North Dakota voters will decide this fall whether to eliminate property taxes in what would be a first for a state, and a major change that officials initially estimate would require more than $1 billion every year in replacement revenue.
Rising property taxes, often fueled by rising home values, have frustrated people across the U.S.
Kansas legislators approved a small property tax cut this year and said property owners want bigger reductions.
Nebraska legislators have been poring over more than 100 proposals to ease ballooning property taxes, with a debate on a plan next week.
North Dakota's initiative qualified for the ballot this year; voters in North Dakota rejected a similar measure on a vote 12 years ago.
Property taxes are the base funding for numerous local government services, including sewers, water, roads, jails, deputies, school building construction and teacher salaries.
