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Tuesday, March 9, 2010 - 3:56pm

PIERRE - The South Dakota Senate deadlocked Monday on whether to grant clear-cut authority to the State Department of Revenue and Regulation to respond to complaints and conduct its own assessment of agricultural property values for tax purposes in a county at the county's expense. Read more

Tuesday, March 9, 2010 - 9:03am

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

Monday, March 8, 2010 - 10:54am

TRENTON -- When New Jersey announced that property taxes went up by an average of 3.3. percent last year — the smallest increase in a decade of rapid growth — some hailed it as evidence that a 3-year-old law capping annual increases at 4 percent had finally taken hold. Read more

Monday, March 8, 2010 - 10:47am

Taxes on New York state’s electricity and power producers are by far the largest in the nation, according to a new report. Read more

Friday, March 5, 2010 - 11:06am

TRENTON - Gov. Christie is considering scaling back or eliminating property-tax rebates in his budget proposal, a move that could yield significant savings but would mean going back on a campaign pledge. Read more