Florida Sun Sentinel (Free subscription) | 7 hours ago
State high court struck down earlier initiative Florida's property tax wars now return to the state Legislature, a place where gridlock and battling interest groups make it difficult to achieve the deep relief that politicians promise.
Davis County Watch (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
that I forgot to mention. The residents of the unincorporated areas currently pay $350,000 in property taxes. The sales tax revenue the county was using to offset the burden for the incorporated residents was $700,000. It reportedly costs $1,500,000 to service the area. 350+700=1,050. Where is the other $450,000 currently coming from? I think it's coming from the portion that city residents pay to...
Virgin Islands Daily News (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
ST. THOMAS - V.I. District Court Judge Curtis Gomez said that it appears that the V.I. government violated a five-year-old federal court order when it sent out property tax bills with new 2006 tax rates.
The Business Review of Albany (Free subscription) | yesterday
A series of meetings on the issue of property tax relief is planned for six metropolitan areas across the state.
The St Louis Business Journal (Free subscription) | yesterday
The property tax rate for the St. Louis Community College district will rise.
Miami Herald (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
The Florida Supreme Court on Wednesday threw out three controversial amendments relating to property taxes and school vouchers in unanimous rulings released less than five hours after the oral hearing arguments.
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
By Josh Hafenbrack, Tallahassee Bureau The state Supreme Court today cast serious doubt on whether the Amendment 5 tax swap will ever make it voters, with a clear majority of justices arguing that the ballot summary is misleading about its...
Orlando Sentinel (Free subscription) | 03/09/2008
The Florida Supreme Court ruled with lightning speed Wednesday that two school-voucher constitutional amendments and a third dealing with property taxes are unfit for the Nov. 4 election ballot. After a morning hearing where the seven-member court sounded openly skeptical...
Lone Star Times (Free subscription) | 11 hours ago
Despite Decline in Actual Market Values, Austin Suburb Appraisals Increase and Eat Up Property Tax Rate Cut In a recent post, I lauded the Austin suburb of Leander for reducing their property tax rates. Yet, we learn today from the Hill Country News that local tax bills are actually going up because the appraisals on property [...]
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
Simon Jenkins: Alex Salmond is about to learn that abolishing property taxes offers political jam today, but wormwood tomorrow
Today's Tribune-Review (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Pittsburgh Public Schools Superintendent Mark Roosevelt never asked for a cut in his property taxes, but Allegheny County sought one for him -- along with 8,700 other property owners.
Politics on the Hudson (Free subscription) | yesterday
The state Commission on Property Tax Relief announced today that it has scheduled six hearings across New York to delve into the high property-tax problem. Gov. David Paterson and Nassau County Executive Thomas Suozzi, who heads the commission, said that the hearings are aimed at gathering information on some of the reasons for high school-property taxes, [...]
Left on the Lake (Free subscription) | yesterday
Good news for those in Milwaukee County who want lower property taxes, a funded parks system, and a modern transit system: the referendum for a 1% sales tax in Milwaukee County will be on the November ballot. Voting in favor override Scott Walker’s veto were Supervisors Gerry Broderick, Toni Clark, Elizabeth Coggs, Marina Dimitrijevic, Lee Holloway, Willie Johnson Jr., Patricia Jursik, Christopher...
Vos Iz Neais (Free subscription) | yesterday
Tallahassee, FL - Making a major change in this fall’s elections, the Florida Supreme Court rejected three proposed constitutional amendments that would have cut property taxes and helped clear the way for taxpayer-funded school vouchers. Justices issued unanimous orders barring the controversial amendments from going onto the November ballot. The decisions came after a hearing in which [...]
Cincinnati Enquirer (Free subscription) | yesterday
Campbell County Fiscal Court voted Wednesday for a property tax increase despite the protests of more than 70 people who packed the meeting room.
