Broward Schools & Property Tax Edition: Capitol to Courthouse Headliners — Thursday, June 23
Jun 23, 2011
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Touting property tax cuts, Governor Rick Scott signs changes to water management policies
Governor Rick Scott today signed sweeping changes to Florida’s water management districts that he says will amount to a $210.5 million property tax cut for homeowners and businesses in 2012.
Residents say to keep Waste Management separate from their property tax
Richard Krauss does not want to pay his trash bill as part of his property taxes, and he says the city is only using this collection method as a means of making money – at the expense of the citizenry.
Destin Log Reporter Matt Algarin was at tonight’s Community Redevelopment Agency Board meeting and City Council Meeting and offered a live play-by-play of what happened and what was discussed.
Mortgage help reaches few Floridians
Most of the thousands of struggling Florida homeowners seeking mortgage assistance from the federal government’s Hardest Hit Fund have been rejected by the state’s version of the program, a new report shows.
Florida economists look at oil spill revenue losses
State economists are trying to determine how much sales tax and other revenue Florida lost as a result of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill last year.
‘Framework’ In Place For Property Tax Cap in New York
New York Senate Republican Leader Dean Skelos says there is “a framework” for a deal on a statewide property tax cap, New York City rent control and several other issues.
New education leader strong advocate for school choice
The state Board of Education unanimously selected Virginia’s education chief to run Florida’s public school system.
Governor Rick Scott signed off Thursday on Agriculture Commissioner Adam Putnam’s session priority: Transferring school food and nutrition programs from the Department of Education to his agency.
Governor Scott signs bill easing ‘sexting’ punishment for minors
Florida law now has a section on “sexting.”
Blog: State could sign off on sweeping plan to overhaul e-mail
Soon state workers across different agencies would all have new e-mail addresses that end in the common domain name of myflorida.com, writes Gary Fineout.
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