Education Funding

One of the most closely-watched local races this election year is for a seat on the Lee County School Board. Incumbent Debbie Jordan is facing off against Tony Beougher to represent District 4 — which includes parts of Fort Myers, North Fort Myers and Cape Coral.

The new medical clinic should cost little to nothing for routine medical care and medications

Final budget hearings are September 3 and 15.

The new fiscal year has not even begun and already board members are talking cuts.

As many Florida school districts look to close schools to cope with declining enrollment, leading to budget cuts, some are banding together to reduce another key factor to their bottom lines: health insurance premiums.

The Highlands County school board set tentative milage rate at 5.379.

Tentative budget has it within range to appease the state.

It's budget time across the the state for local government agencies.

If approved the voter referendum could have pumped much-needed cash into the district.