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State payments rise; municipal service costs increase more
Wisconsin increases municipal services payments funding by 37.7% in 2025, but a $32.4 million gap in unreimbursed municipal costs remains.
Lawsuit argues church-owned apartments should be taxed
The lawsuit challenges state rules that exempt The Pres House, which is owned by the Presbyterian Student Center Foundation, and Lumen House Apartments, which is owned by St. Raphael’s Congregation, from paying property taxes.
Wisconsin total property tax levies see biggest increase since 2007
Gross property tax levies approved in 2023 by local taxing jurisdictions in Wisconsin increased by 4.6% statewide, which exceeded inflation and was the largest increase since 2007.
Wis. Supreme Court: City properly excluded dark store tax comparison for Lowe’s
Tax assessors for the city of Delavan properly excluded comparable dark-store valuations when setting a new property tax rate for a Lowe's Home Center in 2013, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday.
Report: Wisconsin school property taxes increase 3.3%
Property taxes levied by schools in Wisconsin will go up 3.3%, a smaller increase than in 2019 but still larger than any other year over the past decade, a report from the Wisconsin Policy Forum released on Thursday showed.
Report: Before COVID, Wisconsin property values were on upward trajectory
Heading into the COVID-19 pandemic, Wisconsin property tax levies showed their largest increases in a decade in December.
Court refuses to refund airlines’ property taxes
A state appeals court refused Tuesday to refund $4.2 million that two airlines paid in Wisconsin property taxes.
Wisconsin Republican leaders eyeing property, income tax cut
Republican leaders in the Wisconsin Legislature said Wednesday that they are looking at using some of a state surplus to reduce income and property taxes while also paying down debt, although the details of they what they might put forward remain in flux.
Foxconn Mount Pleasant’s largest taxpayer with payment
Foxconn Technology Group paid the village of Mount Pleasant $8.4 million in property taxes and special assessments, local officials announced Monday.
HAPPY HOLIDAYS, HOMEOWNERS: Lottery credit lowers Wisconsin property tax bills
Christmas came a few days early for Wisconsin homeowners. Each homeowner will receive a $184 Lottery and Gaming Credit on their property tax bills this year.
Republicans considering property tax cut in 2020
Republicans who control the Wisconsin Legislature are considering a property tax cut proposal that would be introduced early in 2020, the leader of the state Senate said Friday.
School districts fuel biggest property tax hike since 2009
A new report says Wisconsin school districts are fueling the largest annual increase in property taxes in a decade.
Today’s News
- Medical College of Wisconsin breaks ground on student housing complex
- Wisconsin Pre-Bid Meetings – Week of Aug. 3, 2026
- Irgens starts apartment construction at Milwaukee County Research Park
- ABC of Wisconsin hits membership milestone
- More construction unions get behind Crowley
- Appeals Court restores Act 10 collective bargaining law
- Land use, zoning changes approved for Rockwell Automation in New Berlin
- $61M corporate headquarters planned in Brookfield
- Wisconsin expands recertification process for DBE firms
- Dangerous tornadoes hit the western Fox Cities
- Fraser and HD Hyundai eye Superior shipyard for modernization
- TOP BIDDERS: The biggest recent winning bids from around Wisconsin | July 27
Project Profiles
- First prefabricated bridge in US installed in Eau Claire County
- Illinois developer worked with Wisconsin contractor to build 258-unit Wauwatosa apartment complex
- VJS Construction raises the roof for Bruce Guadalupe Community School expansion project
- Microgrid pilot project will store energy for village affected by outages
- Dane County sees uptick in highway work zone crashes, on track to exceed last year
- The Hop streetcar will debut newest service route in fall with limited service
- FPC Live slims venue proposal to 1 downtown building
- Children’s Hospital urgent care center in Milwaukee gets first round of city approval
- With Sonag Construction shut down, feds move to block indicted owner from collecting leftover assets
- Four contractors selected to build border wall prototypes
- UW-Milwaukee’s Greenstreet shaping minds (and the city)
- Turning the Corner(s) (PHOTO SLIDESHOW)