Lawmakers love to right wrongs, create new programs and battle injustice. But sometimes, they just get stuck cleaning up messes they didn’t create.

That’s what Oregon House Bill 2096 and two companion bills are about. The bills follow a 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling in ...

Cities in the Lake Minnetonka area have been approving their 2019 budgets and finalizing their property tax levies in recent weeks. Here’s a breakdown of what this means ...

The ruling upended the practice—long enforced by municipalities in many states—of allowing the total seizure of ...

HCMC is entering the next phase of a decadeslong renovation, and the results will update part of downtown Minneapolis that ...

New tax reform proposals in Florida are causing debate. Last year, a bill sponsored by state House Rep. Ryan Chamberlin sought to study whether the Sunshine State could eliminate property taxes.

If Gov. Tim Walz’s proposal stands, even more of the critical transit sales tax would be shifted away from other government ...

Property tax rates have risen nationwide, creating challenges for many homeowners, including retirees. Data show that last year’s property tax bills increased by as much as 30% in some places.

Hennepin County, No ... After falling behind on property taxes, the county auctioned a tax lien for $3,467.79, in on Nov. 10, 2020, based on the taxpayers’ original tax debt of $1,282.41.

In fact, Hennepin County at its Dec. 12. 2019, meeting passed a budget that has an $8.69 million net property tax levy, which is an increase of 4.75% from the year before. The city has a budget of ...