Property Taxes

The title and summary of a property tax cut proposal to be placed on the November ballot contain political rhetoric and are misleading, and must be redrafted, a Leon Circuit Court judge ruled late Monday.

A courtroom fight over a ballot proposal that would lower property taxes isn't about the policy itself — it's about what voters will read on their ballots.

This November, Floridians will vote on a ballot amendment that would cut property taxes for homeowners. But with those tax cuts come budget cuts, and Edie Ousley is sounding the alarm.

As local governments wait for the result of November’s property tax amendment, Okaloosa County Commissioners are planning ahead for ways to continue services.

On "The Florida Roundup," one expert warned that reduced revenue could force health systems to make difficult decisions about the services they provide.

Gov. Ron DeSantis has made a large property tax cut ballot measure central to his message in his last year in office, and on Wednesday he signed two bills in line with that priority.

If voters approve the property tax cut on the November ballot, cities, counties and special taxing districts will lose nearly $5 billion in the first year, and nearly $12 billion in the fifth year, according to projections developed by state economists Friday.

Two former local elected officials and a nonprofit group filed suit Thursday in Leon County Circuit Court against the property tax cut amendment placed on the November ballot by lawmakers, alleging it is misleading.

Lawmakers on Tuesday approved a sweeping tax cut for homestead property owners pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, sending it to the November ballot.

Democrats warned the measure could "bankrupt" local governments. If approved by the Legislature, it will appear on the November ballot.