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The problem: Reducing or getting rid of property taxes would eliminate dollars local governments rely on for needed services.How well will the Florida Legislature work with Gov. Ron DeSantis?FLORIDA TODAY's John Torres discusses the 2025 legislative session with reporters James Call and John Kennedy in this excerpt fro the Florida Pulse.Florida lawmakers excluded property tax cuts from the recently approved state budget and tax package.House and Senate leaders plan to study the potential impact of property tax reductions on local governments before considering further action.While a potential property tax cut...

The change reflects ‘the significant ongoing innovation and customer value delivered through our products,’ Salesforce said in a statement. Salesforce plans to increase list prices for Enterprise and Unlimited editions of its Sales Cloud, Service Cloud, Field Service and select Industries Clouds by an average of 6 percent on Aug. 1 as the vendor and its artificial intelligence competitors continue to experiment with AI business models. The San Francisco-based enterprise applications vendor also took Slack Business+ plan pricing from $12.50 per user per month to $15 among other changes to...

Chinese tech giants Huawei Technologies and ByteDance are planning major investments in Brazil’s cloud infrastructure and artificial intelligence sectors, moves likely to deepen US concerns over Beijing’s expanding digital reach in Latin America.The Brazilian newspaper Folha de S. Paulo reported on Monday that Huawei is set to announce a deal with Dataprev – a state-run technology company that manages the country’s social data systems – to use its data centres. Huawei is also in talks with Edge UOL, a cloud services arm of Grupo UOL PagSeguro, which also owns Folha.Executives...

The county millage rate will stay at $4.50 and the housing prices are leveling off so what is the root of a likely increase in property taxes for Palm Beach County homeowners?Palm Beach County news: Charlie Woods' golf game; Trump's travel banCharlie Woods finished the Amateur Championship, Guy Fieri sells Lake Worth mansion, Donald Trump puts travel bans on twelve countries.Palm Beach County homeowners will likely see a property tax increase in 2026 due to rising property values, despite a stable millage rate.New construction fueled a significant portion of the...

Oshkosh last conducted a property evaluation in 2017 prior to last year.OSHKOSH – Common Council is continuing to address the city’s property tax concerns.Oshkosh will now conduct property revaluations every five years, beginning with a planned assessment in 2025, to avoid a repeat of the revaluation calamity that resulted in this year’s spike in property taxes.City council unanimously passed the resolution 7-0 during the June 10 common council meeting after Oshkosh’s failure to conduct regular property evaluations saw the combined assessed value of residential properties jump by 53% last year.“It’s...

Vancouver, British Columbia, June 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- DIGITAL is continuing to support the future of Canada's workforce by announcing new investments in workforce development solutions and skilling programs for over 3,000 Canadians focused on AI adoption. These new collaborations represent $30 million of new investments in Canadian talent, with $15 million invested by DIGITAL and $15 million spurred from partners. Since 2018, DIGITAL has put over 18,300 Canadians on career paths with employers looking for skilled talent to grow their companies. Through partnerships with training providers and employers,...

Small-cap stocks were hammered in the aftermath of President Donald Trump's tariffs, but the stage looks set for a rebound this June.The small-cap track record has been grim recently: the Russell 2000 has seen its worst streak of underperformance relative to the S&P 500 since the dot-com era, and this past May marked the sixth-worst year-to-date performance since 1990. Evercore ISI Small caps, initially perceived as a clear winner of the Trump trade following the election, have emerged as the biggest losers of the trade war. With tariff concerns top-of-mind,...