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A.G. GancarskiOctober 15, 2018

On Monday morning, the first of three Jacksonville City Council committees of reference mulled a resolution of strong opposition to Amendment 1 on the 2018 ballot. The amendment would boost the homestead exemption by $25,000 to $75,000. City leaders have fretted about the impact to the city budget, reducing millage collections by $27.4 million. However, bill […]

Jacob OglesOctober 1, 2018

A new Florida Chamber of Commerce poll obtained by Florida Politics shows voters favor three constitutional amendments that reduce taxes or make it harder to increase them. But only one of those amendments, Amendment 1, polls at the required level for passage. A majority of voters favor passage of Amendment 1, a near-majority support Amendment 2, and […]

Drew WilsonSeptember 6, 2018

A new ad paid for by a committee charged with maintaining the Republican majority in the state Senate is hitting House Minority Leader and Senate District 18 candidate Janet Cruz for claiming homestead exemptions on multiple properties a decade ago. The ad, titled “Lower Taxes,” notes that even though the Tampa Democrat, who is challenging […]

Danny McAuliffeJune 4, 2018

As its name suggests, Amendment 2 Is For Everybody — the campaign supporting the second proposal on the November ballot — is spreading the word that voting in favor of Amendment 2 would benefit all Floridians. The campaign hosted a Facebook Live panel on Monday with private-industry tax experts who claimed Amendment 2, which seeks to […]

Drew WilsonMay 8, 2018

The political committee backing a ballot amendment to make a 10 percent cap on annual non-homestead property tax increases permanent brought in another $200,000 in April. Amendment 2 is for Everybody raised that cash with a single contribution from The Florida Association of Realtors, which has now funded the committee to the tune of $660,000 […]

Scott PowersJanuary 11, 2018

A new statewide poll conducted by the Florida Chamber of Commerce’s Florida Chamber Political Institute finds Floridians comfortable that the state is headed in the right direction and give Gov. Rick Scott some of his highest approval ratings, with usual splits on those opinions between Republicans and Democrats. The poll finds Republican Adam Putnam and […]

Scott PowersOctober 2, 2017

Ever since former Winter Park City Commissioner Karen Diebel married Texas’ U.S. Rep. Pete Sessions in 2012, questions swirled about whether Winter Park was unofficially gaining a member of Congress or losing a fixture in Central Florida politics, most recently with renewed questions about whether the congressman was living in Texas or Florida; but both […]

Associated PressMay 2, 2017

Florida voters are going to vote next year on a new property tax break. The Florida House on Tuesday voted 83-35 to put a constitutional amendment on the 2018 ballot that would allow homeowners to shield an additional $25,000 of the value of their home from most property taxes. The Senate approved the measure (HB […]

Michael MolineMay 1, 2017

Senate President Joe Negron held out hope Monday evening that he and House Speaker Richard Corcoran could resolve lingering disagreements about the state budget in time to present a bill Tuesday and adjourn as scheduled on Friday. “I know there was some real good progress made today on a number of issues, particularly in the […]

Michael MolineMay 1, 2017

The Senate approved a proposed ballot measure Monday to raise the value of Florida’s homestead exemption, improving chances that separate legislation to expand gambling would survive the Legislative Session. The vote was 28-10, within the required three-fifths majority. House leaders, who have been reluctant to open Florida to additional gambling options, have made approval of […]

Tag: homestead exemption

Jacksonville City Council committee punts on opposing homestead exemption change

Chamber poll: Amendments 1, 2 on track to pass; 5 coming up short

New ad hits Janet Cruz over past property tax blunder

‘There’s no catch’: Amendment 2 supporters say it’s for everyone

‘Amendment 2 is for Everybody’ gets another $200K from Florida Realtors

Florida Chamber poll puts Adam Putnam, Gwen Graham out front, with lots undecided

Long-distance romance: Karen and Pete Sessions calling Dallas, not Winter Park, home

Voters in 2018 will decide new property tax break

Joe Negron sees ‘good progress’ toward budget deal as session enters final week

Homestead exemption expansion wins supermajority vote in Senate