CLEVELAND, Ohio – The second half of property taxes are coming due this week, but 7% of homeowners have yet to pay the first half, according to the county’s treasury.
Ohio’s business community is facing mounting challenges, and skyrocketing property taxes are at the top of the list.
At the Ohio Chamber of Commerce, we represent more than 8,000 businesses of every size, industry and region across our state. When we surveyed our members last year, one message came through loud and clear: the most pressing tax concern for Ohio’s employers is property taxes.
LIMA — Brian Massie wants Ohio lawmakers to know the citizen-led movement to abolish property taxes will continue collecting signatures to bring a constitutional amendment before voters in 2026.
Republican leaders in the Ohio Senate are puzzled by Gov. Mike DeWine’s vetoes in the state’s new budget but stopped short of committing to possible override votes in the coming weeks.
WILLOUGHBY, Ohio — That many Ohioans are struggling with rising property tax bills is no surprise to the people tasked with collecting those taxes, the state's 88 county auditors, such as Karl Keith of Montgomery County.
"What really brought it to a head s property values have increased in recent years. The real estate market is just off the charts," he said.
Ohio House legislators have introduced a tax reform package they say would save property owners $3.5 billion and will force local taxing bodies to use other resources to provide services and cut spending.
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — Ohio voters may soon be able to vote to end property taxes for all homeowners in the state.
Attorney General Dave Yost just accepted a petition from the group, Citizens for Property Tax Reform, who proposed a potential Ohio constitutional amendment relating to property taxes.
Bill would eliminate property taxes for Illinois homeowners after 30 years of residency
...inspired by Norway’s sovereign wealth fund, which leverages accumulated revenues for public benefit.
"I want people to own their homes and not have to rent from the government, all across Pennsylvania," he told Fox News.
Diamond did not immediately have a plan to offset the loss of revenue from eliminating property taxes, quipping on his substack that "folks get all twisted into knots over how we’re going to pay for the things those taxes currently pay for—frankly, they’re missing the point.