Property Tax

The following was sent to Harford County Executive David R. Craig. A copy was provided for publication. In reference to all the information provided about the Economic Development Policy, I submit the following from my committee, The Citizens of...

Glendale is withdrawing from a joint lawsuit filed against California to protect property tax revenues meant to help cover the cost of winding down redevelopment-related debt, citing signs that the state is loosening its hold on avenues for recouping...

A Sacramento County Superior Court judge Wednesday afternoon refused to side with a group of California cities in their battle with the state over hundreds of millions of property tax dollars that used to flow to local redevelopment agencies. Judge...

STANFORD — Lincoln County High School's graduation rate rose by 27 percent from 2010 to 2011, according to data shared at Thursday night's school board meeting. Assistant Principal Christy Denny told board members the increase means the high school...

STANFORD — Lincoln County residents will see a slight increase in real property taxes this year after the fiscal court voted Tuesday to take the compensating tax rate. The county's real property tax will increase from 9.2 cents on every $100 of...

State auditors are examining how well Maryland's assessments agency has managed the homestead property tax credit, a popular tax break for homeowners that has come under increased scrutiny since The Baltimore Sun revealed that hundreds of city owners were...

The Laguna Beach Unified School District on Tuesday approved its 2012-13 budget. Overall, the district's 2012-13 budget showed a loss of $181,306, but it is prepared for the reduction in state funding, Dean West, director of fiscal services, said in an...

After dealing with spending cuts, rising costs and tax increases, local governments are moving into the start of another fiscal year as the economy continues to recover at a sluggish pace and real estate assessments decline. City and county budgets for...

Q: I purchased about four acres of raw land in Georgia in 2000. The land is in a gated development that I thought I'd retire to. I still owe approximately $18,000 on the land. I have been trying to sell it for about five years, with no offers at all....

In an emergency board meeting Monday evening, the York school board passed a revised 2012-2013 budget. Board members voted to revisit the budget after learning the state budget signed by Governor Tom Corbett on Saturday included more funding for the...

Owners of homes and businesses in Cook County can expect a mid-summer surprise: the second installment of property tax bills are expected to hit mail boxes in early July for the first time in decades. If the bills get to the post office by July 1, it...

Baltimore's City Council this week voted down a proposed charter amendment that would have required that each city agency be audited every two years. And no wonder; such a proposal may be unprecedented in Maryland. A review of the charters of Anne...