Cincinnati's tax increment financing districts indirectly use property taxes to help clean up aging business districts. The Enquirer explains how.

VERMILION, Ohio -- Voters in Vermilion approved a charter amendment Tuesday mandating that tax increment financing agreements receive public approval, adding a new layer of scrutiny to economic ...

Trying to compete with urban sprawl, Minneapolis used tax increment financing (TIF) for what became a street-blocking Kmart strip mall that has since been razed. Credit: MinnPost photo by Kyle Stokes ...