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Study Finds Florida Homestead Tax Cuts Would Deeply Undercut City Revenues

The analysis finds eliminating homestead taxes would slash city revenue, forcing steep millage hikes to avoid service cuts.

Cook County Homeowners Hit With Sharp Tax Hikes as Bills Come Due

Chicago Budget Standoff Deepens as Aldermen Drop Garbage-Fee Hike

Trump Repeats $18 Trillion Tariff Claim as Official Receipts Show Hundreds of Billions

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Bolivia Judge Orders Ex-President Luis Arce Jailed for Five Months in Indigenous Fund Probe

Italy’s Largest Union Halts Trains and Schools in National Strike Over 2026 Budget

Maryland Launches RENEW Act Study to Count Climate Costs to Taxpayers

Bulgarian Government Resigns Ahead of No-Confidence Vote After Mass Protests

Boston Council Sets 2026 Tax Rates, Lifting Average Homeowner Bills 13%

Senate Rejects Dueling ACA Subsidy Plans, Setting Up Jan. 1 Lapse of Expanded Premium Aid

Philadelphia School Board Authorizes Talks on Transferring Vacant Schools to the City

Durham Approves Council Tax Support Overhaul, Requiring 10% Payments From 2026

Patrick Unveils 'Operation Double Nickel' to Expand Homestead Relief and Lower Senior Tax Freeze Age

Salt Lake County Approves 2026 Budget With Near-15% Tax Hike, Sets May Closure of County Day Cares

Delaware County Approves 19% Property-Tax Hike for 2026 in 4–1 Vote

Chicago Council Sets Rapid Budget Votes as Johnson Narrows Head Tax and Opponents Gain Momentum

French Assembly Passes Social Security Budget, Freezing Macron’s Pension Reform