The board of commissioners of Georgia’s Fulton County is proposing a 12.5% hike in property taxes to cover the costs of funding the county jail. Atlanta First News reports the proposal involved an increase in the millage rate by one point to 9.87 mills, which would be...
Missouri House Speaker Jon Patterson announced the launch of a Special Interim Committee on Property Tax Reform, along with a schedule for public meetings to discuss the topic. KSHB.com reports Patterson, a Republican, will call on Gov. Mike Kehoe to request a special...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has vetoed a bill that would have allocated $1 million to study the potential impacts of eliminating the property tax. The study would have been conducted through the Office of Economic and Demographic Research, with a deadline scheduled for...
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani is proposing a property tax hike aimed directly at the city’s “richer and whiter neighborhoods,” according to a review of his campaign platform by the New York Post. The proposal was conceived to address irregularities in...
Taylor Swift has received multiple honors during her career, but she now has a new tribute that few celebrities ever receive – a property tax carrying her name. According to combined media reports, the Rhode Island legislature is currently considering the Non-Owner...