DELRAY BEACH, Fla. – The Delray Beach millage is going up. The City Commission on Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2026, approved its 2026-27 budget on a 4-1 vote that raises the rate from 6.16 to 6.35, with Mayor Tom Carney casting the lone no, according to Boca Magazine. Spending rises about 9%, from roughly $201 million … Read more
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 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
Dalton millage rate: the council approved a lower tax increase after residents pushed back. The Dalton millage rate decision gives households a clearer measure of what changed after the public hearings. DALTON, Ga. – Dalton City Council on Monday, Sept. 22, 2026, voted unanimously to set the city’s 2026 millage rate at 1.551 mills, stepping … Read more
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
**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 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
Springfield water rates: SPRINGFIELD, Mo. Springfield City Council is scheduled to vote Monday, Sept. 21, 2026, on a City Utilities package that would raise water rates by 8% a year for three years starting in October 2027 and create a separate electric-bill mechanism for regional transmission charges. The Springfield Daily Citizen reported that council … Read more