Homeowners in many communities are grappling with rising property taxes. Maine Republicans say they have a plan to help, and Democrats tout their existing initiatives, but meanwhile, the tax bills keep coming. Be it the result of local budget increases or property reassessments, homeowners say they’re fed up.”It just keeps climbing, third year in a
After years of increasing home values, no one loves property taxes, but they are how we fund our schools, counties, and “special districts” that fight fires, provide drinking water, maintain parks and libraries and more. As Supreme Court Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. put it over 100 years ago “Taxes are what we pay for
MINOT — Measure 4, a proposed constitutional amendment put on the November ballot through the petitioning process, would do two things. First, it would prohibit any ad valorem tax on property. This is to say that the State of North Dakota and its various political subdivisions would not be able to tax your property value.
LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — Nebraska lawmakers took another step Friday toward passing a property tax relief plan in their special session. Senators voted 39-8 to advance Legislative Bill 34 to the final round of debate. The bill would cap the annual increase in local governments’ property tax collections at the inflation rate. SEE ALSO: Where
Wyandotte County residents will not see an increase in their property tax bills this year, but the county must cut $12 million from its budget to make it happen.”It may not be relief, but right now, it’s at least pushing the pause button,” said Unified Government Commissioner At-Large Melissa Bynum. The decision comes with significant
LINCOLN — Months of buildup for a new property tax relief-driven package was heavily narrowed in the Nebraska Legislature on Tuesday before being advanced with the “absolute minimum” provisions. Lawmakers voted 34-11 to end debate on Legislative Bill 34, accepting a “very skinnied-down,” “simple” version. Over the course of 24 hours, lawmakers pivoted through various tax
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
Colorado policymakers faced growing calls Monday for a special session on property taxes — for the second time in less than a year — to cut taxes even more and head off a pair of ballot initiatives that opponents warn would be disastrous for government budgets and services. Talk of a potential deal with the
No state illustrates this year’s flurry of ballot measures to cut property taxes better than Colorado. There, the results of two likely voter questions could reduce funding for schools, roads, emergency responders and other local government services. Colorado’s ballot measures are just two of nearly a dozen upcoming questions dealing with property taxes in states
LINCOLN — Education organizations have joined opposition to the Nebraska Legislature’s current draft plan to reform a school funding model in pursuit of property tax relief. Gov. Jim Pillen speaks to an attendee of a school administrators conference in Kearney on Wednesday, July 24, 2024. (Aaron Sanderford/Nebraska Examiner) The Education Collaboration — representing teachers, administrators,