Property Tax

Carl Bank didn't realize he was eligible for Cook County's Senior Freeze Exemption on his property taxes until this spring. His tax preparer asked why he hadn't applied for the exemption, which could take thousands of dollars per year off his taxes....

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...

Re "Funding schools fairly," Editorial, Jan. 16 Gov. Jerry Brown should ask himself who will be left to buy copy paper and Kleenex when the middle and upper-middle classes finally abandon the public school system. In choosing to give more money to...

Blog Sponsored by Taylor & Carls, P.A. Pursuant to section 718.120 of the Florida Condominium Act, ad valorem property taxes are not to be assessed separately against any recreational facilities or common areas owned by the condominium association or...

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...

As Sacramento's new supermajority gears up to tear down California's "third rail of politics," it is vital to explain what makes Proposition 13 so important, and why plans to destroy it could hurt Californians for years to come. Before Proposition 13...

Citing Park Ridge's precarious financial condition and the need to keep property taxes as low as possible, Mayor David Schmidt vetoed a contract with one of the city's five employee unions and pay raises for non-union employees. Schmidt's veto of the...

As a Nov. 6 referendum approaches on whether to increase property taxes for Seminole County public schools, debate is picking up. The League of Women Voters of Seminole County will sponsor a debate on the tax at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at Seminole State...

I've had a lot of people ask me to to put my full guide to understanding this year's constitutional amendments in one place. So here 'tis … Constitutionally confused? Let me help Many of you say you need guidance on this year's constitutional...

UPDATE/CORRECTION: In the task force's final meeting, it did not agree on any final recommendations. So it will pass along a record of its meetings — and the materials it considered — but no firm proposals. So the report discussed below is...

Good Tuesday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Gov. Tom Corbett's office has sent a sternly worded letter to the U.S. Department of Justice, calling its request for information on the state's Voter ID law politically motivated and outside the agency's authority,...

Good Thursday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Once again, we're on the road. So we're going to keep the usual jibber-jabber to an absolute minimum and get on with your handy clip-and-save guide to the best of the day's political headlines. 1.......