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

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.