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Florida just voted to gut its property tax base. What Rockland homeowners should take from it
Amendment 3 passed with 62% of the vote — and the fight over what comes next is the part worth watching.
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Government contracting: a small business starter guide
How Rockland firms register, find solicitations, and price a first public-sector bid.
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Louisiana's property tax amendment, explained: what happens when a local government can hold a lower rate
Amendment 2 on Louisiana's Nov. 3 ballot would change when local governments can raise property tax rates back to a previously authorized maximum.
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How a bill becomes a law in New York, explained for Rockland readers
The path from an idea in Albany to a rule that shows up at town hall, in plain language.
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Town meeting and public hearings: your guide to showing up
How local deliberation works in Rockland's towns, when you get to speak, and what one voice can actually change.
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What a Miami podcast about architecture teaches Rockland about community conversation
A Florida interview show sat down with an FIU architecture professor. The format itself is the story worth borrowing.
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Local History Projects: How Communities Keep Their Archives Alive
From digitization drives to church-basement scrapbooks, here's how residents and historical societies rescue fading records — and how you can help.
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Community action agencies: what services they actually offer
Energy help, food programs and home weatherization — how these agencies work and what to ask for before winter.
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Volunteer fire companies in Rockland: how they're organized, funded, and staffed
Across the five towns, fire protection runs on independent companies, elected district boards, and residents willing to answer the pager.
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Community pools near me — Community pools in Rockland: how opening dates, passes and swim lessons work
Town and village pools set their own calendars. Here's how the season usually runs, and where the answers live.