The Miami Lakes council raised the town’s property tax rate 8% from the current millage during its first budget hearing on Sept. 11.      The majority approved a town millage rate of 2.2459, or a tax of $2.24 per every $1,000 of taxable value.      A property owner whose home has a $300,000 taxable value [assessed value less homestead and other exemptions] would pay $673.77 in town tax....

    The family of former Fla. Gov. and U.S. Sen. Bob Graham gave $5 million to the University of Florida to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the Bob Graham Center for Public Service at the Gainesville campus.       The donation creates the largest endowed fund in the center’s history, UF said. It is launching a fundraising campaign to grow the endowment to $20 million by the end of...

 The White House President Donald J. Trump 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, D.C. 20500  WWW.WhiteHouse.Gov U.S. Congress Sen. Ashley Moody, R-Fla. B40B Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510  202-224-3041 @AshleyMoodyFL Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla.  901 Ponce de Leon Blvd. Suite 505,  Miami, FL 33134  786-501-7141 @SenRickScott Rep. Mario...

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    Teachers who need support for their high school culinary arts and restaurant management programs may apply for a $5,000 check from the 2025 Rachael Ray Foundation ProStart Grow Grants.      A project of The Rachael Ray Foundation and the National Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, the grants may be used to upgrade classroom equipment and resources or by schools that want to launch their own ProStart...