Report details use of payments in lieu of taxes by nonprofits

Most nonprofits that own land are eager to avoid paying property taxes, and UPMC -- the biggest private-sector beneficiary of tax-exempt status in All...

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Mainers missing out on tax and rent refunds

Kennebec Journal

September 27, 2012 09:00

Each year, about half of the estimated 200,000 eligible households in Maine apply for a property tax or rent refund from the state. Given...

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A taxing change

South Oregon Mail Tribune

September 27, 2012 09:00

The League of Oregon Cities is supporting a move to peg a home's property taxes to its market value — rather than its usually lower assessed val...

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Making no cents

HuffPostLive

September 26, 2012 09:00

Most developed countries fund their schools from federal or state revenue, according to need—not local property taxes. Is it time to overhaul ho...

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Review of The Community Land Trust Reader in JAPA

Journal of the American Planning Association

September 26, 2012 09:00

At the end of 2006, the foreclosure crisis became a major issue and contributed to a rise in community land trusts (CLTs). “CLTs were almost alo...

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Europe's great untapped revenue source: property taxes

The Atlantic Cities

September 19, 2012 09:00

PARIS – In the sidewalk cafes of Paris, people jam the tables, nursing coffee and kir. If global financial trauma has bludgeoned the French capi...

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Who owns NH's cities?

BusinessNH

September 19, 2012 09:00

Property taxes are a third rail in NH politics, sparking high intensity debate every time they are raised. It’s not hard to find folks who think...

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Samsung could double Austin investment, depending on incentives, official says

Austin American-Statesman

September 19, 2012 09:00

Samsung Electronics Co., one of the largest taxpayers in Travis County, could double its $13 billion investment here over the next five years, a compa...

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Fallout from the recession hit local governments hard

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

September 13, 2012 09:00

Question: Which unit of local government - cities, towns or villages - was most hurt by the economic collapse? Answer: Wiscon...

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In aiding struggling megacities, can any conference solve these problems?

The Atlantic Cities

September 13, 2012 09:00

NAPLES, Italy – At the beginning of the World Urban Forum VI here last week, a conga line of sorts wound its way past t...

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The state of local government pensions: A preliminary inquiry

Brookings Research

September 13, 2012 09:00

State government pensions have attracted considerable media and scholarly attention. Less well understood are the nation’s 3,196 locally adminis...

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Business reaps benefits through enterprise zones

San Diego Union-Tribune

September 10, 2012 09:00

When Jason Kulpa, CEO of Underground Elephant, needed space for his Internet advertising firm, he was put off by the high cos...

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World's Cities 'Unprepared' For Soaring Urban Populations

NewsRoom America

September 05, 2012 09:00

(Newsroom America) -- New research in a book published by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, Planet of Cities, suggests that most cities of the wor...

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Minnesota less business-friendly on property taxes

Finance & Commerce

August 30, 2012 09:00

Minnesota is moving up the rankings, but not in a good way: Its business property taxes are increasingly becoming some of the highest in the country.&...

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Oregon's broken property tax system needs a reassessment

The Oregonian

August 16, 2012 09:00

A recent editorial in The Oregonian correctly pointed out a number of problems with Oregon's property tax system, but several problems weren't mention...

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Money grab: How cities can recapture investment in public infrastructure

Next American City

August 13, 2012 09:00

In 1978, three real estate developers in Boston set their eyes on a decaying waterfront property south of downtown. The lot, ...

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Trees vs. Power Lines: Will We Have to Choose?

The Atlantic Cities

August 07, 2012 09:00

The notice of the hearing landed in my inbox from the High Street Hill Association, one of many neighborhood organizations on the front lines of local...

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