The CT Mirror (https://ctmirror.org/tag/property-taxes/)
The leaders of the House and Senate Democratic majorities gave up Wednesday on adopting a new state budget before the legislature’s constitutional adjournment deadline of midnight, instead scheduling a special session for next week to finish its business for 2016. Continue Reading →
The House of Representatives approved a measure early Friday that would end a portion of the municipal tax exemption long possessed by private, nonprofit colleges and hospitals. Continue Reading →
Connecticut’s gubernatorial contenders battled Tuesday for the support of local mayors and first selectmen, pledging to preserve municipal aid and to ease pressure on property taxpayers. Continue Reading →
Gov. Dannel P. Malloy vetoed two more bills Monday, rejecting measures regarding the municipal property tax circuit-breaker program and the cost of removing fallen tree limbs. Continue Reading →
House Speaker J. Brendan Sharkey, D-Hamden, made a last-ditch effort Wednesday to pass a compromise version of his bill to limit the property-tax exemption for non-profit institutions, but it died amid an ice-cold reception from senators and red-hot opposition from colleges. Continue Reading →
The state House of Representatives took a step Saturday toward curbing the property-tax exemption enjoyed by nonprofit hospitals and colleges — and what the House members hope will be a bigger step toward improving relations with the Senate. Continue Reading →
When a state relies excessively on local property taxes to fund governmental services, as does Connecticut, it’s reasonable to begin working to fix what House Speaker Brendan Sharkey has termed a “broken” tax system. Continue Reading →
Legislators should brace for a landmark debate next year on how Connecticut finances local services, including capping property taxes and shifting municipal expenses onto the state’s back, House Speaker J. Brendan Sharkey said Friday. Continue Reading →
We must look at fixing possibly the biggest single barrier to Connecticut’s grabbing hold of its bright future … our badly broken, antiquated, unfair tax system. Continue Reading →
This should be the year policymakers start to revamp the state’s property tax structure. We know the system is unfair, and there is a clear path forward to fix it. Continue Reading →
House Speaker J. Brendan Sharkey says it’s time for hospitals and private colleges to pay property taxes. Continue Reading →