Scientists traced star-forming gas clouds in a nearby lenticular galaxy, NGC 1387, offering new insight into early-type ...

BOISE — A bill seeking to address the division between local government concerns and the rights of rental property owners was the subject of a divided hearing in the House Business Committee on Monday ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — Tennessee is one of just four states without a cap on local property tax increases, but one bill could change that. The bill, sponsored by Rep. Jason Zachary (R-Knoxville), ...

KINGSPORT, Tenn. (WJHL) — State Rep. Bud Hulsey (R-Kingsport) has filed legislation that he says would protect homeowners in Tennessee from excessive local property tax hikes. House Bill 2607 would ...

State lawmakers are considering new restrictions on local governments' ability to increase property tax revenue — part of an effort, they say, to bring down homeowners' tax bills. Republicans in the ...

Property taxes are usually a local matter in North Carolina. The rates are set by city and county governments, and the money collected is spent on city and county parks, schools, roads and law ...

Instead of schools or cities losing that money, the state reimbursed them from the general fund. That changed in 2013. Former Gov. John Kasich and Republican lawmakers decided to cut income taxes and ...

Read full article: These areas of Florida may soon be off-limits to pedophiles TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – The latest Legislative session is underway in Florida, and lawmakers have already filed several ...

BOISE, Idaho — This story originally appeared in the Idaho Press. A bill seeking to address the division between local government concerns and the rights of rental property owners was the subject of a ...

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WZTV) -- Nashville property taxes have gone up 60% over the last five years. Next door, Mt. Juliet's more than doubled. A bill making its way through the Tennessee legislature wouldn ...

At moments of uncertainty, communities often look for unlikely heroes. In Southern Arizona, some of those heroes may not wear uniforms or hold public office — they may hold deeds to commercial ...