pension tax

Jacksonville Mayor, Pension Actuary Blame Each Other For $45M Payment Discrepancy

The deficit on the city of Jacksonville's pension fund has been calculated using standards that seem to violate Florida law, which could put the city on…

First Coast

UNF Poll: Voters Increasingly Support Half-Cent Pension Tax

Jessica Palombo

If the election were held today, Duval County’s pension tax referendum would pass with 51 percent of voters’ support.That’s according to a new University…

First Coast

What's On Your Ballot? County Referendum No. 1: Pension Half-Cent Sales Tax

Jessica Palombo

Note: For Information about Duval County Referendum 1 on the November ballot, go here. To read about the referendum that passed on the August ballot,…

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Lawsuit Challenges Pension Tax Referendum Ballot Language

Jim Piggot - News4Jax

A group opposed to Mayor Lenny Curry's plan to use a half-cent sales tax to pay down the city's pension deficit has filed a lawsuit against the…

First Coast

Jacksonville City Employees Endorse Pension Tax Referendum

Jessica Palombo

City of Jacksonville employees and their union leaders are endorsing the pension-tax referendum on this month’s ballot.Members of AFSCME Florida, the…