January 2019 Archives

EDITORIALS

Wednesday Editorial: DeSantis should protect affordable housing funds

January 30, 2019 | The Florida TImes-Union

Jacksonville has an affordable housing problem — and so does Florida.
More than 900,000 households in Florida must pay more than 50 percent of their income for housing; they are one missed paycheck from being homeless.
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Mayfield: Prohibit Florida legislators from raiding affordable housing funds | Thumb up

January 17, 2019 | TC Palm

At $230,000, according to Zillow.com, the average home in Florida is no bargain. In many cases, rentals are unaffordable, too. In fact, more than 911,000 very low-income households spend more than 50 percent of their income on housing.
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OP-EDS & LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

If UCF has a spending scandal, the Legislature has a much bigger one | Commentary

January 30, 2019 | Orlando Sentinel

They caught the University of Central Florida using funds from the wrong pot of money — and are screaming bloody murder, demanding more sacrifices at their political altar.
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NEWS ARTICLES

Orange Co. lawmakers seek money for schools, school officers, housing, water quality

January 28, 2019 | Florida Politics

Democrats who control Orange County’s legislative delegation took many requests they’d like to fill Monday but could find tough in Tallahassee including asks for more student funding, money for bus drivers’ pay, and more money for certified law enforcement officers to patrol public schools.
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Affordable housing crisis looms

January 20, 2019 | North Port Sun

NORTH PORT — Florida is facing a crisis of available affordable housing and Sarasota County and the Gulf Coast are right in the middle of it.
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Affordable housing impedes Naples Police Dept. hiring efforts

January 15, 2019 | WINK

The Naples Police Dept. said it’s that time of the year again to bring in new recruits.
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Galvano says Supreme Court makeover could prompt ‘bold’ education reforms

January 15, 2019 | Herald Tribune

More conservative bench could open door to resurrect discarded legislation
State Senate President Bill Galvano told a Sarasota business audience Tuesday that the more conservative Florida Supreme Court being fashioned by Gov. Ron DeSantis could pave the way for education reforms that had been struck down in the past.
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Affordable housing is a big issue in Miami, so we want to know your questions about it

January 9, 2019 | The New Tropic

Anyone that lives in Miami knows that rent here is too damn high. And we have good reason to feel that way. According to 2015 U.S. Census estimates, the average Miami resident spends about 28 percent of their income on housing costs — a larger share than what residents pay for rent in any other U.S. city, including New York and Los Angeles.
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Could Southwest Florida see another housing crisis?