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Our mission is to make sure Black communities are not simply informed about the decisions shaping our future, but equipped to help make those decisions. An informed community is a powerful community.

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Florida

Who represents Florida in Congress and how to reach them, the Black community by the numbers, the national stories told with Florida’s own figures, and what Black newspapers here are reporting. Each figure names its official source.

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Coming to your state

What happens to South Florida teachers if the school tax fails?

Voters in Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach decide on November 3 whether to renew a one mill school property tax for four more years. The Miami Times reports that if it fails, Miami-Dade schools could lose about $500 million and teacher pay could fall from $73,030 to $57,814, and Broward could lose about $358 million a year. (Miami Times, October 20, 2026)

Your numbers

About 178,000 Black Floridians said they were registered but did not vote in 2024, compared with about 158,000 in 2020. (Census Bureau survey estimate)

Who pays

Yes, local tax dollars: a property tax of one mill, paid by property owners in each county. Residents weigh the cost against the schools it pays for; SourceLine takes no side.

Who decides

Voters in each county, on November 3. The school boards spend it.

What is coming to Florida

When SourceLine is complete here, you will see every school board and county commission vote at your address.

Read the Miami Times story · The story and its reporting belong to the outlet that published it. Survey figures are estimates with wider ranges in smaller states.

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About these figures

Every figure on this page shows the year it describes. Public agencies release their numbers on their own schedules, often a year or more after the work of counting is done. The Census Bureau, for example, publishes its five year community survey each December, and the national reading test is given every two years. That is why some figures are not from this year. SourceLine updates each one as soon as the agency publishes it.

For some counties and small towns, SourceLine has not found meeting records online. Where it has not, we add them as they become available. A page that says SourceLine hasn’t updated a record yet means exactly that.