SAVE OUR HOMES A joint resolution to revise the limitation on increases of homestead property tax assessments is making its way through the legislative process. The current Save Our Homes amendment limits annual increases in the taxable values of homesteaded property to 3 percent. Voters would decide in 2024 whether to lower that cap to 2 Read more about Legislative Issues[…]
This session, a total of 1,736 bills have been filed. The bill filing deadline for both chambers was noon, Tuesday, March 7th. Budget requests for House local projects number 2,333 totaling more than $770 million while in the Senate, over 1,450 requests have been filed with a potential total cost of $2.76 billion. K-12 EDUCATION Bills Read more about Legislative Items of Interest[…]
Last month, the Florida Legislature held a special session February 6th – 10th to consider four topics, three local bills, and a joint resolution. Two additional bills were not considered. The ones that passed and were signed by the Governor appropriated $650 million in emergency funding for hurricane relief and created a $50 million loan program Read more about Special Session B Recap[…]
Periodically we like to close with a little-known Florida historical fact. While researching January events we came across the following. The firing on Fort Sumter, South Carolina, which began on April 12, 1861, is generally regarded as the beginning of the American Civil War. However, it was in Florida that the first actual shots between Union and Read more about Fort Pickens[…]
WILDLIFE CORRIDOR The Florida Cabinet approved spending $17.8 million to purchase and conserve more than 3,500 acres of Florida land. Two of the properties, in Osceola and Marion counties, are part of the Florida Wildlife Corridor. The goal is to connect 18 million acres from the Keys to the Panhandle to preserve wildlife habitats. MANATEES Read more about Issues of Interest[…]