Government Affairs News

Governmental Affairs: October 2, 2015

Assessor overreach legislation introduced

Legislation that would require local property tax assessors to only use the cost-less depreciation approach to value retail property over 25,000 square feet and prohibit the use of deed restrictions on any commercial property was introduced this week.

Governmental Affairs: September 18, 2015

Legislators return for fall session

After a summer of political turmoil ending in the expulsion of one lawmaker and the resignation of another because of a sex scandal and cover-up,

Governmental Affairs: June 22, 2015

House and Senate divide over summer break

All legislators took a one-week break this week, but the Senate returns on June 30 for a few weeks as it considers legislation to improve roads.