Broward Schools & Property Tax Edition: Capitol to Courthouse Headliners–Tuesday, July 19
Jul 19, 2011
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First District Court of Appeal Sides with Escambia on Beach Tax Issue
Residents of Pensacola Beach must pay property taxes like everyone else, the 1st District Court of Appeal affirmed Monday in a case that addresses an issue that has persisted on Santa Rosa Island since shortly after World War II.
Florida Center for Investigative Reporting: New Lesson for Florida School Districts — Cut, Cut, Cut
When state legislators earlier this year approved an eight percent cut in school funding – more than $500 per student – everyone knew there would be repercussions.
Palm Beach County schools need oversight of new tax dollars
The special property tax Palm Beach County voters overwhelmingly supported last year for public schools officially started on July 1, and is expected to provide $31.7 million for teacher salaries in the 2011-12 school year.
State’s upgraded credit rating may be hard to impress the public
Governor Rick Scott and the Legislature received a thumbs-up last week from rating agency Standard & Poor’s for the tough budget decisions they made this spring.
Many F’s prove charter schools are no sure solution
During Rick Scott’s first week in office, he and school-reform guru Michelle Rhee visited a charter school in South Florida, touting the for-profit academy as a model of how the private sector could better educate children.
Office Depot’s thanks for county tax cuts? Sending 80 jobs overseas
Palm Beach County has unwittingly gotten mixed up in creating new jobs in Guatemala.
Struggling states seek more from tax-exempt landowners
The gilded dome of New Jersey’s State House looks down upon an idled $87 million park project and graffiti spray-painted on a parking garage: “GHOST TOWN FIVE,” a dig at thousands of suburb-dwelling government workers who pay no taxes to the city of Trenton.
‘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.
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.
Maps crafted by political insiders affect all Floridians
It’s little-known outside the world of political insiders – but it has an effect on everyone in Florida
Florida schools to update dress code under droopy drawers law
A public hearing will be held August 4 to discuss changes in the Okaloosa County School district’s dress code policy.
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