When homes in Black neighborhoods and Black owners' properties are valued less than comparable white owners' homes, it strips home equity from Black households and widens racial wealth gaps.

What’s in your wallet will be a bit less in 2026 under new property tax rates and other fee increases imposed by city and county commissioners.

The goal is to give them a start on whatever they want to build," said Jumpstart’s founder and president, Nikki Hawkins.

Property tax rates in Escambia County and Pensacola haven't increased in decades. While elected officials can claim they aren't raising rates, annual notices are sent each year informing residents ...

Denton residents will see increases in their water and wastewater bills, property taxes and fees for a slew of city departments after the City Council unanimously approved an approximately $2.55 ...

Despite public outcry to lower taxes, the Topeka City Council on Sept. 16 approved a 4% property tax increase. Some residents who spoke out during the meeting asking for relief were local advocate ...

In recent years, a flurry of little-known government agencies across Texas have teamed up with investors to reap lucrative fees in return for providing property tax breaks for apartment complexes ...

More than 40,000 Miami County property owners are being notified of the results of the 2025 property re-valuation. County Auditor Matthew Gearhardt said his office at the county Safety Building in ...

Government shutdowns lasting more than a few days were relatively rare — until recently. The 2018-2019 shutdown was the longest in U.S. history, stretching on for five weeks.

After last-minute grasps at possibly lowering proposed tax rates ― and after criticizing some constitutional officers for their budgets ― the Volusia County Council unanimously approved the tax rates ...

The home of the Houston Rockets is now the second Houston sports venue involved in legal issues this summer. The Harris County Houston Sports Authority (HCHSA) filed a lawsuit on Thursday over a ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida officials decided Tuesday to set aside nearly three acres of prime downtown Miami real estate next to the historic Freedom Tower as a potential site of the future ...