Orange County Passes $9B Budget With $19.5M Housing, Flat Millage Since 2008

Orange County budget housing package and public safety funding

The Orange County budget housing package was the clearest household stake inside Thursday night’s more than $9 billion adoption. ORLANDO, Fla. – Orange County commissioners on Thursday, Sept. 24, 2026, approved a more than $9 billion fiscal year 2027 budget on a 6-1 vote, locking in $1.1 billion for public safety and $19.5 million for … Read more

Broward Passes $9.2B Budget, Funds $27.7M Housing Trust at 5.6658 Mills

Broward County budget housing trust funded as commissioners pass $9.2B FY27 plan

Broward County budget housing: the approved plan pairs millage decisions with a larger Affordable Housing Trust investment. FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Broward County commissioners on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, approved a $9.2 billion fiscal year 2027 budget and a countywide general milla Broward County budget housing remains the clearest household signal in the adopted plan. … Read more

Jacksonville Council Passes $2B Budget, Restores $4.9M Affordable Housing Trust

Jacksonville affordable housing budget restored as City Council passes FY27 plan

By Mike Joe JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville City Council on Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, approved a roughly $2 billion fiscal year 2027 budget on an 18-1 vote and restored $4.9 million to an affordable housing trust fund that the Finance Committee had earlier stripped, according to Jacksonville Today reporting by Mike Mendenhall published Sept. 23, … Read more

Tampa Holds Final FY27 Budget Hearing as Council Fights Control of Deferred Funds

Tampa FY27 budget hearing

**Byline:** Mike Joe Tampa FY27 budget: TAMPA, Fla. – Tampa City Council’s final public hearing on Mayor Jane Castor’s fiscal year 2027 budget is set for Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, around 5:01 p.m. at Old City Hall, according to city notice and Florida Politics reporting by Jesse Mendoza dated Sept. 8, 2026. The net budget … Read more

Jacksonville Council Votes Tuesday on Record FY27 Budget as Amendment 3 Looms

Jacksonville City Council budget vote on FY27 plan as Amendment 3 looms

  Jacksonville budget vote: JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Jacksonville City Council is scheduled to take a final vote Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2026, on Mayor Donna Deegan’s roughly $2.02 billion (and larger than $2 billion) fiscal year 2027 budget, described in local coverage as the largest in city history. The vote lands one day after a final … Read more