Updating property assessments often causes headaches for political leaders, especially in areas with rapid increases in home ...

Jackson County Executive Phil LeVota says he’s setting the record straight for commercial property owners who are trying to ...

Like the great St. Louis divorce, Toriano Porter and historians don’t think it would be good for Kansas City. | Opinion ...

On Tuesday, November 4, residents of Jackson County, Missouri turned out to vote in a key charter amendment: 51,395 voted “Yes” to make the county assessor position elected, while 6,891 voted “No.” ...

OWNERS OVER THE NEXT THREE YEARS. THIS MAY BE THE FIRST TIME THE COUNTY’S 2023 ASSESSMENTS WILL COMPLY WITH A STATE TAX COMMISSION ORDER. KMBC9 BRIAN JOHNSON HAS BEEN COVERING THIS STORY FOR YEARS NOW ...

KSHB 41 reporter Tod Palmer covers sports business and eastern Jackson County. Share your story idea with Tod. For more than six years now, Jackson County voters have been frustrated with the county’s ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — After several years of debates and legal battles regarding property taxes in Jackson County, voters will head to the polls on Tuesday to decide whether the property tax assessor’s ...

After being sworn in as interim Jackson County Executive Phil LeVota addresses the crowd on hand at the Historic Truman Courthouse in Independence on Thursday, October 16, 2025. He replaces Frank ...

Jackson County property owners spoke before a Missouri House special committee this week about receiving huge property tax increases — with few options for appeals. “There’s no transparency; there’s ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jackson County Executive Frank White Jr. has vetoed an ordinance that called for a special election for a county charter assessor. In a letter to Jackson County legislators, White ...

KANSAS CITY, Mo.— Jackson County's Assessor's Office has begun mailing property value change notices for 2025. The County said it is voluntarily complying with a modified 2025 assessment order issued ...