Hillsborough teachers union urges voters to say yes to property tax increase to boost pay
The Hillsborough County Classroom Teachers Association is urging voters to say yes to a property tax increase measure that would increase teacher pay. However, voters may not even have a say on the issue this November. The Hillsborough County Commission decided to delay the vote until November of 2026. This prompted the Hillsborough County School […]
Sunburn – The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics – 8.1.24
First in Sunburn – Supporters of a proposed referendum in Hillsborough County that would provide an estimated $177 million per year for the state’s third largest School District are planning to kick off their “Vote Yes for Students” campaign this Thursday, despite lingering questions about the ballot initiative’s fate on the ballot this year… Read […]
Judge to rule on Hillsborough schools millage referendum lawsuit by next week
The district’s lawsuit asks a judge to move on the stalled school tax by Aug. 13. The Hillsborough County School District sued the Hillsborough County Commission on July 23, days after the commission delayed a property tax referendum that the district says could raise an estimated $177 million to support students each year. The suit […]
Hillsborough County Commission blocks tax increasing pay for teachers: ‘Unprecedented action’
The Hillsborough County School Superintendent Van Ayres, school board members and supporters of public education held a news conference on Wednesday afternoon after county commissioners voted 4-3 to keep a proposed property tax that would benefit schools off of this year’s ballot. The school board said the news conference was… View the full story on […]
Hillsborough blocks tax to raise teacher pay from this year’s ballot
By a 4-3 vote, county commissioners dashed hopes for schools to compete with surrounding districts through teacher pay. Using an obscure law and arguing that prices are too high for area residents, the Hillsborough County Commission voted 4-3 on Wednesday to keep a schools tax off of the November ballot. In doing so, the Republican-majority […]
Hillsborough Schools superintendent will ‘seek all appropriate legal action’ to get millage referendum on November ballot
In a surprise move this morning, Hillsborough County commissioners moved the initiative to the 2026 midterm. The leader of Hillsborough County’s public school systems is already fighting back after the county board of commissioners made a surprise vote today to push a millage referendum off the November ballot and into 2026. Speaking last Wednesday afternoon […]