COUNTY 

Alachua County 

Alachua County Leaders Appointed to NACo Committees  

Alachua County is proud to recognize five county leaders who will be serving in leadership and advisory roles with the National Association of Counties (NACo), bringing their expertise to national discussions on human services, transportation, public safety, agriculture and other issues affecting communities across the country. 

 

Citrus County 

Citrus County Earns 17 National Achievement Awards for Effective Government Programs 

CITRUS COUNTY, Fla. (Aug. 10, 2026) — Citrus County has been recognized with 17 2026 Achievement Awards from the National Association of Counties (NACo). The awards honor innovative, effective county government programs that strengthen services. 

 

American Infrastructure 

NACo urges Congress to maintain existing transportation funding 

The National Association of Counties (NACo) urged Congress to maintain full funding levels for surface transportation by extending it in a pair of letters to the Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives. 

 

World Atlas 

Cities That Are Also Their Own County 

Local government in the United States is typically structured with cities nested inside counties. Two unique groups of exceptions exist, however, in which a city and a county become one and the same, or where the county layer is completely absent. 

 

104.5  

Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan joins Jacksonville’s Morning News each month. 

The Jacksonville City Council Finance Committee on Thursday will begin its first of multiple reviews of Mayor Donna Deegan’s $2 billion budget. 

 

Orange Observer 

Orange County recognized for its Single Parent Captive Insurer initiative 

The county’s Risk Management Division was recognized for its efforts by the National Association of Counties. 

 

PROPERTY TAXES 

FL Voice News 

Uthmeier: Law enforcement should have been involved in property tax exemption proposal 

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier told Florida’s Voice on Monday that the rollout of the ballot title and summary for a proposed constitutional amendment expanding Florida’s homestead property tax exemption should have included greater transparency and input from law enforcement leaders. 

 

WFLA 

Tampa afterschool programs at risk if property tax amendment passes 

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — School is back in session in Hillsborough County which means hundreds of families will be relying on afterschool programs.   

 

CW 34 

Florida property tax amendment raises questions about funding for first responders 

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (CBS12) — Florida’s proposed property tax amendment is raising questions about how local governments would continue funding essential services if they collect less tax revenue. 

 

CBS 12 

Will Amendment 3 lower your property tax bill? Property appraiser says it’s not guaranteed 

MARTIN COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — If Florida voters approve Amendment 3 this November, their taxable property values would go down — but Martin County Property Appraiser Jenny Fields says no one can promise homeowners their final property tax bills will go down with them. 

 

STATE 

Bradenton Herald 

In Polk, DeSantis touts Florida as leader in ‘flying-car’ development  

AUBURNDALE – Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis strode toward a lectern, accompanied by the theme from “The Jetsons,” the 1960s cartoon about a futuristic family. 

  

WUWF 

Federal parks, public lands need $680 million in repairs in Florida. Park lovers say there’s a fix 

The wear and tear on Florida’s national parks and public lands, regularly hammered by increasingly intense hurricanes, throngs of visitors and cuts in funding, has fueled a ballooning statewide maintenance backlog that has swelled to $687 million in the last five years. 

 

GROWTH MANAGEMENT 

Midflorida Newspaper 

HB 399: What it means for local government 

One of the Legislature’s most significant land use bills this year is House Bill 399.