COUNTY 

Tampa Bay Times 

Manatee County wants to stop development expansion. Will Florida allow it? 

County commissioners may be in for a fight against state officials and developer interests. 

 

Tampa Bay Times 

Trump’s chief of staff joins chorus opposing controversial Florida land swap 

The same day, DeSantis golfed with a top Florida wildlife official from the agency that oversees the protected land. 

 

PROPERTY TAXES 

Herald-Tribune 

BUDGE HUSKEY: Eliminating property taxes could reshape Florida 

A select committee of the Florida House of Representatives is evaluating a bold proposal that could dramatically transform the state’s fiscal foundation and housing market: the potential elimination of property taxes. 

 

AROUND THE COUNT(R)Y 

Route-Fifty 

DOGE trend hits Texas, Jacksonville governments 

The Lone Star State became the latest to sign legislation establishing its own Department of Government Efficiency, while Jacksonville appears to be among the first cities to set up a DOGE. 

 

LEGISLATION 

Florida Politics 

League of Cities brief local officials on new hurricane-response legislation 

‘When local bureaucracy overshadows the needs of citizens, Floridians are left picking up the pieces.’