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Survey: Most Montana Voters Oppose Substituting Property Taxes with a Statewide Sales Tax

A new survey of Montana voters found an overwhelming lack of support for replacing property taxes with a new statewide sales tax. The survey, conducted by Montana Free Press and the Eagleton Institute of Politics at Rutgers University found 48% of respondents stating...

Survey: Most Montana Voters Oppose Substituting Property Taxes with a Statewide Sales Tax

by Phil Hall | Mar 4, 2026

Montana is one of five states without a statewide sales tax. Continue Reading Survey: Most Montana Voters Oppose Substituting Property Taxes with a Statewide Sales Tax

Chicago Board of Education Approves Small Property Tax Hike

by Phil Hall | Dec 30, 2025

The Chicago Board of Education voted 15-5 for a small increase to its property tax levy that will result in the collection of an additional $40 million. The Chicago Sun-Times reports the school board approved a property tax increase in August, but the new increase...

DOJ Announces Settlement with LivCor on Rental Housing Price Fixing

by Phil Hall | Dec 30, 2025

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has filed a proposed consent decree to settle claims against LivCor LLC, a Blackstone (NYSE: BX) portfolio company, as part of its ongoing enforcement action against alleged algorithmic coordination and other anticompetitive...

Trump Renews Attacks on Fed Chairman Powell

by Phil Hall | Dec 30, 2025

President Trump revived his attacks on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell with new threats of a lawsuit over renovations at the central bank’s headquarters and the call for Powell to quit ahead of his term’s expiration. The Hill reports Trump raised the subject of...