Of the 23 circuit court judicial races in Florida this year, 19 have already been decided.
Tag: Orange County
Posted inFlorida Election Coverage
School tax proposals will share ballot with Amendment 3, prompting fears about voter confusion
As state lawmakers push to cut property taxes through Amendment 3, over 40% of Florida’s public school districts will also have their own property tax before voters on the ballot.
Posted inEnvironment
Unleashed by Florida lawmakers, landowners move to convert farms into subdivisions
State Rep. Adam Botana pf Bonita Springs told The Trib he sponsored the law because ‘sometimes certain municipalities and counties get a little big for their britches, and they need to be either restricted or cut back.’
Posted inFlorida Education News
Florida’s public school enrollment falls while vouchers soar
Broward, Duval, Hillsborough, Orange and Miami-Dade County Public Schools have bled students in recent years, according to a collection of enrollment data.
Posted inEnvironment
New law makes it easier to pave over Florida farmland
The bill’s sponsors say they’re defending Floridians’ property rights. Environmental activists say it’s the latest step the state legislature has taken to speed suburban sprawl and weaken local power to regulate zoning and environmental protections.
Posted inFlorida News Articles & Reporting
As Florida restricted abortion, state’s maternal mortality committee went dark
A secretive panel hadn’t publicly released any annual findings about maternal deaths in years until a Florida Trib reporter asked about the lack of action
Posted inFlorida News Articles & Reporting
‘No plans to begin looking for work’: Orlando’s chief assistant state attorney emails staff after Monique Worrell’s election win
A longtime rival of former State Attorney Monique Worrell and current Chief Assistant State Attorney told staff he had “no plans” to look for a different job after Worrell’s re-election.