The Florida Legislature put the Sales Tax Holiday back into the budget this year. After an uproar last year over skipping it. Yes, there will be a sales tax holiday for school supplies this year. On May 26,2010 the Governor signed House Bill 483 into law, creating the sales tax holiday for 2010. The salesRead the Rest…
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Senator Don Gaetz filed a bill earlier this month to propose an amendment to the Florida Constitution to revise class size requirements for public schools. This would make it easier for schools to comply with the class size requirements by making the requirement an average. Class sizes would still have a maximum number of studentsRead the Rest…
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Don’t count on it again this year. The Florida State Legislation decided not to include the School Tax Free week into this years budget. But that’s alright. Your taxes will be going up to support the schools. Here in Okaloosa, the school board voted to increase the millage rate. I suppose that is cheaper thanRead the Rest…
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President Obama has passed his first 100 days as President and has racked up quite a list of Gaffes and Mistakes in the process. Many of them things that he said he wouldn’t do while he campaigned. Here are some of those great mistakes: 54. After saying he wouldn’t have lobbyists in his administration, ObamaRead the Rest…
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Retire early and get a huge bonus to go. Not only that but you get paid your retirement once you retire. That sounds like what many people would love to have and many are looking forward to. What if I told you that there are some in Florida who are doing this very thing thenRead the Rest…
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A special session of the Florida Legislature has convened to address a budget shortfall. While most state agencies are looking at four percent cuts to their budget, the school system is complaining about a two percent budget cut. The budgets for schools and services has soared over the last few years before the housing bubbleRead the Rest…
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