Category: Property Tax and Education News
Aug 16, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story: Â Harm awaits the schools if amendment passes Republicans have promised that if Florida voters approve a property tax-cutting amendment in January, education will not suffer. Next month’s special session to …
Aug 15, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story: Â Pembroke Pines renews demand to boost funds for charter schools City demands bigger share of taxes from school district City officials on Wednesday launched a second attempt to force the …
Aug 14, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story: Â Late applicants join race for education commissioner The deadline to submit applications for Florida’s Education Commissioner had passed, but that didn’t prevent a few more submissions from being accepted. Â …
Aug 13, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story: Â New property tax system would slam ‘affordable’ cities in Broward The communities with many of the condos and homes most affordable for middle-income families in Broward County would take the …
Aug 10, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story: Â Tax cuts could hurt S. Fla. home sales, agents say The scramble is on by cities to cut property taxes, but instead of luring home buyers, real estate agents say …
Aug 9, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story: Â Â Most States Facing Budget Declines The fiscal health of states is again in decline, with end-of-year balances down in the 2007 fiscal year and expected to drop again, according …
Aug 8, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story: Â Snowbird couple may take Save Our Homes law to U.S. Supreme Court TALLAHASSEE The man who led a drive to put a homeowners tax break into the state constitution said …
Aug 7, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story:  Broward school board members agree to hire Jim Notter as superintendent of schools Jim Notter has become Broward’s 18th superintendent of schools–on his 61st birthday. School board members unanimously agreed …
Aug 6, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story: Â Judge upholds Save Our Homes law TALLAHASSEE — The Florida law that shifted about $7.8 billion in property taxes from homesteaders to all other property owners this year is ”even-handed” …
Aug 3, 2007
Click on a headline to read the complete story: Â Editorial: No jackpot Florida schools need steady, predictable funding, not slot schemes State lawmakers made a lousy bet when they planned to use millions of dollars in tax revenues from …