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Families left to struggle as food stamps run out
Florida Times-Union, FL - 3 hours ago
The increase ranged from about 12 percent in Duval County to as high as 29 percent in St. Johns County. "It's not as easy to get what we used to get," said ...

South Florida taxpayers give more, get less back
MiamiHerald.com, FL - 3 hours ago
But Duval County in North Florida lost the same percentage of students as Miami-Dade over that period, while its level of state funding climbed $94.5 ...

So many Florida housing scams, so few watchdogs
Tampabay.com, FL - 23 hours ago
The power of attorney form was clearly suspect — Anthony had purportedly signed it in Pinellas County on a day when he was in the Duval County jail serving ...

Gas run to Georgia no longer saves money
Florida Times-Union, FL - Apr 25, 2008
In comparison, the combined state and local tax for gas in Nassau County is 29 cents. Duval County has that same state-local tax. In addition, the federal ...

School Vouchers Placed on November Ballot
First Coast News, FL - Apr 25, 2008
Duval County School Superintendent Ed Pratt-Dannals has problems with vouchers. "We are under the gun for accountability in public schools, ...

US Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force Arrests Three, Charges ...
United States Marshals Service (press release), DC - Apr 25, 2008
The US Marshals Violent Fugitive Task Force adopted the case, and on April 24, 2008 developed information that Cook was in Madison County, Florida. ...

Commission Signs Off on Tax Change
WOKV, FL - Apr 25, 2008
However Duval County Tax Collector Mike Hogan says you'll make up for it in a more comprehensive sales tax. "By and large we do not tax services like ...
Superintendent says Tax Plan Would Hurt Kids First Coast News
Voters will have chance to vote on tax swap WWSB ABC 7
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You Decide 2008: Florida's Vote Under the Spotlight
WOKV, FL - Apr 23, 2008
Specifically here in Duval County, according to the Duval County Supervisor of Elections office, Bush held almost a 17% edge in votes over Gore. ...

Apartment occupancy rates fall in Duval
Bizjournals.com, NC - Apr 18, 2008
Duval County's occupancy rate was lower than the 91.1 percent in Florida and the average rental rate was lower than the $970 in the state. ...

Florida Police Searching for Escaped Sex Offender
FOXNews - Apr 17, 2008
Twenty-eight-year-old Michael Royce Glenn was part of a work crew painting at the Duval County pretrial detention facility when he apparently climbed over a ...