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Illinois Insights: An update from Cozen O'Connor (7/23)

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Fiscal differences remain as Illinois lawmaker urges for transit special session - “State Sen. Mike Simmons, D-Chicago, made the call Monday during a ceremony to mark the reopening of four Chicago Transit Authority train...more

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Budget Commission Requests to Forgo Revenue

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As a result of the 2023 valuation update, several counties have requested all jurisdictions, including school districts, to voluntarily give back millage to reverse the impact of inflationary increases on collections,...more

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New York’s “No-Longer-a-Sin” Taxes – Effective? Progressive? Neither?

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Lately I’ve been thinking about the many ways by which members of the public transfer funds to government and the many reasons for which such transfers are made. After all, we’re still in the “season of giving.”...more

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HSB Economic Development Update - June 2022

The HSB Economic Development team published their June 2022 news update, highlighting the following topics: Big Changes to South Carolina Property Taxes and Incentives- The big political news in South Carolina this June...more

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP

Georgia’s 2021 Sine Die - Thoughtful policy mixed with last minute surprises and everything in-between

During the 2021 legislative session, the Georgia General Assembly passed key legislation, including conformity to the federal tax law, the elimination of deference to subregulatory interpretations of the Department of...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Massachusetts State Auditor Issues Report Concerning The Impact of Solar Taxation Policies on Municipalities

On December 10, 2020, the Massachusetts Office of the State Auditor Division of Local Mandates (“DLM”) issued The Impact of State-Owned Land PILOT and Solar Taxation Policies on Municipalities report. DLM Report In part,...more

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Proposition 13 Overhaul Qualifies for November Ballot

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California Secretary of State Alex Padilla announced on Friday, May 29, 2020, that the revised initiative entitled "The California Schools and Local Communities Act of 2020" officially qualified for the November ballot. If...more

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School Districts File Amicus Curiae Brief in Landmark Federal Property Tax Lawsuit

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Last week, nine Cook County school districts and Calumet City filed an amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief in the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in support of rehearing in the case A.F. Moore & Associates Inc. v....more

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West Virginia Legislative Brief: Commentary from Gil White - February 2020

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Welcome to the 2020 Legislative Brief, your one-stop shop for legislative news from a variety of sources throughout West Virginia, and my view of the legislative happenings on the horizon. February 14, 2020, marks the 38th...more

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PARCA Issues 2018 Study: How Alabama Taxes Compare - SALT Alert: Alabama Edition

Just before Christmas, the influential Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama (PARCA), the nonpartisan think tank headquartered at Samford University, released its annual report, How Alabama Taxes Compare. The contents...more

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California Ballot Guide 2018: Propositions 5-7

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This is Part Two in our series regarding the California Ballot for November, 2018. In this series, we provide a synopsis for each of the 11 propositions voters in this state will see on the ballot, and summarize the primary...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Illinois Nonprofit Hospital Property Tax Exemptions Upheld

On September 20, 2018, the Illinois Supreme Court published its opinion in Oswald v. Hamer, which upheld Section 15-86 of the Illinois Property Tax Code (“Section 15-86”), an Illinois statute that provides for a charitable...more

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Texas Attorney General Addresses Counties’ Ability to Direct Funding To Affordable Housing Programs

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In Opinion No. KP-0219, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton recently addressed questions related to the ability of a county to utilize its property tax revenues to fund and support affordable housing programs. Below is a...more

Best Best & Krieger LLP

Best in Law: Possible Prop. 13 Changes Will Impact Businesses - Partner Gregory Snarr Discusses Potential Ballot Measure

In 2020, California voters will likely have the opportunity to change a provision of Proposition 13 that will substantially impact California businesses. Originally posted in The Press-Enterprise and other Southern...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Proposition 13 Ballot Initiative Qualifies for Signature Gathering

Proponents of The California Schools and Local Communities Funding Act of 2018 have received clearance from the California Attorney General to gather signatures in support of a ballot initiative to revoke Proposition 13...more

Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

PARCA Issues Updated Study: How Alabama Taxes Compare

The well-respected Public Affairs Research Council of Alabama (PARCA), the non-profit think tank headquartered at Samford University in Birmingham, recently published its periodic report, How Alabama Taxes Compare, which...more

McNees Wallace & Nurick LLC

The Side of Tax Reform They’re Not Telling You

Deep-sixing property taxes is a popular pledge on the state and local campaign trail. But the promise is only half the story. Citizens need to ask: “And then what?” Like a climbing wall, eliminating property taxes may...more

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Should Companies Adjust Their Incentive Strategies in Light of New Governmental Accounting Disclosure Requirements?

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Earlier this month, the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) approved Statement No. 77, Tax Abatement Disclosures, which requires state and local governments to report on foregone revenue from tax abatement...more

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