By GARY FINEOUTTHE NEWS SERVICE OF FLORIDA THE CAPITAL, TALLAHASSEE, July 30, 2009….Florida’s school districts could have a half-billion dollars less to spend in 2010 under gloomy new forecasts approved by state...
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Many Florida school boards raising property taxes Many Florida school board members are griping because state lawmakers left it up to them to pass...
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Crist grateful for stimulus cash, but says more is not needed Saying 26,000 teachers’ jobs have been saved, Gov. Charlie Crist touted the federal...
On Monday, July 13, 2009, State Representative Anitere Flores (R-Miami) filed Florida House Joint Resolution 27 relating to Assessment of Homestead Property that has a Declining Just Value. HJR 27 would revise...
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Boundary change opens doors for development ‘Golden Triangle’ handoff to shift line between Broward, Palm Beach counties The “Leaving Palm Beach...
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Miami-Dade property tax hike possible Amid a record drop in real estate values, does Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez think a property tax increase is necessary to...
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Editorial: Fee hikes key to Florida’s new budget The state of Florida is barely a week into its new fiscal year, and residents are slowly coming to understand...
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Property-tax plunge creates budget woes The most severe drop in taxable property value in Miami-Dade County in at least 40 years is actually a little worse than first...
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Florida‘s Property Taxes Go Wacky in Housing Slump In Palm Beach County, buyers who find fire-sale bargains at foreclosed-home auctions – picking up, say,...
To view a complete story, click on a headline below: Editorial: Republicans in the Legislature failed Florida’s schools There is one very simple reason why 400 teachers are losing their jobs in Broward County...