property tax

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Recent Examples of property tax Republicans called separately for increasing the maximum property tax credit beyond the Democratic proposal to $650, up from $300. Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 31 Mar. 2026 In an era where teams regularly demand stadium and arena deals that exempt them from property tax, the Dodgers have paid $12.8 million in property taxes over the past three years, according to Los Angeles County tax collection records. Los Angeles Times, 25 Mar. 2026 Fair property tax assessment should be a top priority as well. Boston Herald Editorial Staff, Boston Herald, 24 Mar. 2026 Now homeowners are feeling the pinch – property tax increases that have outstripped even America’s brutal inflation rate this past decade. The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 24 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for property tax
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Noun
  • In Idaho, the deadline to file both state and federal income tax returns for the 2025 tax year is Wednesday, April 15.
    Hali Smith April 4, Idaho Statesman, 4 Apr. 2026
  • McCaughey is a Newsmax cable host who smiles big, talks fast and touts audacious promises — foremost among them, a vow to eliminate the income tax in Connecticut, an idea that was central to Republican Bob Stefanowski’s losing campaign for governor against Lamont in 2018.
    Kaitlin McCallum, Hartford Courant, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Proponents of the ballot initiative argue that Silicon Valley’s unmatched ecosystem of founders, investors, and talent is so alluring that no single tax would cause current and would-be billionaires to relocate.
    Rogé Karma, The Atlantic, 28 Jan. 2026
  • For instance, will the severance land in a single tax year and push your household into a higher bracket?
    Steve Hruby, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • In 1964: The 24th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which prohibited both Congress and any of the states from imposing a poll tax or any other tax to vote in federal elections, was ratified.
    Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 23 Jan. 2026
  • Republicans meanwhile have pushed against expansion, especially by supporting voter ID laws, which can make voting more time consuming, and in some cases, may require people to pay fees to secure IDs (which critics liken to a poll tax).
    Time, Time, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In May, President Donald Trump's administration ended the pandemic-era pause on student loan payments, beginning to collect on defaulted debt through withholding tax refunds and other federal payments to borrowers.
    Marley Malenfant, Austin American Statesman, 7 Jan. 2026
  • In May, the Trump administration ended the pandemic-era pause on student loan payments, beginning to collect on defaulted debt by withholding tax refunds and other federal payments to borrowers.
    Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 5 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Of the four candidates, Molina expressed the most support for a possible 2028 ballot measure to raise the city’s sales tax.
    David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Data centers Some legislators have sought to eliminate a sales tax break for data centers, which has cost the state hundreds of millions of dollars.
    Caleb Groves, AJC.com, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The various Indian state governments earn a big portion of their revenue from excise and value-added tax on alcoholic drinks.
    Mimansa Verma, Quartz, 10 Nov. 2022
  • Lord De La Warr paid $179,255 for it (including buyer’s premium and value-added tax) after it was originally estimated to go for between $54,000 and $81,000 by Summers Place Auctions.
    Téa Kvetenadze, Forbes, 7 Oct. 2021
Noun
  • As gas prices continue to climb across the Bay Area, lawmakers are considering a temporary suspension of the federal gas tax, an idea that could save drivers about 18 cents per gallon.
    Da Lin, CBS News, 30 Mar. 2026
  • So the team asked for eight hundred and fifty million dollars in infrastructure improvements to make the property viable, along with property-tax relief in Arlington Heights.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 29 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Those drops, while beneficial for the population, aren’t great for sin tax revenues that depend on those behaviors.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
  • Signal Cleveland reports Council President Blaine Griffin and County Executive Chris Ronayne are in talks to raise the sin tax, which would require a change to state law.
    Sam Allard, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024

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