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The serene Huntsville, Alabama, cityscape at dusk featuring a reflective canal bordered by a curved stone walkway and a red pedestrian bridge. Modern office buildings with glass facades and traditional brick buildings line the background, while lampposts and young trees add charm to the landscaped waterfront area. The soft evening sky casts a gentle glow over the scene.

New Report Analyzes Variation in Effective Property Tax Rates Across US States

By Kristina McGeehan, July 16, 2025

The Lincoln Institute of Land Policy and Minnesota Center for Fiscal Excellence report highlights the impact of public policy, property values, and local spending decisions on property tax rates.

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Looking out from a porch toward water on Sapelo Island, Georgia. Two empty rocking chairs are in the foreground, facing away from the camera toward the water.

Understanding Heirs Property

By Jon Gorey, July 11, 2025

Hundreds of thousands of people in the US own inherited property that lacks the legal protections of homeownership. Land policy can help address the challenges of heirs property.

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Lincoln Institute Invests $1 Million in Scholarships for Future Leaders

By Kristina McGeehan, June 16, 2025

Through partial scholarships, this funding will cover 50 percent of the tuition costs for eligible new students enrolling in one of Claremont Lincoln University’s online master’s degree programs, bachelor’s degree completion programs, or certificate programs.

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Growing Water Smart in US–Mexico Border Communities

By Jon Gorey, May 16, 2025

Growing Water Smart helps communities envision and realize goals related to watershed health and community resilience. The program recently expanded to work with communities that cooperate across the US-Mexico border.

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Grassroots Conservation (Minus the Grass)

How homeowners and communities can boost biodiversity one yard at a time by planting native trees, pollinator gardens, and Miyawaki forests.

By Jon Gorey, May 7, 2025

A growing movement is inviting nature back into the cities and towns from which it was once expelled, planting native pollinator gardens and Miyawaki microforests in front yards, schoolyards, parks, and vacant lots. This StoryMap explores how individuals and municipalities are creating and protecting habitat at the local level.

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A wooden railing with horizontal slats in the foreground frames a courtyard, a distant building, and blue sky. One section of the building has white siding, and one section has wooden siding.

Housing Design Has to Evolve

By Lynn Richards, April 15, 2025

American households have changed, and our housing should too. Lynn Richards, former president of the Congress for the New Urbanism, explains why design must evolve to meet the moment.

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