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Renata SagoThe Florida Realtors association is spending millions supporting Amendment 3 to provide property tax relief for eligible homeowners, but opponents are raising questions about the impact on home prices, first-time buyers, and renters. -
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While Amendment 3 promises tax relief for homeowners, advocates for children warn reductions in local revenue could put child care, summer camps and other services for families at risk. -
With a potential legal liability looming over the School Board, it ended with a unanimous vote to postpone a hearing until Nov. 13. -
Kissimmee Mayor Jackie Espinosa was arrested on grand theft charges and scheming to defraud after misusing grant funds. -
Early voting for the 2026 midterms was 80% higher than what it was four years ago. Election staff say important races and mail-in voting confusion are partly responsible. -
Knowingly violating the proposed SLOTHS Act could lead to criminal fines of up to $100,000. -
Early voting opened on Monday. Voters say they like to avoid lines and vote according to their schedule in an especially consequential midterm year. -
Commissioners on Monday decided where they would spend $862 million of the county’s tourist tax dollars among arts, sports and historical projects.
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Every other decade over the past hundred years has produced at least one midterm that made a big difference in Congress and in national politics more broadly. -
Taiz, a city in southwestern Yemen, faces a severe water crisis as Houthi rebels backed by Iran tighten their encirclement. The city has struggled with water issues for over a decade, but the situation has worsened in recent weeks. -
Intense rainfall slammed the Four Corners region late this week. As rivers flooded, towns declared evacuations and emergencies and made rescues. -
Researchers who track online influence operations say Kremlin-backed groups are renewing tactics they've used to sow distrust and discord in previous elections in the U.S. and around the world. -
Israel's Prime Minister is vowing to launch a major military operation in the West Bank in response to an attack by two Palestinian gunmen on an Israeli military checkpoint that killed two soldiers. -
The Pentagon is building weapons and projects with AI capabilities that officials say don't always closely adhere to the agency's own guidelines for AI, according to a congressional watchdog report published in October.
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