Florida local governments defend spending as state pushes for property tax cuts
With a Florida House panel finishing a two-day review of property-tax issues, city and county officials defended their financial management.
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With a Florida House panel finishing a two-day review of property-tax issues, city and county officials defended their financial management.
Gov. Ron DeSantis is pushing lawmakers to put a proposed constitutional amendment on the 2026 ballot to reduce or eliminate taxes on homesteaded properties.
Rodrique Dor's family has a message for DeSantis.
At the time, Florida's Lt. Gov. Jay Collins traveled to California to escort Harjinder Singh, the driver of the semi-truck, back to Florida to face vehicular homicide charges.
Residents said the post embarrassed the community and put Palmetto Bay in the national spotlight.
A Florida man convicted of killing his estranged wife's sister and parents and setting their house on fire was put to death Wednesday.
The meeting drew a standing-room-only crowd, with residents lining up to denounce Steve Cody's social media post about conservative activist Charlie Kirk's assassination.
An Orlando restaurant owner has turned 49 parking spots outside her eatery into art spaces.
The detainees' attorneys on Thursday filed an amended complaint in a potential class-action lawsuit.
President Donald Trump also issued a proclamation Wednesday ordering that flags be lowered. Kirk, 31, was shot Wednesday at Utah Valley University.
For Porras, who represents District 119 covering Kendall and The Hammocks, the loss is personal.
Gov. Ron DeSantis announced construction on the $1 billion Blue Shanti Flow Way, which will remove berms, add a pump station, and accelerate Everglades restoration by five years, aiming to improve water flow and reduce algae blooms.
A constitutional challenge to the ban on openly carrying guns is pending in federal court in St. Lucie County.
Florida's plan to drop some school vaccine mandates takes effect in 90 days and won't cover all diseases.
In this episode of Facing South Florida, Jim DeFede takes a deep dive into the fallout following the announcement this week by Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo that the state would move to end all vaccine mandates.
According to the governor's office, the Baker County facility opened on Tuesday and had more than 100 detainees as of Friday.
The hearing comes after a federal judge ordered operations at "Alligator Alcatraz" to wind down in a separate case.
Critics argue parents already have the right to exemptions for medical or religious reasons through the state health department.
Bri Buckley reports parents, teachers and health officials are concerned about the potential impact on schools and community health.
Florida and other states have required several vaccines for kids attending school for decades. They protect against diseases like measles, polio, chickenpox and hepatitis B.
Paul Renner enters the race without the support of Gov. DeSantis or President Trump.
The data showed that 29,455 abortions had been reported this year as of Monday.
Governor DeSantis and state surgeon general Joseph Ladapo announced the controversial decision on Wednesday morning. The state has required several vaccines for kids attending school for decades. They protect against diseases like measles, polio, chickenpox and hepatitis B.
Florida plans to resume taking in immigrants at a controversial detention center in if an appeals court pauses a judge's order that required winding down operations at the facility.
The House Select Committee on Property Taxes is tentatively scheduled to meet during the afternoon of Sept. 22
The captain of the boat that was towing the teen while she was wakeboarding, 31-year-old Edmund Hartley, pleaded guilty Tuesday to two second-degree misdemeanor charges related to boating safety.
Judge Joshua Hawkes of the Leon Circuit Court rejected the push from two voting rights organizations and a group of voters to strike down the map drawn up by an aide for Gov. Ron DeSantis and passed by the GOP-led Legislature.
The squad was announced during an event in New York City on Tuesday after U.S. Men's National Team manager Mauricio Pochettino spent months evaluating players to finalize the roster.
The Trump administration plans to crack down on press leaks by requiring new and existing federal employees to sign NDAs.
BSO says the traffic crash investigation has shut down NE 3rd Avenue between NE 48th and 43rd Streets.
The captain of the boat that was towing the teen while she was wakeboarding, 31-year-old Edmund Hartley, pleaded guilty Tuesday to two second-degree misdemeanor charges related to boating safety.
No injuries were reported, but about 125 people were forced to evacuate as the Opa-locka junkyard fire raged on Monday evening.
Judge Joshua Hawkes of the Leon Circuit Court rejected the push from two voting rights organizations and a group of voters to strike down the map drawn up by an aide for Gov. Ron DeSantis and passed by the GOP-led Legislature.
The squad was announced during an event in New York City on Tuesday after U.S. Men's National Team manager Mauricio Pochettino spent months evaluating players to finalize the roster.
The Trump administration plans to crack down on press leaks by requiring new and existing federal employees to sign NDAs.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
The Trump administration plans to crack down on press leaks by requiring new and existing federal employees to sign NDAs.
Florida sought to sue Washington and California for allegedly issuing commercial driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants.
A top DHS official directed ICE attorneys to aggressively pursue administrative fraud cases against immigration lawyers accused of filing false asylum claims.
All Cabinet members, including outgoing Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, were expected to attend the Camp David meeting, a White House official told CBS News.
The Supreme Court turned away an appeal by the NFL stemming from coach Brian Flores' racial discrimination suit, allowing his case to proceed in federal court.
Enrique Tarrio said since President Trump announced the formation of the fund, he has been inundated with calls from others convicted for January 6 related activities.
Commissioners voted to allow the review, saying if that was the only way to move the project - designed to help people with mental illnesses caught in the criminal justice system - then so be it.
Enrique Tarrio was sentenced to 22 years in prison for his role in planning and orchestrating the attack on the Capitol on January 6, 2021.
The only remaining roadblock: Miami Dade County Commission Chairman Anthony Rodriguez, who has so far refused to say when – or even if – he will allow the full commission to vote on it.
A group of Miami residents, including historian Marvin Dunn, filed suit last week in federal court to block the transfer of land for the proposed library.
The head of the World Health Organization says Ebola has killed at least 7 people in Congo, but the U.N. agency says it knows the epidemic "is much larger."
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says risks from the Ebola outbreak in Congo and Uganda are "high at the national and regional levels, and low at the global level."
The cruise ship hit by a deadly hantavirus outbreak has docked at the Dutch port of Rotterdam for disinfection, wrapping up a troubled journey that put world health authorities on alert.
At least 80 deaths have been reported in a new Ebola disease outbreak in Congo and Uganda, authorities said.
Dr. Tracy Beth Høeg, leader of the Food and Drug Administration division responsible for regulating prescription and over-the-counter drugs, is leaving her post, a senior FDA official confirmed.
AARP is sounding the alarm because it is so easy to fall for these schemes, but there are simple things everyone can do to protect themselves.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
The American Music Awards celebrate fan favorites in the music world and feature performances from multiple artists.
Rob Base, the MC whose lyrics lit up the dancefloor classic "It Takes Two" and got countless people moving worldwide, passed away Friday.
Stephen Colbert hosted "The Late Show" for the final time Thursday night as the franchise came to an end after 33 years.
Lee Mendelson Film Productions alleges the U.S. Department of the Interior illegally used the jazzy tunes in social media posts and a video game.
"The Late Show" host Stephen Colbert is marking the end of an iconic late-night franchise on CBS.