The Florida property tax repeal 2026 refers to a set of constitutional amendments moving through the Florida Legislature that would eliminate non-school property taxes on homesteaded primary residences, either immediately or over a 10-year phase-out. The leading proposal, House Joint Resolution 203, passed the Florida House 80-30 on February 19, 2026, and now awaits Senate […]
The United States will accept a maximum of 30,000 refugees for 2019, against 45,000 for fiscal year 2018, said Monday the Secretary of State Mike Pompeo. “We have proposed to resettle up to 30,000 refugees under the new refugee ceiling …”, said the head of US diplomacy at a State Department announcement. He called the
James Bryan of Hudson, Florida is a local homeless man who has been reunited with his dog after three weeks. Mr. Bryan became homeless after loosing his farm and then his wife to breast cancer five years ago. He and his dog named Handover, who had been given to him as a puppy by his
A record number of women won the primaries of the two major US parties for governor, senator and representative positions, opening the door to heated struggles in the mid-term elections in November. Many victories could raise the percentage of women elected and change the public debate on issues such as health, immigration, the right to
The Nebraska Public Service Commission (PSC) on Tuesday rejected TransCanada’s request to reconsider its latest decision on the Keystone XL pipeline. In approving the project last November, the PSC authorized a different route than the one proposed by the company. On November 20, the Nebraska Public Service Commission lifted TransCanada’s final regulatory barrier to the
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operation that took place over the past four days in northern California in an area that stretched from Bakersfield to the border with the state of Oregon, concluded on Wednesday with 232 immigrants arrested, a notable increase compared to the more than 150 detainees who had been initially reported.
Duluth, MN – Trish Staine is the mother of a large blended family consisting of two children with her husband and his three older boys from his prior marriage. Trish was setting out for a personal accomplishment to run in the 2018 Garry Bjorklund Half-Marathon (13.1 miles) set for June 22. This past Monday, Trish
Michigan prison escapee, Michael David Elliot, was caught in La Porte County, Indiana on February 3, 2014. The reasoning for his capture was due to the fact he abducted a woman who was able to call 911.The woman locked herself in the gas station bathroom and dialed 911. The 911 call was the first sighting
Officials at the Nebraska Zoo announced Wednesday that a lioness had given birth to a rare white lion cub. The Henry Doorly Zoo and Aquarium, in Omaha, claimed that the male baby was one of three cubs born late last week, two males and one female. Officials pointed out that lion cubs usually weigh about
The owner of a Peruvian food restaurant in New Mexico was surprised last month by three agents of the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement Service (ICE) , who asked him to see immigration documents, The Taos News reported Thursday. At first, Trotsky Barreto thought that they were tourists since they did not wear badges. They
