Property Tax

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...

Kansas Revenue Secretary Nick Jordan is preparing to discuss Gov. Sam Brownback's proposals to abolish two popular income tax deductions for homeowners and cancel a scheduled decline in the state sales tax. Jordan scheduled a Friday morning briefing with...

STANFORD — The amount of real estate exempt from taxes under the homestead and disability exemptions is going up by $1,400 this year, providing a "significant tax savings" for Lincoln County's older residents, Property Valuation Administrator...

Governor Rick Snyder signed legislation Thursday to phase out several hundred million dollars in taxes businesses annually pay on equipment. The Michigan Legislature voted last week to repeal the industrial personal property tax during a marathon meeting...

DETROIT (AP) — Here are five of the top issues the Michigan Legislature likely will grapple with during the final dozen or so scheduled meeting days before the end of the year. EMERGENCY MANAGER LAW — Gov. Rick Snyder and fellow Republican...

Amid the boasting typical of a governor's budget proposal, Gov. Martin O'Malley's new spending plan includes this peculiar claim to fame: The O'Malley administration has managed to effectively eliminate Maryland's structural budget deficit not just once...

Conemaugh Township supervisors have adopted a preliminary 2013 budget that holds property taxes level.   The supervisors approved a tentative spending plan this week that keeps millage at 7 and includes $2.7 million in the general fund. Other budgeted...