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Florida state parks protection bill stalls in Senate near legislative session's end
A legislative effort to ensure golf courses, pickleball courts and luxury lodges are never built in state parks has stalled ...
With swipe at Gov. DeSantis, Florida House speaker sets course for property tax cuts
House Speaker Daniel Perez said he’s setting up a committee to study the impact of four different plans for reducing or keeping property taxes low.
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Speaker Perez: DeSantis Property Tax Plan Lacks Specifics
TALLAHASSEE—In the latest dig at Gov. Ron DeSantis, House Speaker Danny Perez announced a special committee on Tuesday to plan how to cut property taxes. P ...
Inside the Hope Florida controversy — and what it means for the DeSantises’ future
TALLAHASSEE, Florida — Hope Florida was supposed to be the keystone of Ron and Casey DeSantis’ efforts to cement the governor ...
Trump’s immigration actions become ad fodder
Wills, a Democratic operative and ex-Republican who left the party during Trump’s 2016 political rise, said the ...
Polk County tourism officials nervously watch as House passes cuts to tourist marketing
The House has passed two tax-cut measures that dissolve tourism councils and redirect the money to property taxes. What will the Senate do?