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A map of Florida showing county names and boundaries. There are four types of local governments in Florida: counties, municipalities, school districts, and special districts. [2] Florida consists of 67 counties. Each county has officers considered "state" officers: these officials are elected locally, and their salaries and office expenses are ...
The sponsor of the bill says the intent is to create uniform procedures for government watchdog agencies around Florida and prevent “politically motivated” or “frivolous” complaints.
Florida's congressional district boundaries since 2023. Florida is divided into 28 congressional districts, each represented by a member of the United States House of Representatives. After the 2020 census, the number of Florida's seats was increased from 27 to 28, due to the state's increase in population, and subsequent reapportionment in ...
Florida Amendment 4 [1] was a proposed amendment to the Florida Constitution, which failed on November 5, 2024. [2] [3] Through a statewide referendum, the amendment achieved 57% support among voters in the U.S. state of Florida, short of the 60% supermajority required by law.
Why won’t Florida lawmakers remove this harmful barrier to affordable health-insurance?
Florida's Sunshine laws are meant to keep our government transparent. But the laws are under siege by officials who want to work in secrecy. Opinion: Transparency in Florida government requires ...
Florida's state budget is funded one-third from General Revenue and two-thirds from hundreds of trust funds. [11] The General Revenue portion of Florida's state budget is funded primarily by sales tax, while local governments also have their own respective budgets funded primarily by property taxes. The annual state budget is constructed by the ...
A series of scandals in the 1970s led Florida to adopt some of the nation’s strictest requirements for governmental transparency. With a few exceptions, all meetings of public officials must be ...