Taxes and Budges

County tax rate stays nearly put Ocala By Bill Thompson Marion County commissioners tentatively passed a $594 million budget for the new fiscal year on Thursday, but not before getting an earful ...

Miami Shores sets higher preliminary tax rate MiamiHerald.com The tentative tax rate can be decreased during the budget process, which lasts through September, but cannot be increased, according to Florida law. ... Funding Cuts Leave Area Colleges Gasping Washington Post The University of Maryland Baltimore County is cutting positions. And Virginia's state universities are coping with furloughs for the first time in recent ...