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Amendment 3 Puts Billions in Local Property Revenue at Risk as Campaigns and Cities Mobilize

State forecasts show multibillion-dollar shortfalls that could force cuts to police, fire and core local services.

Texas Counties and Cities Take Divergent Tax Steps to Close FY2027 Gaps

Darmstadt Halts Mathildenhöhe Visitor Centre After Costs Jump to €21m

Think Tank Proposes OBEs for Pensioners Who Voluntarily Forgo State Pension

Martin County Warns Ballot Tax Amendment Could Force Fire Station Closures and Layoffs

Deegan Proposes $2.03 Billion Jacksonville Budget Focused on Public Safety

LDF Walks Out of Kerala Assembly Over Cuts to Local-Body Funds

Supervisors Finalize $16.9 Billion San Francisco Budget and Restore About $28 Million

DeSantis Signs Laws Tightening Local Tax Rules Ahead of Homestead Exemption Vote

Florida Homestead Exemption Measure Heads to Ballot as Lawsuit Questions Ballot Language and Local Losses Grow

Florida CFO Accuses Palm Beach County of Hundreds of Millions in Wasteful Spending

Boston Council Delays Vote on Wu’s $4.9 Billion Budget as School Cuts Advance

Montgomery County Approves $143 Million School Boost, Still $36 Million Short

Dresden Council Rejects Supplementary Budget, Spending Freeze Remains

Aix‑Marseille Métropole Rejects 2026 Budget, Triggering Prefect and Audit Court Oversight

Lyon Council Quintuples Mayor’s Representation Allowance to €15,000

San Diego Residents Protest Gloria’s Budget Cuts to Arts, Libraries and Youth Services

Aix‑Marseille Métropole Faces €123 Million Shortfall Ahead of April 28 Budget Deadline

Most English Councils Set 4.99% Council Tax Rise for April as Exceptions Near 9%

Councils Across England Set 2026/27 Budgets With Near-5% Tax Rises, Some Reaching 9%