COUNTY 

Tampa Beacon 

Pasco County passes streamlined rules for backyard chickens 

After years of debates, many residents have more freedoms when it comes to owning urban chickens 

 

Miami Community News 

County announces establishment of Miami-Dade 250 advisory committee  

Miami-Dade County Mayor Daniella Levine Cava recently announced the creation of the Miami-Dade 250: We Are America Celebration Advisory Committee, a new initiative that will guide and elevate the county’s participation in the nationwide commemoration of the United States’ 250th anniversary in 2026. 

 

PROPERTY TAXES 

Flagler Live 

Eliminating Property Taxes Is ‘Dismemberment of Vital Services’ 

Local government officials statewide are wary of plans by Gov. Ron DeSantis and the state Legislature to slash or abolish homestead property taxes, but one group of counties is particularly worried. 

 

FEDERAL 

Daily Post 

NACo: Counties Celebrate Key Permitting Inclusion In SPEED Act 

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The National Association of Counties (NACo) issued the following statement in response to the passage of the Standardizing Permitting and Expediting Economic Development (SPEED) Act (H.R. 4776), which advanced out of the U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources Nov. 20.