Amid anger over Jackson County’s property assessments, Missouri lawmakers of both major parties are under pressure to do something.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - The trial over the 2023 tax assessment is on its second day. The case centers on whether the State Tax Commission’s order limiting increases in assessment value to 15 percent is lawful.

A witness in the trial centered on Jackson County’s controversial 2023 property assessment testified that the county conducted on-site reviews or physical inspections of nearly all 300,000 parcels. Jackson County Deputy Director of Assessments Maureen Monaghan,