ENVIRONMENT  

WMNF 

Florida faces bigger role in wetland protection after federal changes 

Environmental activists, legal experts, and community leaders gathered in Fort Myers to discuss changes to federal wetland protections and what they could mean for Florida’s water. 

 

PROPERTY TAXES 

Florida Politics 

Jeff Brandes: If Amendment 3 passes, Florida will need city hospice 

‘Florida cannot fundamentally rewrite the economics of local government and then pretend the map of local government must remain frozen in time.’ 

 

Amendment 3: What It Could Mean  

Homeowners are facing higher insurance premiums, housing costs, gas prices, and higher maintenance costs; so are cities and counties.   

 

Lake and Sumter Style 

Florida Amendment 3: What It Means for Your Property Taxes 

Property taxes have become one of Florida’s hottest political issues, and when voters see Amendment 3 on their November ballot, the promise of relief may sound simple. 

 

Flagler Live 

Flagler Forum Exposes Deep Uncertainty and Evasions on Proposed Amendment 3 Homestead Exemptions  

It was 93 minutes into last night’s Flagler Tiger Bay forum on Amendment 3, the proposed constitutional measure to raise the homestead exemption to $250,000 by 2028 then index it to inflation. 

 

Your Observer 

Live Local rulings bring mixed results in lawsuits against the county 

Although Sarasota County commissioners received some relief in a Sept. 17 ruling by Judge Hunter Carroll of the 12th Judicial Circuit Court, lawsuits brought by developers may continue in their quest to build affordable housing residential developments in largely rural areas in the northern part of the county. 

 

Daytona Times 

Tax policy group: Amendment 3 would cost local governments $12 billion a year 

Local governments in Florida would see a cut of $12 billion in tax money every year if voters approve Amendment 3 on November’s ballot.   

 

Bay News 9 

State of Osceola focuses on Amendment 3’s potential impact 

OSCEOLA COUNTY, Fla. — With election day just over a month away, Osceola County leaders are preparing for the possibility that voters approve Amendment 3 on Nov. 3. 

 

PUBLIC SAFETY 

WFLA 

Palm Beach County Commission Wants Answers From PBSO On Flock Camera Data 

Palm Beach County leaders want to know how data from Flock cameras are shared and who is allowed to search the data. 

 

LEGISLATION 

Pensacola News Journal 

New Florida laws go into effect today Oct. 1. 

Here’s what changed on Oct. 1