Bozeman
Gallatin Valley Land Trust (GVLT) has partnered with local landowners to complete a 138-acre conservation easement along the western slope of the Bridger Mountains 12 miles north of Belgrade.
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Ellensburg
The Seattle City Council voted to ban most types of rental fees this week — a move welcomed by tenants' advocates, who argue that tacked-on charges make housing more expensive and obscure its true costs to renters.
Missoula
City data shows a median-priced second home or a short-term rental in Missoula will see its city taxes increase from $1,542 to $3,510, or about 127%.Â
Wisconsin
(The Center Square) – Wisconsin is selling the Department of Natural Resources and former Department of Public Instruction buildings in downtown Madison for $12.6 million, below the more than $45 million assessed value of the buildings at 101 and 125 S. Webster St.
States Newsroom
When a data center’s walls are first raised on Utah land, neighboring property owners will likely get some tax relief. That break, however, is likely to be temporary. The enormous property values of data centers often carry complex tax questions for the municipalities that host them, a Kem C. Gardner Policy Institute brief says. What […]
Commentary
Imagine ordering the most expensive cut of steak at a restaurant and telling the waitress that you’ll pay. But when she brings the bill, you balk over the price and attempt to negotiate it. It sounds completely ridiculous doesn’t it? Yet that’s exactly what lawmakers are attempting to do with State Question 844, and they […]
California
(The Center Square) - Landlords across the state of California face new limits in how much they can increase the rent of their tenants.
Commentary
No resource is more critical to our state’s future than water. Our agricultural industry relies on it. So does our oil and gas industry. And all Oklahomans need it for drinking, cooking and bathing. Yet the state agency entrusted with ensuring that our water resources are being managed appropriately is dispatching a clear SOS that […]
Illinois
(The Center Square) – An Illinois lawmaker who opposed the state's new pet custody law says the measure could create unnecessary court battles and blur legal distinctions between married and unmarried couples.
Missoula
Montanans have until July 28 to comment on the Hannah Ranch proposal at sandersen@mt.gov. Tell FWP that 99 years is not good enough when forever costs only 3% more.
