Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has ordered four cities to stop their property tax rate hikes amid concerns that the localities are not following new state rules. The Texas Tribune reports that Paxton contacted officials in La Marque, Odessa, Tom Bean and...
The Utah State Tax Commission has denied requests for property tax hikes from 35 cities, school districts and other entities, which collectively sought to raise nearly $50 million in property tax revenue. KSL.com reports the commission rejected the fiscal year 2026...
A Florida resident is free on bail after being arrested for threatening to shoot city officials if they increased property taxes. The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports Rodd Westpfahl was charged with written threats to kill or do bodily injury when he made a most on...
The former tax collector for a Pennsylvania township pleaded guilty to embezzling property taxes. Karen McGinnis was the tax collector for Fairview Township from March 2023 through last January. In her job, she was responsible for collecting property taxes, including...
When members of the Florida House Select Committee on Property Taxes will begin meeting later this month, they will not be considering Gov. Ron DeSantis’ call to either eliminate or severely reduce the state’s property taxes. The Tallahassee Democrat reports Rep. Toby...
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