Following a county-wide moratorium on any new data center applications, the Nye County Board of Commissioners voted Tuesday to completely ban data centers in one of the most over-appropriated water basins in Nevada. After hours of public comment, the Nye County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to ban the construction and operation of data centers […]
BRENHAM — The Washington County Commissioners Court unanimously voted on Tuesday to propose an increased property tax rate for the 2026 tax year, setting off a formal process to raise additional revenue for county operations.
South Dakota’s new optional half-percent county sales tax is being sold as property-tax relief. It is relief only in the sense of moving money from one pocket to another. The cost of county government does not fall. The law changes who pays it. Meade, Pennington, Custer and Codington are among the counties that have enacted […]
Looking back, there has to be some reason why the first-place finisher in South Dakota’s Republican governor primary failed so miserably in the runoff. Aberdeen businessman Toby Doeden finished first in the primary in a four-candidate field with 31% of the vote, setting up a runoff with Gov. Larry Rhoden, who finished second with 25%. […]
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%.
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(The Center Square) – Texans’ property taxes and other costs keep increasing because of “unrestricted spending” by local governments. The state can, and must, enact measures to stop this, according to a new report published by the Texas Public Policy Foundation.
A compromise creating a panel to review projects fell apart at the last minute, creating frustration in both chambers.
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 […]
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