Broward Schools & Property Tax Edition: Capitol to Courthouse Headliners–September 25

Sep 25, 2008

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Floridians’ deduction on fed tax form stalls

The renewal of a significant tax break that has allowed Floridians to write off part of their state and local sales taxes stalled Wednesday in the House, where fiscally conservative Democrats want Congress to find a way to offset the cost of the tax cuts.

State amendments the focus of Chamber forum

Amendment 5 is dead.

COLUMN: State workers brace for tougher times

Not telling you anything you haven’t already figured out, state employees are in for a rough time with this latest economic mess.

Water management district budget includes property tax reduction

The governing board of the South Florida Water Management District on Tuesday night adopted a $2.97 billion budget for fiscal year 2009.

Financial gridlock may stall Palm Beach County’s new schools

Wall Street’s meltdown could force school officials to delay seeking investors to fund construction of three new schools.

Proposed waterfront tax unfair, South Florida marine industry says

South Florida’s marine industry is fighting to save public access to waterways and prevent marinas, boatyards and other waterfront businesses from being assessed taxes based on their potential rather than actual use.

Amendment promoted to aid marine businesses

Missy Timmins greeted visitors to Palm Beach County’s 10th Annual Marine Summit wearing a bright blue shirt emblazoned with the words “I boat. I vote.”

Meeting organizes support for county school taxes hike

Organizers of the meeting, including parent Robin Lewy, encouraged those in attendance to act now. “Our vision is to get information about school funding crisis out to people now,” Lewy said. “Last year when we found out about this it was too late to affect what was happening.” Schools statewide have had their state funding cut three times over the past 15 months and have been told to expect another four-percent cut later this fall.

Contenders for Broward County School Board District 1

The contenders: ANN MURRAY, RICHARD SALTRICK

Reassignments, but no layoffs, in Pasco schools

Pasco County school principals got the call late Tuesday: Some of them would be losing teachers and instructional assistants because their enrollment didn’t meet projections.

Hillsborough Class Size, Bus Routes To Test Schools In ’09

Hillsborough County school officials are struggling with changes in transportation, school boundaries and class sizes next school year, hoping to avoid the chaos they experienced with bus transportation this year.

Brevard Commission approves reduced budget

Colon changes vote to break tie over $1.1 billion spending plan

Brevard County’s new operating budget for 2008-09 chops the equivalent of 104.6 full-time jobs from the books, County Manager Peggy Busacca said.

Some Layoffs Averted as Schools Promised $6 Mil.

For a change, the Polk County School District received a bit of good financial news.

Online school program pushed in Palm Beach County

Real students. Real teachers. Virtual classrooms.

The Palm Beach County School District is pushing farther online by opening its first K-8 virtual school this year.

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