NO MORE PROPERTY TAXES? QUESTION HEADS TO THE BALLOT THIS NOVEMBER
Homesteaded properties in Florida could be in for some tax savings, if six out of 10 state voters approve a proposal in the November...
COULD PROPERTY TAX RELIEF COME AT THE EXPENSE OF PROVIDING ESSENTIAL SERVICES?
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is calling legislators back to Tallahassee next Monday to consider his plan to relieve the tax burden on homestead properties.
Such...
STATE LEGISLATORS CONVENE TO HASH OUT BUDGET
State legislators left session in mid-March with no budget approved for the coming fiscal year. On May 12, members in the Florida House and...
NEW ANTI-DEI LAW STRIPS FUNDING FROM KEYS LGBTQ EVENTS
In less than a month, thousands of visitors will come to the Southernmost City to partake in Key West Pride. Historically, the event has...
WILL THE QUESTION OF ELIMINATING PROPERTY TAX REACH THE NOVEMBER BALLOT?
State legislators were expected to convene April 20-24 for a special session to consider redrawing the congressional districts ahead of the November election. Gov....
LEGISLATORS SET FOR SPECIAL CONGRESSIONAL REDISTRICTING SESSION WITH STILL NO BUDGET PASSED
As talks over a budget agreement loom over the state capital, legislators in the Florida House and Senate will return to Tallahassee to discuss...
FORMER FEDERAL PROSECUTOR TURNED JUDGED GETS ATTORNEY GENERAL’S AWARD
Former federal prosecutor Jeremy Franker was sworn in as the 17th Judicial Circuit’s newest county court judge on March 23.
On March 10, DeSantis announced...
A BILLION APART: FLORIDA HOUSE, SENATE TO WORK BEYOND SESSION AMID BUDGET DIFFERENCES
Disagreements over state spending will force legislators in the House and Senate to work beyond the regular 60-day session.
Budget proposals approved by the respective...
STATE LAWMAKERS BAN SUPPORT FOR ‘DIVERSITY’ EVENTS
Florida state legislators this week passed a bill prohibiting cities, counties and tourist development councils from supporting or funding any events that involve diversity.
If...
STATE BILL THREATENS EVENT FUNDING
If a bill circulating in Tallahassee passes in the coming week, then this could be the last year for events such as Key West...
