COUNTY 

Alachua Chronicle 

Alachua County announces sixth annual Operation Green Light for Veterans 

ALACHUA COUNTY, Fla. – Alachua County is proud to announce its participation in Operation Green Light for Veterans, a nationwide effort by counties, the National Association of Counties (NACo), and the National Association of County Veterans Service Officers (NACVSO). 

 

Keys News 

County to illuminate buildings green in support of veterans  

MONROE COUNTY, FL – In recognition of Veterans Day, Monroe County will illuminate the Harvey Government Center and the Historic Gato Building in Key West, the Murray Nelson Government Center in Key Largo, the Monroe County Emergency Operations Center in Marathon, and the Public Library System’s Marathon branch in green from Nov. 4-11 as part of Operation Green Light for Veterans. 

 

Midflorida Newspaper 

Polk County Commissioners end comments on official county government social media pages 

Polk County Board of County Commissioners unanimously voted to turn off comments on the county government’s official social media pages. 

 

GROWTH MANAGEMENT 

Bradenton Herald 

Manatee County buys 711 acres to restore native habitats 

Manatee County recently bought about 711 acres of environmentally sensitive land, protecting the land from development and preserving green space in the area. 

  

Jax Daily Record 

Nassau County committee issues report on data centers  

A recommended regulatory framework includes how to assess the projects’ impacts. 

 

Bradenton Herald 

Neighbors protest 640-unit Live Local plan in Bradenton 

When neighbors of a defunct equestrian center near Bradenton fought off a proposed housing development in 2025, they thought they had saved the area from more flooding and traffic that would come with the 175-unit rental community. 

  

PROPERTY TAXES 

Fox 35 

Grady Judd, public safety leaders raise emergency service concerns about Amendment 3: ‘We’re here warning you’  

TAMPA, Fla. – Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd, police chiefs, fire chiefs and firefighters gathered in Tampa on Monday to warn that Amendment 3, a proposed property tax amendment, could strain local government budgets and make it harder to maintain emergency services as communities grow. 

 

Florida Politics 

Gov. DeSantis again uses state resources to sell amendment to gut local revenue 

Ahead of a political rally with Ashley Moody in St. Pete, a policy event pushed another ballot item. 

 

Yahoo 

Brevard nonprofits share worry over cuts Amendment 3 passage could spur 

No matter how the vote swings on Florida’s Amendment 3 this Nov. 3, the nonprofits supported by local government funding will still have their work cut out for them. 

 

Gulfshore Business 

Florida Amendment 3 could raise rental costs, study finds 

Florida’s proposed Amendment 3 could shift property tax burdens onto renters if local governments raise tax rates to offset expanded homestead exemptions, according to a September study by tax policy consultant Jared Walczak. 

 

Florida Politics 

The $11.86 billion question: Can Amendment 3 clear 60%? 

Polls say no. But big money is behind getting voters to say yes. 

 

LEGISLATION 

Spectrum News 

What Amendment 2 could mean for Florida 

BUNNELL, Fla. — Florida voters will decide Nov. 3 whether to approve Amendment 2, a proposed constitutional amendment that would eliminate property taxes on qualifying agricultural equipment and other personal property used for agriculture or agritourism.