Property Tax

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Assembly members met Friday at a work session to discuss an idea that could find its way onto the Anchorage ballot in April. The idea is intended to clarify how the city’s tax cap – a formula that determines how much money the city can...

The Orland Fire Protection District board is asking for about $200,000 more in property taxes next year than came in during 2012, with the promise that, if possible, it will abate the difference. Trustees approved a property tax levy of $27.3 million at...

Frankfort homeowners will see a bit of good news on their spring tax bills. "There's a line on their property tax bills that says Village of Frankfort, and that will go down for anyone whose property value goes down or stays the same. Virtually every...

The average homeowner in Naperville Unit District 203 will see an increase in the district's portion of their property tax bills next year. However, the final amount of the increase could depend on whether state lawmakers shift teacher pension costs...

Park Ridge property owners could see an increase in the portion of their property tax bills dedicated to the city and its library — but not as steep as originally projected after city officials trimmed almost $1.5 million from the proposed tax hike....

As part of her push to increase Baltimore's population, Mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake plans to introduce legislation to the City Council next week that will provide generous tax breaks to builders of apartment buildings downtown and in six other...

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Farmers, manufacturers and shipping companies could lose millions of dollars' worth of sales tax breaks under plans announced on Jan. 18 by Gov. Dave Heineman, but their income tax burden would also vanish. The Republican governor...