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Research institute says Florida counties will have $406 million less over next 5 years under Amendment 5
Read full article: Research institute says Florida counties will have $406 million less over next 5 years under Amendment 5A state policy research institute said Florida counties will have $406 million less in property tax revenue over the next five years after Amendment 5 passed.
Florida attorney says new anti-immigration law causing ‘ripple effect,’ leading to rising produce prices
Read full article: Florida attorney says new anti-immigration law causing ‘ripple effect,’ leading to rising produce pricesIt’s been almost a year since Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a new immigration law that leaders say pushed thousands of farmworkers out of the state, and in turn, raised the prices of produce.
‘We can support each other more’: new numbers on child well-being shows a wide disparity in Northeast Florida
Read full article: ‘We can support each other more’: new numbers on child well-being shows a wide disparity in Northeast FloridaSt. Johns County is number one, Putnam County is number 65. That is a big difference in the ranking of a child’s well-being for the two adjacent counties. The Florida Policy Institute released its 2023 Child Well-Being Index, and it shows, income matters.
TELL US: What can be done to improve child well-being in low income communities?
Read full article: TELL US: What can be done to improve child well-being in low income communities?The Florida Policy Institute has released its 2023 Child Well-Being Index and it tells us a lot about how income plays a big role in a child’s well-being.
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1 million Floridians are owed stimulus payments. Are you one of them?
Read full article: 1 million Floridians are owed stimulus payments. Are you one of them?JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – More than one million Floridians are owed a combined $750 million from the CARES Act, according to the Florida Policy Institute. The Treasury Department and IRS began sending those payments in April, and within two months they sent out about 159 million payments. They can easily register to receive their payments using a tool for non-filers on the agency’s website. If you don’t have to file and do not plan to file a 2019 tax return, you can use the IRS’ non-filer’s tool. People who fit that bill but haven’t gotten their payments can use the Get My Payment tool to check on the status of their payments.