Green Bay is considering a new rule. It's about business licenses and permits. The city wants to stop giving them to people who owe property taxes. This is not new. Other cities in Wisconsin already do this. But Green Bay is different. Right now, someone can owe years of taxes and still get a licens
Milton is a town with a mix of financial puzzles. It's not a poor place, but it's facing some serious money problems. The median home price is a million dollars, and the average family brings in nearly 180, 000 dollars a year. Yet, the town is struggling with a double dose of financial trouble. Ther
Imagine a place where people come together to talk about taxes, but end up discussing spending instead. That's what happened at a recent hearing in Waukegan, Illinois. The Waukegan Community Unit School District 60 wanted to raise its property tax levy by almost 5% for the next school year. Sounds l
