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...if these bills ever make it into the law books, taxpayers will be stuck with the bill — a bill that would come with “severe negative fiscal impact” — nearly every time a holding pond, canal, or other...

Your legislators need to hear from you. This year, two big issues in Tallahassee threaten Florida’s local communities: Bureaucratic Overbilling and the Utility Cost-Shift. Every Floridian’s wallet is affected b...

Mayor Priscilla Taylor Palm Beach County Keep It Local, Florida These days, Washington politicians seem more intent on waging constant partisan warfare than on developing real solutions to big problems. ...

By Mayor Wayne Poston Special to Keep It Local, Florida So, where’s my computer? It was my first visit to city hall since being elected Mayor of Bradenton. And, looking around the friendly, well-lit of...

Issue: Overbilling Local Communities Background: A few years ago, the Florida’s Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) began overbilling local taxpayers for juvenile detention costs. This was a bureaucratic mi...

Last week marked the start of Florida's two-month Legislative Session. Whether that fills you with excitement or dread (or boredom), a number of big issues face your state lawmakers this year.  Fear not.  Ke...

By Keep It Local, Florida Crack open a laptop, fire up your smartphone or flip on the TV—wherever you get your news, it won’t be hard to find polls expressing Americans’ deep dissatisfaction with Washington....