The big winner from Tuesday’s municipal elections? Freezing property taxes. The question was on the ballot in 97 Missouri counties. Voters in numerous counties across Missouri passed resolutions to freeze or limit how much property taxes can increase on personal...
Missouri voters head to the polls Tuesday to decide a property tax question tied to Senate Bill 3, which appears on ballots in 97 of the state’s 114 counties. The measure asks whether future property taxes on owner‑occupied homes should be frozen or capped, depending...
Missouri lawmakers are once again taking a closer look at property tax changes. State Sen. Joe Nicola—who represents part of Jackson County in the Kansas City area—said the real challenge is crafting a system that works for both urban and rural counties. “In Jackson...
Missouri homeowners could be in store for limits on the increases of their assessed property values. The state House of Representatives has passed a plan that would ask Missouri voters to limit newly-assessed and reassessed value increases to 2%. Jeff Coleman, R-Grain...
For the past six years, State Representative Jeff Coleman has filed a proposal to cap how much assessors can raise your property value each year. Despite little momentum, he’s not giving up. Alisa Nelson visits with him about the measure and he pleads with citizens...
