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2024年11月15日 · YOU MAKE OUR WORK POSSIBLE. The Phoenix is a nonprofit news site that’s free of advertising and free to readers. We cover state government and politics with a staff of five journalists located at the Florida Press Center in downtown Tallahassee. We’re part of States Newsroom, the nation’s largest state-focused nonprofit news organization.
Amendment 5 would lower taxes on homeowners, but others …
2024年5月17日 · 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.
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ABOUT US. The Phoenix is a nonprofit news site that’s free of advertising and free to readers. We cover state government and politics with a staff of five journalists located at the Florida Press Center in downtown Tallahassee. We have a mix of in-depth stories, briefs, and social media updates on the latest events, editorial cartoons, and ...
Live coverage: Latest updates on the 2024 Florida general election
2024年11月6日 · By: Jay Waagmeester - Tuesday November 5, 2024 11:25 pm. Republican Rep. Kiyan Michael easily earned her reelection in a northeast Florida House district against newcomer Rachel Grage, with the incumbent winning by more than 20%, earning 60.92% of voters with 27 of 28 precincts reporting. The Duval district has about 22,000 more Republicans ...
New FL Sen. President Ben Albritton tells insurance companies, …
4 天之前 · By: Mitch Perry - November 19, 2024 3:23 pm. Republican Sen. Ben Albritton takes a bow after being voted in as Senate President from through 2026. (Photo by Mitch Perry/Florida Phoenix) In his first speech after assuming the gavel as president of the Florida Senate, Ben Albritton put property insurance companies on notice that he’ll be ...
CDC survey: Florida among states with low influenza, COVID-19 ...
2 天之前 · Only 22.7% and 12.9% of Floridians, respectively, are up to date with influenza and COVID-19 vaccines this respiratory virus season, according to a survey from the Centers for Disease and Prevention. Florida had the second lowest rate of influenza vaccination coverage, and nine states had lower rates for the newest COVID-19 vaccine, according ...
Incoming legislative leaders release details of how things will run …
2024年11月7日 · The next presiding officers of the Florida Leguslature on Thursday shared the first clues to how their chambers would operate over the next two years — and maybe foreshadowed some flashpoints to come.. Incoming House Speaker Danny Perez, a Miami Republican, released structural details such as the names of committees and their respective jurisdictions, plus the nine members who will comprise ...
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BY: Mitch Perry - November 14, 2024. President-elect Donald Trump’s nomination of Northwest Florida U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz to become attorney general is generating intense opposition, but it’s not just from Democrats in Washington. Shortly after news broke Wednesday afternoon that Trump had nominated him, Gaetz stepped down from his seat ...
Abortion amendment legal disputes winding down after loss at polls
2024年11月15日 · Following the defeat of the proposed amendment that would have enshrined abortion access in Florida’s Constitution, the outstanding legal disputes surrounding the measure are winding down. The four women who filed suit in state trial court accusing Floridians Protecting Freedom, the sponsor of Amendment 4, of fraud in the …
South Florida lawmaker to file bill clarifying medical exceptions in ...
3 天之前 · Although pro-choice advocates lost the fight to enshrine abortion rights into the Florida Constitution when Amendment 4 failed to meet the 60% threshold required to become law, a South Florida Democratic lawmaker says she will file a bill to clarify medical exceptions that allow legal abortions past the standing six-week cutoff. “Because all of those […]