Category: Property Tax and Education News

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Press Release:  Senator Ted Deutch Introduces New Legislation, Presses on State of Florida to Prevent Taxpayer Dollars from Supporting Iran Sends Letters to Governor and SBA Requesting …

The News Service of Florida reported today, March 5, 2010, that, according to the Florida Department of Education, over 2,500 students displaced by the recent Haitian earthquake have enrolled in Florida schools to date.  As many as 10,000 are expected during 2010. Florida …

The Office of Florida Governor Charlie Crist issued the following press release today, March 4, 2010   Governor Crist Promotes Florida’s Talent Supply Chain, from Pre-Kindergarten through Higher Education ~ Applauds Early Learning Advisory Council and hosts higher education roundtable …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Florida State Senate leader outlines education reforms for session Seeking to dispel the notion of a do-nothing legislative session, Senate President Jeff Atwater today outlined an energetic …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   The results of the March 1, 2010 Revenue Estimating Conference have been posted.  Click here to access complete documentation, which includes the July 1, 2010 Certified School …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   School districts fret over class-size mandates, budgets A handful of school superintendents met Wednesday with local legislators and shared their concerns about their individual school districts.     …

The Office of Florida Governor Charlie Crist announced two appointments and one reappointment to the South Florida Water Management District today, February 24, 2010.  A press release with additional information on the appointees is reprinted below. Should you have any questions …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   As Florida lawmakers scramble to lower unemployment taxes, stimulus funds untapped Last year, with unemployment heading higher and worries about the states ability to pay for unemployment …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Florida taxing boards would be elected under proposal The power to raise property taxes would rest solely with elected officials under a constitutional amendment proposed for the …

    To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Schools face big budget holes as stimulus runs out The nation’s public schools are falling under severe financial stress as states slash education spending and drain federal …