Fiscal Rangers

Is this American war discussed in American History classes in LCSD?

Please pass this to constituent services - Instagram is blocking people from following the Trumps on Instagram

To: Congressman Dan Webster & staff, I know you folks have a contact for Facebook to reverse censorship actions, but what about Instagram censorship of conservatives? Here is a Breitbart article where many followers of President Trump and Trump Jr. report they are being blocked or "unjoined" from following their accounts. https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2019/02/20/exclusive-donald-trump-jrs-followers-say-instagram-blocked-them-from-liking-posts/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_term=daily&utm_content=links&utm_campaign=20190220 ALL SOCIAL MEDIA needs to be investigated and fined for biased political censorship. Read more →

Why doesn't Lake County, FL have a member on the Florida Assoc. of Counties Water Policy Committee?

The Florida Association of Counties (FAC) has a water policy committee. Guess what, Lake County, FL has NO REPRESENTATION ON THE COMMITTEE. Here is a link showing 30+ counties that DO HAVE a rep on the committee. Read more →

60 Local Government Employees based in Tavares, FL Earned $100k or more in 2017 per OpenTheBooks.org database

A government spending watchdog, OpenTheBooks.org, tracks wasteful government programs and also tracks local, state and Federal employee wages over $100k. We examined their reports for local cities in the Lake County area, and found 60 employees working in the Tavares, FL area for government that earned over $100k. OpenTheBooks.org also launched an initiative to encourage the Congress to launch a "War on Waste" by listing wasteful, stupid Federal programs and asking the government to publish budget details for transparency, and then eliminate the uncovered, wasteful programs. Read more →

Is Lake County, FL collecting hotel bed taxes from ALL AirBNB renters?

The Lake County, FL Tax Collector is not collecting bed taxes via AirBNB from renters using AirBNB for making reservations. Some individual AirBNB renters may file and pay the taxes, but most do not. Other Florida counties and some entire states work directly with AirBNB to collect taxes via the AirBNB reservation system, but apparently not Lake County. The result is hotels have to pay the bed tax of 4%, but many AirBNB renters may not be doing so, giving them an unfair pricing advantage. We have the details. Read more →

Florida Citizens' Alliance Responding to Governor Ron DeSantis' Executive Order to Remove Common Core

FL Gov. Ron DeSantis issued an Exec Order reversing Common Core in Florida Schools and here are some links covering that action. Read more →