Property Taxes

An organizer behind a ballot issue to eliminate all property taxes in Ohio said changes that could be coming to state laws will be too late.

The group has until the end of next month to come up with recommendations to help struggling homeowners and farmers in Ohio, while still funding local services such as schools, police and libraries.

Organizers are trying to gather enough signatures to put the amendment to abolish property taxes before Ohio voters next November.

The County Auditor Association of Ohio recently proposed several solutions to provide property owners some relief from the state's rising property taxes.

A working group established by Gov. Mike DeWine meets Thursday to consider ways to help Ohioans with skyrocketing property tax bills.

The Ohio House was set to try to override three of Gov. Mike DeWine’s vetoes in the new two-year, $60 billion budget, but only took up one of them.

Gov. Mike DeWine vetoed allowing Ohio county budget commissions to reduce voter-approved levies, requiring certain levies to be used when calculating the effective tax rate, and limiting districts’ power to ask for emergency levies.

Gov. Mike DeWine wants a working group to study property tax laws in Ohio, but some Republican lawmakers say since there’s already been a study of property taxes, this new group isn’t needed.

Republican lawmakers frustrated at Gov. Mike DeWine’s 67 line-item vetoes in the new state budget have planned to come back later this month to override some of those.

A group that is collecting signatures to put property tax abolition on the statewide ballot in Ohio next year is questioning budget decisions.