COUNTY 

NWF Daily 

Okaloosa ensures a dignified memorial for the forgotten | Guest column 

Florida Statute 497.005(43) requires that each of the 67 counties ensure the proper final disposition of indigent and unclaimed deceased persons in the respective counties.   

 

Tallahassee Democrat 

Leon County lost $368M in federal aid after 2020 Census, chamber says 

Leon County missed out on $368.5 million in federal aid as a direct result of the 2020 Census undercount, an issue state economists say cost the state billions of dollars, according to the Florida Chamber Foundation. 

 

Citrus County Chronicle 

Impact fees up for review  

Commissioners consider changes tied to growth, housing and roads 

 

PROPERTY TAXES 

WUWF 

Why Rep. Ryan Chamberlin wants to eliminate and replace Florida’s property taxes 

A Republican state representative wants to shake up Florida’s entire property tax system by eliminating and replacing it. 

 

Click Orlando 

Here’s why Florida Gov. DeSantis says seniors alone can’t have property tax cuts 

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Amid a huge push for property tax reform lately, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis late last year put his foot down on reform for seniors alone. 

 

HOUSING 

Herald-Tribune 

Sarasota County blocks ‘Live Local’ law, risking clash with developers 

In a unanimous vote that could set up a major legal showdown, Sarasota County commissioners last week moved to block developers from building large apartment complexes next to rural homes and farmland, rejecting applications amid legal uncertainty over a controversial state law. 

 

LEGISLATION 

Bradenton Herald 

Editorial: Florida shouldn’t write its budget in the dark  

By historic benchmarks, Florida’s annual budget preparations aren’t all that late.   

 

Florida Politics 

Florida TaxWatch urges Legislature to leave tourist development taxes alone 

The debate how to spend millions from the Orange County hotel tax has been ongoing for years.