County voters decided to extend the schools' half of a 2016 penny sales tax increase. The result is a 6.5% sales tax.

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Women voters in Palm Beach County are voting in much larger numbers than men so far, exceeding the statewide numbers that have been reported. As of Monday morning, Nov. 4, more than 570,000 votes have been cast in the county with 56% of them coming from women;

Palm Beach voters appeared to favor a half-cent sales tax to support schools. The tax would replace a one-cent tax that was agreed to eight years ago. The measure had the support of about 60% of voters at about 9:15 p.

Palm Beach County voters are deciding today whether to extend the schools' portion of a 2016 penny sales tax increase that has helped schools as well as local cities and unincorporated Palm Beach County.

Joe Abruzzo, a longtime Democratic figure in County, defeated Samuel Thompson in his bid for a second term as county clerk.

Palm Beach County voters approved extending the half cent surtax ballot measure, extending schools tax funding an additional 10 years.

The current half-cent sales tax was passed a decade ago and expires at the end of 2027. Yesterday's referendum goes into effect on Jan

Columbia County voters on Tuesday approved continuing a 1% sales tax that goes toward schools. The county has had the Education Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, or ESPLOST, for 25 years. Passage will continue the tax,