‘Uniquely terrible job’: Missouri Auditor Digs Into Soaring Jackson Co. Property Values

Property taxes have gone through the roof in Jackson County in recent years – leading to lawsuits, a recall of local leaders, and many residents appealing their property assessment – many times unsuccessfully. So, the county asked State Auditor Scott Fitzpatrick to jump in to see what went wrong.  Alisa Nelson talks to Fitzpatrick, who says his audit found several red flags. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.