Detroit couple smacked with $19,686 property tax bill after buying 1st home. Prior owner paid $3,500. Is the American dream quickly getting crushed?

So while the previous owners had paid roughly $3,500 a year in property taxes, the couple was unprepared for a nearly $16,500 ...

Representatives weigh promise, value of forests in move to restrict carbon programs

New Hampshire and its counties may soon be barred from enrolling publicly owned lands in carbon sequestration programs. “We don’t see sequestration as a traditional use,” said Rep. Mike Ouellet, a ...