Property Tax Relief
“Loud Caring” says Shared Services
Taking Property Taxes off Autopilot
Without some curbs, property taxes can become unaffordable.
Court Rules Process Matters
Pension Promises Made–Not Kept
Adjusted for inflation, state and local government revenues have more than doubled since the 1970s. But state and local politicians haven’t collected nearly enough taxes to pay for the retirement promises they’ve made to their friends in government employees unions.
Central Iowa Assessments Up…Again
After Wisconsin’s Act 10
In 2011, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed a controversial piece of legislation known as Act 10. The bill restricted collective bargaining to base wages, required annual recertification for bargaining unit representation, and raised teacher contribution rates to the state pension and health care