The measure raises the homestead exemption on non-school property taxes to $150,000 in 2027 and $250,000 in 2028. More than 100 cities across the state would see at least 90% of their homesteaded taxable value taken off the tax rolls.
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Brevard County voters elect Kyle Savage to the District 2 School Board seat – a decisive defeat for incumbent Gene Trent
Savage, a veteran, ran on issues of declining enrollment, teacher retention and expanding prekindergarten.
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Linda Cothiere wins the Miami-Dade District 1 School Board seat, defeating Katrina Wilson, an early favorite who had outspent her
Linda Cothiere won the Miami-Dade School Board District 1 seat Tuesday, defeating Katrina Wilson, who had been endorsed by the seat’s previous occupant
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Broward County voters elect Adam Cervera to the District 6 school board, returning the DeSantis appointee to serve the district
Adam Cervera handily won reelection Tuesday to the Broward County School Board District 6 in the Nov. 3 runoff
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Supreme Court Justice Carlos Muñiz, 22 district court judges all remain on the bench after successful merit retention votes
More than 57% of voters thought Supreme Court Justice Carlos Muñiz should be retained. No judge in Florida history has ever been removed from the bench through a merit retention vote.
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Four new circuit court judges elected in runoffs in South, Central Florida
Arthur LeMar “Marty” McNeil and Rita Maria Baez will take the bench in Miami, while Temika Hampton-Johnson will serve the 9th Circuit and Tamar Hamilton in Broward.
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Lindsey Denmark wins Duval School Board District 6 seat
Lindsey Denmark, a local real estate agent, won the Duval County School Board District 6 race against Clarence James, perpetuating the board’s conservative political makeup.
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Rhodesia Butler wins Duval School Board District 4 seat
Rhodesia Butler, a former educator and area director for the Boys & Girls Club of Jacksonville, won the election for Duval County School Board District 4 seat, representing many of Jacksonville’s historically Black neighborhoods across the Northside.
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Donovan Bradley wins Duval School Board District 2 seat
Republican Donovan Bradley defeated Democrat Donna Westrich in the Duval County School Board race for District 2, solidifying the continued conservative leaning of the seat.
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Florida attorney general keeps seat he was appointed to, despite scandal
Uthmeier has made a name for himself as an aggressive culture warrior, using his office for a series of attention-grabbing moves, from choosing Martin Luther King Jr. Day to broadcast his disapproval of ‘racial quota’ laws to clashing with major organizations ranging from the NFL to Planned Parenthood.