county in Florida, United States
This is the first of a three-part series examining the issue of school supplies. Part 2 will address teacher expenditures on classroom items. Part 3 will assess state expenditures for…
To say Orange County is out of the mainstream is being kind.
On Nov. 8, Orange County voters will decide yes or no on a proposed quarter-cent sales tax hike. You can read my Carolina Journal story about the controversial campaign being…
Now that Orange County commissioners have voted to put a 1/4 cent sales tax hike on the Nov ballot — voters rejected the tax hike last November — the Chapel…
From Orange County — where the budget includes a $45,000 appropriation for a breast feeding consultant — comes the commissioners’ predictable cry for more money. Last night, commissioners took another…
Less than four months ago, Orange County voters defeated the commissioners’ attempt to hike the sales tax. Now the Herald-Sun reports commissioners have asked County Manager Frank Clifton to bring…
There’s only one word for this action by Orange County: ridiculous. From the News of Orange County comes this piece by the county’s solid waste planner, who describes why recycling…
That quote illustrates the frustration felt by Orange County resident Cliff Leath, whose White Cross land is in the bulls eye for the proposed new airport that’s being pushed by…
The Orange County School District is headed in the right direction with their recent approval of nine new career and technical education courses. Of course, leave it a member of…
Orange County school board members are frustrated by the county’s high school dropout rate. Understandable. However, the resolution the board passed last week is unlikely to help solve the problem.…
Orange County’s proposed budget is $188 million, yet as this story explains, commissioners were unable as of 10 p.m. last night to come up with just $5 million in cuts…
“Frequent flyers” is the term given by Orange County Chief Judge Joe Buckner to the repeat offenders he sees in his courtroom, according to this Daily Tar Heel story. Unfortunately,…