Conservative journalist and political commentator Jack Posobiec grilled New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani about his plan to hike property taxes on the rich and white communities in the city.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott officially launched his campaign for a historic fourth term Sunday evening, delivering a fiery re-election announcement speech that doubled down on conservative priorities and praised President Donald Trump’s border policies.
Socialist NYC mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani is not shy about playing race and class cards in his campaign platform proposal to hike property taxes for “richer and whiter neighborhoods.”
Special Envoy Ric Grenell blasted the California state legislature on Thursday for failing to pass a bill to protect fire victims from the higher property taxes they will face simply for complying with new fire codes.
On Monday’s broadcast of NewsNation’s “The Hill,” Rep. Mike Lawler (R-NY) said that the proposed tax plan’s SALT income cap “does not address the fact that you have massively high property taxes in states like New York” and other states
California appears unlikely to follow Tennessee’s example of refunding the property taxes of victims of natural disasters — even though the failure of state and local services, including water and firefighting, caused their suffering.
Disgruntled Chicago residents slammed disgraced Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) at a city council meeting for proposing a $300 million property tax increase to cover the rising costs of dealing with the city’s migrant problem.
Property taxes for U.S. single-family homes soared to $363 billion in 2023, a nearly seven percent increase from 2022 and the most dramatic surge in five years.
Illinois homeowners saw a near 30-percent rise year over year in their property tax burden, and the second-worst taxes in the country.
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) opted to gift vulnerable Democrat Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA) a Taxes for Dummies book after the left-wing politician failed to pay taxes on her auto repair shop.
Shortly after the 88th Texas Legislature adjourned sine die, Governor Greg Abbott called them back to what is expected to be several special legislative sessions. The first session, which began Monday night, calls for the legislators to pass bills related to border security and property tax relief.
Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) responded to a report that revealed he improperly claimed multiple tax credits by saying that “It’s a pretty common practice.”
Tax officials in France have turned to AI to scan for undeclared swimming pools in order to siphon off more tax revenue from the people.
Democrat Rep. Steven Horsford (D-NV) is under fire for failing to pay more than $14,000 in property taxes on his million-dollar home just outside of Washington D.C., according to a Nevada Globe report.
While millions of New Yorkers pay thousands in property taxes, Democrat Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) pays just $250 in taxes on his Brooklyn condo thanks to a generous tax break he helped get passed into law.
One sector of the economy that is being hit by the continuous flow of migrants into the United States, including thousands of illegal aliens, is public schools, which accept all students regardless of immigration status.
Rep. Tom O’Halleran (D-AZ) has reportedly been consistently late when paying his property tax since the mid-1990s.
Joe Biden’s “real estate tax” idea also reflects an idea first proposed by “democratic socialist” Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) during the primary.
J.B. Pritzker, the new Democrat governor of the State of Illinois, is reportedly under federal criminal investigation for attempting to avoid property taxes by having the toilets removed from his second mansion in Chicago.
Elderly Texans have been taxed out of their homes but if one Lone Star State legislator has his way, anyone over 80-years of age would be exempt from property taxes.
The Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne has been slammed by London’s estate agents who insist that he, not the possibility of an exit from the European Union, is to blame for the recent slump in London’s property market. In
The Texas Senate Select Committee on Property Tax Reform and Relief was in Houston on Tuesday taking testimony from Texans affected by the strain of rising property taxes and the burdensome appraisal process.
Early voting in the Texas primary election begins on Tuesday, February 16. Presidential, Congressional, Texas statewide, and local races are on the ballot along with some propositions.
Texans benefit from living in one of only nine states without a personal income tax. However, Texas’ cumbersome property tax system warrants concern as it essentially functions as a replacement to the income tax and harms property owners.
Assemblyman Phil Ting (D-San Francisco) introduced union-backed Assembly Bill 1040 on Tuesday, which aims to reform–or destroy–California’s Proposition 13 by raising taxes on commercial properties.
The Texas House and the Texas Senate haven’t yet come to an agreement on the best way to provide tax relief—but there’s a growing recognition in both chambers that tax reform is equally, if not more, important. Especially when it comes to property taxes.
Texas Republicans and Democrats found some common ground recently on a difficult issue plaguing every homeowner and business in the state: sky-high property taxes.
