A Pennsylvania school property tax bill can rise even when a home’s assessed value never changes. When that happens, the school board raised its millage rate, the multiplier every county applies to that fixed assessed value. Trib Total Media reports that twelve of Westmoreland County’s 16 school districts raised taxes for the 2025-26 school year,…
The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio approved only $11 million of a $97 million rate increase that AEP Ohio requested this year. Not one cent of it pays for electricity. It pays for wires, fees, and state taxes tucked into lines many Ohioans skim past every month. These are line items on an Ohio utility…
Federal tax law around solar changed this year, and some sales pitches haven’t caught up with the fine print. These are the solar sales promises Californians shouldn’t sign without checking. Note: This is general information, not financial, tax, or legal advice. Solar contract terms, tax credit rules, and financing details are subject to change, so…
Meijer opened its 45th Indiana store on Sept. 30, a smaller grocery-only location in Fishers. Every one of Meijer’s Indiana stores, its new one included, runs the same handful of policies that hand cash back to a shopper who already checked out. Not every shopper knows to ask. These are the ways Hoosiers get money…
Louisiana’s Attorney General publicly reminded residents ahead of Hurricane Francine that state law caps what a store can charge once an emergency is declared. That warning lands hardest at the grocery store. Certain items disappear from the shelves before the rest of the aisle looks touched, storm after storm, before the last-minute crowd even shows…
Oregon’s rule for checking a shopper’s identification comes with a built-in minimum, under guidance from the Oregon Liquor and Cannabis Commission. Fred Meyer goes further than some expect, and ID checks are only one of the store policies that catch shoppers off guard at checkout. These are the Fred Meyer policies Oregonians only find out…
Nothing takes the shine off a grocery deal like hearing, “You can’t use that coupon.” Sometimes the cashier has it right. But sometimes there’s more to the policy than either of you realizes, which makes knowing the rules useful before you reach checkout. These are the Publix coupon rules Floridians argue about at the register….
Guess how many people call the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) each day to report a subscription that kept charging after they canceled it? Seventy, on average. That number is from 2024 and was up from 42 a day in 2021. Ouch. These are the autopay traps that keep charging Bay Staters after they cancel. Note:…
Do you think welcoming an aging parent into your Georgia home is just about clearing out a bedroom? Far from it. Family caregivers nationwide now spend close to $7,200 a year out of pocket, according to a recent AARP survey. These are the costs Georgia families don’t see coming when a parent moves in. Note:…
If you miss the 45-day deadline on a Michigan property transfer affidavit, the fine starts right away. Under Michigan’s General Property Tax Act, the fine runs $5 a day, capped at $200 for a typical home. That’s the smallest part of the bill. Proposal A’s rules uncap your transferred home’s taxable value the very next…
