Category: Property Tax and Education News

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Federal stimulus money makes Florida schools’ picture less grim In one fell swoop, the federal government may have turned the dreary school funding situation in Florida from disastrous …

Governor Charlie Crist met today, February 16, 2009, with Florida’s Federal Stimulus Working Group to discuss the State’s anticipated use of federal stimulus dollars resulting from Congress’ approval of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.  He also discussed …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Florida property taxes down for second year in a row New reports say non-school property taxes have dropped in the past two years after three decades of steady …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   $1 billion deficit in schools budget could force tax increase One year after Gov. Charlie Crist led the campaign to carve a property tax cut into the state …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Florida might not lose $3.5 billion for education funding The U.S. Senate could spare Florida from losing $3.5 billion in education funding that was at risk when House …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   High court knocks tax cap off 2010 ballot The Florida Supreme Court has knocked a proposal for a property tax cap off the 2010 ballot.   U.S. aid …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Crist vetoes Legislature’s cuts to education Gov. Charlie Crist signed a spending measure Tuesday aimed at balancing the state’s budget but vetoed some of lawmakers’ proposed cuts to …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   Economic stimulus plan could mean $2-billion for Florida schools The economic stimulus plan rolling through Congress could pump $2-billion into Florida schools, easing the pain from yet another …

Florida Governor Charlie Crist signed the Revised 2008-2009 Florida Budget passed during the Special Legislative Session today, January 27, 2009. In signing the Budget, Governor Crist restored $90.9 million to the General Revenue Fund in the following areas: Education Human …

  To view a complete story, click on a headline below:   State Board of Education will examine funding crisis Without intending to, South Florida school superintendents invoked the help of the state Board of Education in their quest to …