$754 million: proposed fiscal year 2010 budget $5.73: property tax rate per $1,000 of assessed value ...more

September 24, 2009

BUDGET BY THE NUMBERS $754 million proposed fiscal year 2010 budget $5.73 property tax rate per $1,000 of assessed value ...more

August 7, 2009

In a gruesome budget year, who's first in line for the few spare dollars available - Florida's schoolchildren or its poorest and frailest residents? ...more

March 27, 2009

Floridians still need property tax relief. We need property tax collections to reset to the level of the year 2000 and drop like a rock. You can help by asking the legislative leadership to quickly pass the 1.35 percent property tax cap. You can ensure the voters can have quick relief by asking that they place it on the ballot for a special election in 2009. ...more

March 20, 2009

State Sen. Mike Fasano wants to eliminate a quirk in state law that can cause property taxes to rise even as home values drop. ...more

February 18, 2009

Sen. Mike Fasano wants to eliminate a quirk in the popular Save Our Homes program that causes home assessments to rise even as their market values drop. ...more

February 17, 2009

Less than a month ago, state House and Senate leaders were talking about more property tax relief for homeowners. ...more

February 11, 2009

TAMPA Declines in property and sales tax revenue forced the city to lay off workers over the past two years and cut more than $17 million from this year's budget. And the worst may be yet to come. ...more

December 9, 2008

In a 3-2 vote Tuesday, the Highlands County commissioners tripled the property tax break granted to low-income senior homeowners who have a Homestead property. ...more

November 19, 2008

Sen. J.D. Alexander wrote Gov. Charlie Crist today demanding "a conceptual plan outlining your commitment to preserving the thousands of jobs that are in jeopardy" because of the $1.75 billion buyout of U.S. Sugar that Crist announced in July. ...more

August 25, 2008