As SW FL growth slows, so does revenue growth. Lee commissioners face tough choices, with property tax hikes and a sales tax ...

Property taxes are necessary to fund local governments and agencies but can be unfair to first-time homebuyers, a group of local Democrats argued Tuesday. Six elected officials gathered Tuesday at ...

With a bigger pool of taxable value, the money has poured in, with Orange County’s budget growing by $1.7 billion over a five-year period, fueled in part by about a 40% increase in property tax ...

With Florida lawmakers now in overtime trying to settle a state budget, the prime source of financing for many cities and counties could soon be headed for the chopping block. In whatever budget ...

Students in 44 of Florida's 67 counties, including Palm Beach County, will have to wait until next week. Students in seven counties, they'll be waiting until June for the last day of school.

Students in 16 counties will start their summer vacation very soon − on Friday, May 23. Students in 44 of Florida's 67 counties, including Palm Beach County, will have to wait until next week.

A man in Florida has been ... it wandered onto his property, police said. The incident happened in North Fort Myers in Florida on May 13 when members of the Lee County Sheriff’s Office ...