property tax

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Recent Examples of property tax The governor’s proposal will be on the November ballot, too, making OCPS officials worried that voters might be less inclined to re-approve the school property tax. Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 June 2026 Of the nearly $80 million in property tax revenues that KCKPS residents will contribute to the school system this year, about $58 million of that will go directly to the school district and the remainder goes to the state, the district has said. Sofi Zeman june 27, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2026 That action took place months after state lawmakers approved a sweeping property tax relief measure, Senate Enrolled Act 1. Carole Carlson, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026 In her resignation letter, Smyth argued a rent hike is necessary because, per the board’s data, operating costs have risen faster than inflation and insurance and property tax costs are higher, as well as the costs of water and fuel. Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 25 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for property tax
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Noun
  • The 34 measures include cuts to income tax for low- and middle income families, an overhaul of the creaking pension system, tougher rules for employees' sick leave and a reduction of the country's stifling bureaucracy.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026
  • Supporters also point to other states that have eliminated their income tax and cast the proposal as a way to attract businesses and new residents.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • But that levy generates more than any other single tax at either level of government.
    Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 19 June 2026
  • Owens claimed the proposal illegally bundles unrelated subjects and could alter multiple constitutional articles under the guise of a single tax-reform measure.
    Jack Harvel June 2, Kansas City Star, 2 June 2026
Noun
  • There was – there was a poll tax in Southern states.
    CBS News, CBS News, 4 May 2026
  • Akbar had already incorporated Hindus into the Mughal military and administrative system and abolished the jizyah (a poll tax historically levied on non-Muslims under Islamic law) as part of a policy of inclusion.
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Once Vasquez applies for funding, the Missouri department will determine the state’s contribution based on the amount of withholding tax, sales tax and athlete and entertainer tax revenues generated by the team last year, a Kehoe spokesperson previously told The Star.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 10 June 2026
  • The incentives include sales and use tax refunds, qualifying investment tax credits and withholding tax credits.
    Max Rego, The Hill, 12 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Assisting with payroll tax issues, sales tax audits, and business restructuring to satisfy tax obligations.
    Nick Perry, USA Today, 2 July 2026
  • Voters passed an extension of the Crime Prevention Program, a sales tax that funds the city’s police department, during the May 2 election.
    Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026
Noun
  • The existing tax, passed by voters in 2012 and extended in 2016, is set to expire in 2031.
    Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • In practice, governments still want contracts, jobs, and tax revenue at home.
    Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 July 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
  • The teams' leases stipulate the public is responsible for repair costs, but the lone funding source — the county sin tax on cigarettes and alcohol — is no longer sufficient to cover their demands.
    Sam Allard, Axios, 5 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • Trump bought Apple, Nvidia and other tech giants before tariff reversal fueled rebound, according to a CNBC analysis.
    Arjun Kharpal,Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 3 July 2026
  • Keeping the rescue open has been a challenge Even as wounds from the COVID era began to heal, Gordon said tariffs threatened any progress the rescue was able to make.
    Maveah Griffith, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026

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“Property tax.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/property%20tax. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.

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