The west side of the Douglas County Courthouse, 1100 Massachusetts St. Changes to a Kansas law that exempts different categories of personal property from taxation will start on Jan. 1, and Douglas ...

There's a saying in public policy that you've done something right if you make everyone a little mad. That's the definition of compromise. That's by and large how Gov. Mike Braun assesses the end ...

TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - Your mortgage company may pay your property taxes — but if you pay them yourself, be aware: a recent change at the U.S. Postal Service could affect whether your payment is ...

Attorney Richard Wenner told residents at the Jan. 13 meeting that settling was more cost-effective than prolonged litigation ...

Virginia lawmakers are considering a bill that would change how high school athletes are deemed eligible to play sports ...

New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is set to move into public housing, New York City’s Gracie Mansion, next Thursday, when he assumes power on New Year’s Day. This is good for him and his wife, Rama ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The relatively young science of extreme event attribution seeks to tease out the influence of human-cause climate change from other factors, such as natural sources of variability like El Niño, as ...

'This really does show that the system is under financial strain and that the rate increases are needed unless other changes are made,' a city budget analyst said.