NATIONAL

This is the least tax-friendly state in America — and California doesn't even crack the top 10 MarketWatch 1 spot on the list, thanks in large part to their very high property taxes. That was followed by Connecticut and New York, both of which have pretty high ...

ILLINOIS

Slow ok: Better data, more state funding needed to address property tax crisis, assessor says Chicago Tribune The collapse of the housing market and the financial crisis that followed triggered events that caused property taxes to skyrocket in the south suburbs, ...

INDIANA

Indiana Tax Court to Assessor: “Taxpayers deserve more than taxation by trickery” JD Supra (press release) On May 24, 2018, the Indiana Tax Court in Switzerland County Assessor v. Belterra Resort Indiana, LLC partially reversed the Indiana Board of Tax ...

LOUISIANA

Bayou Bridge Pipeline leads to positive report on St. Martin Parish taxes The Daily Iberian ... St. Martin Parish Council received a very positive report on the year's ad valorem taxes from St. Martin Parish Assessor Todd Dugas Tuesday night.

NEW YORK

Laura Curran vetoes Nassau assessment "bill of rights" Newsday Require the County Assessor to live in Nassau. Curran hired Assessor David Moog, of Sunnyside, Queens, in June 2018. The majority GOP caucus ...

NORTH CAROLINA

Mecklenburg County shortens time length between property tax revaluations Charlotte Business Journal The county created an expanded and clearer appeals process as part of the latest revaluation and, before that, overhauled the assessor's office.

TEXAS

Skyrocketing values mean higher tax bills TheRecordLive.com ... in the Orangefield school district are worth 22.1% more than a year ago, according to the values assessed by the Orange County Appraisal District.

WASHINGTON

New construction values exceed $1 billion in Spokane County for 2019 The Spokesman-Review Spokane County Assessor Tom Konis said new-construction values this year aren't surprising, given the region's booming housing market. “We could ...