Dear EarthTalk: What does “phantom load” mean with regard to energy consumption, how big of a problem is it, and what can we do to prevent it? — Jim C., Provo, UT Many electronic devices consume ...

About 5,000 more seniors in Spokane will qualify for property tax breaks thanks to a state law signed this week. The county, however, won’t collect fewer taxes, so most taxpayers will pay slightly ...

Yakima County Assessor Jacob Tate has announced some big changes to Washington’s Senior Citizen and Disabled Persons Property Tax Exemption Program, following the passage of Senate Bill 6162 during ...

Cook County’s property tax system is a Rubik’s Cube for even those relatively steeped in assessments and equalization factors value to decipher. So pity the ordinary property owners who have to pay ...

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Kansas lawmakers narrowly passed a property tax bill aimed at slowing the growth of local government spending. The bill allows residents to petition against local tax increases that exceed 3% ...

Be careful what you like on social media—you never know when a billionaire’s lawyers might be going over your reactions with a fine-tooth comb. Elon Musk’s lawyers requested that a judge with a ...

Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed a vulnerability in Anthropic's Claude Google Chrome Extension that could have been exploited to trigger malicious prompts simply by visiting a web page. The ...

The mayor has left lawmakers with the belief he does not plan to pursue an unpopular property tax increase, as he looks to close a budget gap of $5.4 billion over two years. By Sally Goldenberg ...

The death of David Simon, the Indianapolis native who served three decades as the leader of Simon Property Group, will mean a shift at the top of the largest mall operator business in the world. David ...

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Editor's Note: The following contains spoilers for Property Brothers: Under Pressure, Episode 1 In an interview with Collider, Drew and Jonathan Scott said today’s housing crisis is reshaping what ...