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Amendment 5 would lower taxes on homeowners, but others …
WEBMay 17, 2024 · Florida provides an exemption from property taxes for the first $25,000 of the assessed value of a homestead, meaning a building where the taxpayer lives. There’s a second exemption of $25,000 of assessed value over $50,000, except for school taxes — in other words, on values between $50,000 and $75,000.
Contentious education laws take effect today; how will they shape …
WEBJul 1, 2022 · Florida students are a little over a month away from starting their next school year, with some school districts planning their first day of the 2022-23 school year for as early as Aug. 10. But the 2022 legislative session brought in a swath of highly controversial laws that could reshape Florida’s education system, for better […]
New FAU poll shows Trump only up by 3 points over Harris in …
WEBAug 14, 2024 · A new poll conducted by Florida Atlantic University Political Communication and Public Opinion Research Lab of more than 1,000 Florida registered likely voters shows that Democrat Kamala Harris is within striking distance of Donald Trump in the state. The former president leads the vice president ...
The U.S. government presents its case against Jan 6. defendant …
WEBDec 6, 2022 · A federal jury in Washington, D.C., convicted Oath Keepers leader Stewart Rhodes and Florida chapter leader Kelly Meggs of seditious conspiracy for their hands in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol. In a trial that opened Monday, the government has presented a trio of FBI agents and one ATF agent to …
Despite setbacks, FL’s Independent Party isn’t ... - Florida Phoenix
WEBAug 12, 2020 · The past four years have not been kind to the Independent Party of Florida. Its bid for access to the 2020 ballot has hit a wall in the federal courts. The Independents now claim only 105,600 members, and money’s a problem too — as of April, the party had $2,136 in the bank. But the […]
DeSantis signs bill that will provide $20 million in compensation to ...
WEBJun 21, 2024 · Gov. Ron DeSantis has approved a measure that will finally provide reparations for hundreds of men who as children were beaten and raped for decades while in the custody of the state. The law (HB 21) signed by the governor on Friday morning will divide $20 million in compensation between those who attended the Arthur G. […]
Nearly 30% of Florida women don't know what the state's abortion ...
WEBAug 14, 2024 · Florida’s six-week abortion ban went into effect three months ago, but 29% of women remain unsure about the legality of abortion in the state, according to a new survey from KFF, a health policy research and news organization. Knowledge about Florida’s abortion restrictions is critical because voters will decide in November whether they want to […]
FL Legislature OKs anti-immigrant bill, with some of the toughest ...
WEBMay 2, 2023 · In intensely emotional debates in both the House and Senate, GOP lawmakers pushed through legislation this session that includes some of the toughest restrictions on undocumented immigrants that the Florida Legislature has ever produced. The measure was a priority for Gov. Ron DeSantis’ initiative back in February, when he laid out a series of proposals […]
Politics have seeped into school board elections; Amendment 1 …
WEBMay 29, 2024 · For nearly three decades, Florida school board elections have been nonpartisan. But this November, under Amendment 1, voters could choose the political approach, which would allow Democrats, Republicans and other party candidates to sit on partisan school boards.. Supporters of the constitutional amendment say they want to increase transparency in areas from building projects and school ...