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From slots to mills, big property owners aim for smaller property tax bills

From the Rivers Casino Pittsburgh to U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works, big commercial property owners are looking to take advantage of a unique tax appeal season to save money — at the expense of schools and municipalities. An archaic property assessment system, now reshaped by lawsuits and resulting court rulings, has created “assessment chaos,” which […]