. Read More

Iowa legislators reached a compromise deal Thursday on a broad tax reduction package that includes commercial property tax cuts — a longtime priority of Gov. Terry Branstad's. Read More
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A report by legislative auditors says the Maryland Tax Court failed more than 40 percent of the time to resolve homeowners’ appeals of property-tax assessments within 90 days of filing, as state law requires. Read More

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 The Harris County Appraisal District’s board of directors today (Thursday, May 16) announced the results of an organizational study commissioned in February. Read More

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The news is the same from the Midland Central Appraisal District. Read More
 

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Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 9:29pm

The board approved an inducement resolution for a tax abatement agreement for a new Davidson Brothers brewery in Queensbury. The owners of the Glens Falls business were seeking a basic payment-in-lieu-of-taxes agreement for the brewery they’ve proposed at 1043 Route 9 in Queensbury, where Sports Zone and Replay Sports are located now. A standard PILOT agreement through the IDA would provide a 100 percent tax exemption for any improvements made to the property for the first five years and a 50 percent exemption on improvements for the final five years. Read More

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 - 9:31pm

State and local officials have pushed in recent years to breathe new economic life into New Jersey's urban hubs. But planned property tax revaluations in the state's two largest cities, Newark and Jersey City, could raise new questions for commercial real estate. Read More

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 7:05pm

Three Oregon counties are presenting residents with what county leaders say is a stark choice: Vote for higher property taxes or face rising crime. Josephine, Curry and Lane counties will ask voters Tuesday to pass special law-enforcement levies. Read More

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 7:08pm

Oakland County is vowing to take its fight against Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to the U.S. Supreme Court in an effort to get millions in real estate transfer taxes from the mortgage giants. Read More

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 - 7:10pm

The ad was placed in Periodico Enlace by Basilio D. Villarreal Jr, board president of the Rio Grande City CISD. Read More