Daniel Perez

Counties and cities borrow billions of dollars for all kinds of expensive projects. They pledge future property tax revenues to pay back their lenders. Gov. Ron DeSantis wants to reduce or eliminate some property taxes, leaving a lot of uncertainty of how the changes may impact local government bonds.

Florida's House speaker posed a hypothetical: Does Florida need 67 counties? County representatives say consolidations would clash with local pride — as well as practicality.

This week on "The Florida Roundup," we spoke with Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez about property tax reforms. Then, we were joined by The Athletic’s Matt Baker to talk about the multi-million dollar “parachute packages” for the football coaches at Florida’s top universities and more.

On "The Florida Roundup," Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, digs into reducing property taxes. He said the House is trying to get ideas out there to stir a conversation.

Last week, House Speaker Daniel Perez touted the idea of offering multiple proposals to voters in November 2026.

Floridians may see these property tax proposals on the 2026 ballot.

Republicans are able to choose the next speaker because of their majority in the House, where they hold 85 of the 120 seats.

The Republican-led panel could make Florida's Republican-favoring congressional map even more Republican.

Redistricting typically happens once a decade after the U.S. census. The last round of redistricting happened in 2022.

USF agreed to name the Center for Substance Abuse and Mental Health Research for Sen. Darryl Rouson weeks after the House outraged senators by removing the proposal for the center from a bill.

It would take effect with the July 1 start of the 2025-2026 fiscal year but remains subject to vetoes from Gov. Ron DeSantis.

Florida lawmakers are working out the details on the budget and tax breaks. They've given themselves until mid-June to get it done.