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Tampa Bay TimesTuesday, 2 June 2026
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Schools shielded from property tax plan
Lawmakers also cut $5.5M for notices to alert homeowners about the ballot amendment.
The paper reports on legislative modifications to a proposed property tax plan, focusing on the protection of school funding and changes to public notification budgets.
Florida state lawmakers are adjusting a constitutional amendment proposal regarding property taxes to ensure school funding remains unaffected, while also reducing spending on public alerts about the upcoming vote.
“shielded from property tax plan”
“Monitoring state and federal fiscal policy”
Florida sues OpenAI over ChatGPT
The state says chatbot fosters emotional dependence to keep users engaged.
Details a state lawsuit alleging the chatbot fosters emotional dependence and lacks safety protections for children.
Bond market signals new inflation woes
Trump is facing new warnings, adding to his midterm challenges.
Reports on rising interest rates and bond market volatility as a challenge to the federal government's economic projections.
Finance guru used investor money to get $1.2M mortgage, feds say
The indictment against Brandon Dutch Mendenhall is part of a broader investigation.
Coverage of a federal indictment against a local real estate investment figure for alleged mail fraud.
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