The bipartisan bill at the center of this week’s special session on property taxes cleared a crucial House vote Wednesday, 45-to-18, and has moved on to the state Senate. But for many of the chamber’s Democrats, this compromise bill, which is intended to stave off two ballot initiatives this November, is a bitter pill to
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Riverside is preparing to sustain the costs of its own street and bridge maintenance. At the Village Board’s Aug. 15 meeting, trustees approved amending the village code to ensure that a portion of tax revenue goes to fund regular street and bridge improvement projects and maintenance. The new tax rate will not affect the amount
Rep. Julie Coulombe, Gov. Mike Dunleavy, Sen. Jesse Bjorkman By BRENDA JOSEPHSON This week saw the fruition of a grassroots effort to improve Alaska’s property tax assessment process by establishing guardrails to protect the public from bad actors from abusing property owners at the local level. Gov. Mike Dunleavy signed SB179, an act relating to municipal
HELENA, Mont. — Gov. Greg Gianforte’s property tax task force released 12 recommendations Thursday aimed at reducing the burden on taxpayers. Members of the group, including Republican State Sen. Greg Hertz, made that guidance public more than seven months after Gianforte launched the group. “We need to have long-term property tax relief for Montana full-time
Dalton Board of Education Chair Matt Evans said this week board members will not vote on a property tax rate for fiscal year 2025 until they receive a certified tax digest from the Whitfield County assessors office. The fiscal year began July 1. “We originally had scheduled to vote on a tentative millage (Monday) but (Superintendent
Drone shot of the sate capitol in downtown Lincoln, Nebraska. (Nebraska Examiner, Getty Images) LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The Nebraska Legislature advanced a property tax relief package on Tuesday, but it looks a lot different than the original proposal. Lawmakers voted 36-8 to send the latest version of Legislative Bill 34 to the second round
A landmark Indiana Tax Court ruling is poised to upend residential property tax collections across the state — even before the property tax cut proposals of the candidates for governor have a chance to be considered by next year’s General Assembly. In a case originating in Lake County, Indiana Tax Court Judge Justin McAdam last
A need for equity and support for public schools was at the top of the minds of more than 150 Omaha-area residents gathered Sunday for a legislative town hall at the University of Nebraska at Omaha. The forum was organized by a group of state senators representing the Omaha and Lincoln areas after Nebraska Gov.
HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania lawmakers finalized the new state budget last week, allocating billions of taxpayer dollars for operations in 2024-25, but related code bills will detail exactly how that money is put into action. A look at the new school code shows formula shifts altering how state subsidies are shared with private schools, accountability directives