NATIONAL

Amazon secures giant tax breaks despite record profit and questionable labor practices
Engadget
The largest incentive was a $322 million, 12-year property tax abatement pending in Markham, Illinois, followed by a nearly $151 million, 15-year tax...


ALABAMA

Pike Road voters narrowly pass property tax increase for education
Montgomery Advertiser
Voters in Pike Road on Tuesday narrowly passed a property tax increase to fund construction of a new high school, with 59 votes deciding the matter.


MICHIGAN

Tax tribunal rules in favor of Walmart
Huron Daily Tribune
A judgement has been reached in the city of Bad Axe's tax tribunal case against Walmart, and it looks like it will go on for a bit longer.


NEW MEXICO

Ethics panel takes first individual case
Albuquerque Journal
At issue is testimony by Gabriel Vargas, a former employee in the Sandoval County Assessor's Office who went to work for Double Eagle Property Tax...