Category: Property Tax and Education News
Sep 14, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story: Â Budget session rises again After a stalemate, Republicans now say they will convene a budget-cutting session after all. TALLAHASSEE – One week after their planned budget-cutting session collapsed in a …
Sep 13, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story: Â Confusion reigns over tax reform Backers of a constitutional amendment facing voters Jan. 29 have a tough sales challenge ahead of them, based on the most recent opinion poll. Â …
Sep 12, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story: Â Court ruling could derail new schools Leaders fear serious effects from a recent state Supreme Court ruling on financing. A national credit-rating agency warned investors Tuesday that a Florida school-district …
Sep 11, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story: Â Poll: Plan to change homestead exemption in trouble The Legislature’s plan to change Florida’s homestead exemption law is in trouble, according to a new poll. Â Report: Start now with …
Sep 10, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story: Â Public hearing Tuesday on Broward budget Broward County taxpayers can offer input on the county budget at a public hearing at 5:01 p.m. Tuesday. Â Speaking Out: Where has the …
Sep 7, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story: Â AP Newsbreak: Indian gambling deal could net $1 b over 5 years TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — The state and the Seminole Tribe are closing in on a deal that could …
Sep 6, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story: Â Crist outlines $1.1B in state budget cuts Gov. Charlie Crist’s solution for the state’s budget woes: Build new roads and schools, assist low-income homeowners, tap cash in sacred-cow accounts and …
Sep 5, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story: Â Legislative leaders delay special session on budget cutting TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Legislative leaders Wednesday indefinitely postponed a special session planned for Sept. 18 because they and Gov. Charlie Crist …
Sep 4, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story: Â Education budget ax honed When the state budget ax starts swinging in Tallahassee this month, where it will fall on public schools will be up to four key Northeast Floridians. …
Aug 31, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story: Â Dade schools must replenish reserves Millions more spent on energy costs, the hiring of more teachers and other expenses caused the Miami-Dade school district to raid an already tight $70 …