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What you need to know about Florida today
Florida property-tax burden shifting away from homeowners
A boom in apartment construction and declines in homeownership have recast the property-tax landscape in a state where tax breaks favor longtime homeowners. In short, renters are picking up the biggest tab for property taxes in the state and get fewer tax exemptions than owner-occupied property. [Source: Orlando Sentinel]
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More retirees leaving New York for Florida
They used to call them snowbirds, but each year tens of thousands now stay long after the snow flies. There are two big reasons, weather and taxes, and one government watchdog group says its costing New York State. [Source: WRGB]
Erin Deady [Photo: Michael Price]
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Of counsel: Setting the pace
As an ecotour guide right out of college in the Virgin Islands, Erin Deady felt as if she could do more to save the environment than her educational tours allowed. So she returned to Florida and got her law degree. Access full story.
Foreclosures in Florida fall 25 percent
The state accounted for 18.5 percent of all the foreclosures nationwide in the past year. But the number was down by 30,875, or 25 percent, from the year before. [Source: Sarasota Herald-Tribune]
Petition aims at putting Medicaid expansion in Florida to a vote
The political action committee Florida Health Solutions launched a petition drive this week to get a constitutional amendment supporting Medicaid expansion onto the Florida ballot in 2016. [Source: Florida Times-Union]
› $50 Million Wertheim gift is the largest in UF history
Dr. Herbert Wertheim and the Dr. Herbert and Nicole Wertheim Family Foundation have committed $50 million to launch a $300 million public and private investment in the University of Florida’s College of Engineering.
› Florida ranks 41st in access to physicians
When it comes to having access to doctors, Florida isn't doing so well, according to a study. Florida ranked 41st among the 50 states, according to the Physician Access Index, compiled by the physician search firm Merritt Hawkins.
› Mike and Alice Jackson donates $1 million to Nova Southeastern University
For Mike and Alice Jackson, cancer is personal; so much so that they are joining with Nova Southeastern University (NSU) researchers in the fight against one of the nation’s deadliest diseases.
› Parking fees soar along with theme-park prices
When Walt Disney World raised the price of its park passes last month, a less-noticed increase went into effect. Parking fees jumped from $17 to $20, one of their biggest increases ever.
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