BOISE — A proposed law making it a felony in Idaho for a third party to collect and return multiple ballots to election officials headed to the full House on
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Alabama
Montgomery: The state has expanded who is eligible to receive immunizations against COVID-19, but health officials caution there’s still not enough vaccine for everyone who qualifies for a shot. As of Monday, everyone 65 and older, educators, grocery store workers, some manufacturing workers, public transit workers, agriculture employees, state legislators and constitutional officers is eligible to get vaccinated. Previously only health care workers, first responders, nursing home residents, and people 75 and older were eligible. “If you are eligible for a vaccine, then we will get you one if want to take it. But it is not going to happen immediately for everyone,” Dr. Scott Harris, the state health officer, told reporters Friday. Harris said an estimated 1.5 million people would be eligible for vaccines, but the state has b
It’s a familiar dread seeing a letter from the county assessor in the mail. Even though it’s not technically your property tax bill, seeing the assessed value of your home go up and looking at the estimated tax due can bring about anxiety for any property owner.
But an increase in value doesn’t always mean an increase in taxes. Many other factors are at play, but the process of how property taxes are levied is often misunderstood and convoluted to explain. But let’s try to make it more simple starting with the most basic level.
What are property taxes for?