Property Taxes

The Legislature will either stay in Tallahassee past the May 2 deadline or come back later to get the job done. A key issue: tax cuts.

On "The Florida Roundup," host Tom Hudson spoke with state Rep. Tom Fabricio and call-in listeners about competing tax and budget proposals.

Ben Albritton announced his chamber will release a compromise package that includes adding clothes and shoes under $75 to the list of products exempted from sales tax.

On "Florida Matters," we speak to the Your Florida team about what the Legislature has been up to over the past 30 days. From property taxes to school start times, we break it down.

The proposal would reduce the state sales tax from 6% to 5.25%, affecting billions of dollars annually. Gov. Ron DeSantis argues that lawmakers should focus on property tax relief instead.

Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez are at odds over whose tax cut proposal is best.

Gov. Ron DeSantis argues that Floridians would prefer reducing homeowners' property taxes over a proposal by Florida House Speaker Daniel Perez for a sales-tax cut.

On "The Florida Roundup," host Tom Hudson spoke with Democratic state Sen. Shev Jones about his view on eliminating property taxes in Florida.

On "The Florida Roundup," state Sen. Shevrin Jones discusses a bill to study eliminating property taxes; FIU Economics Chair Mihaela Pintea on consumer sentiment; and WUSF government reporter Douglas Soule catches us up on the Legislature.

On an episode of "The Florida Roundup," host Tom Hudson speaks with Florida Senate President Ben Albritton about some of the issues he's focusing on this legislative session.

Before any votes occur, legislators are expected to seek feedback from local governments on the economic effects of cutting proprty taxes.

Removing property taxes would weaken local governments and kill the source of most school district funding in Florida, according to the Florida Policy Institute.