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Local Works: Tough Economic Times Inspire a Community to Pull Together

July 30, 2013

How a Florida City’s “roving band of itinerant landscapers” is proving that “Local Works.” By Connie Barron City of Cape Coral Special to Keep It Local, Florida We’ve all felt the impacts of the “Great ...

Poll Results – End of Session

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July 1, 2013

Polls, Results

When Florida's Legislative Session ended in May, we asked for your opinion. The results are in. Across the country, Medicaid Expansion was a hot topic—and Florida was no different. That may be why Keep It...

Poll – End of Session

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May 2, 2013

Polls

Florida's 2013 Legislative Session -- which saw lawmakers clash over Medicaid expansion, pension reform and education -- officially ended last week. With session behind us, some Floridians may wonder if their v...

Let Us Decide For Ourselves

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April 30, 2013

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Sun Sentinel Editorial Board April 30, 2013 Even if you agree that government shouldn't tell business how to do business, a proposal in the Florida Legislature that would pre-empt local governments from exe...

Does Tallahasse Dictate Too Much To Cities, Counties

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April 27, 2013

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Toluse Olorunnipa April 27, 2013 TALLAHASSEE -- The Florida Legislature can’t seem to make up its mind about what kind of government is best — small and local, or big and centralized. As state lawmakers ...

Florida cities should reform now for pension sustainability

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April 9, 2013

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Kathy Till The Orlando Sentinel April 9, 2013 Florida's legislators are focused on sweeping pension reform for state employees and have been slowly moving bills in the House and Senate that make incrementa...

Local governments should make call on impact fees

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April 9, 2013

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The Daytona Beach News-Journal April 9, 2013 The Florida Legislature has enough state issues on its plate without taking on local impact fees. A proposal making its way through both the state Senate and ...

Local Elected Leaders Urge Floridians to “Sign Petition” in Support of Home Rule

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February 26, 2013

Updates

Home rule watchdog group “Keep It Local, Florida” releases pre-session video, “iBelieve,” calling on Floridians to register their support for stronger local control (Tallahassee, FL – Wednesday, February 2...

Public pensions are a ticking time bomb for governments

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February 22, 2013

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Dominic M. Calabro The Pensacola News Journal February 22, 2013 Pension obligations are a ticking time bomb for municipal governments and their taxpayers. Taxpayer contributions into local pension systems ...

Editorial: Bad billing system squeezing counties

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February 21, 2013

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Tampa Bay Online February 21, 2013 If there was any doubt the state's Medicaid billing system is badly flawed and a threat to local taxpayers, the proof was the $373 million "bill" Florida counties got last...

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