Florida property tax reform headed to November ballot as local governments push back
By David L. Snelling MIAMI – Florida residents are set to vote on property tax reform on the November 3, 2026 ballot, local governments are …
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Property taxes reform headed to November ballot, local governments push back on major revenue loss proposal
Photo courtesy of Propertyexemption.com By David L. Snelling MIAMI – As Florida residents are set to vote on property taxes reform on the November 3, …
Health and Wellness
Statistics: Heroin overdose deaths down in three Kentucky counties
COVINGTON, Ky. (AP) _ New statistics indicate heroin-related overdose deaths declined in 2014 in three northern Kentucky counties hard hit by the drug epidemic. Citing …
Clarksburg board halts use of fluoride in water supply
CLARKSBURG, W.Va. (AP) _ Members of Clarksburg’s water board say health concerns were behind their vote to stop using fluoride in the city’s water supply. …
Business
Turkey talk: How much is that dinner on the table?
BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) — Crazy economic times have Americans counting their pennies along with their blessings this Thanksgiving. And that has many people wondering, just …
Obama closes in on nomination as Clinton loans money to campaign
WASHINGTON (AP) _ Barack Obama was within striking distance of the Democratic presidential nomination this week after a decisive win in North Carolina and a …
Education
New university points to a future of hope for Liberia
I recently returned from Liberia, where I worked with a new university called the William V. S. Tubman University, once called the W. V. S. …
Graduation speaker dances her way into new career
Former Alvin Ailey dancer Tina Williams always knew she could do anything, after all that’s exactly what she was told growing up. Her two hearing-impaired …
24/7 summer learning with Miami-Dade schools
Schools across the nation are preparing to close out the regular academic year, including Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) which ends on June 5, but …