COUNTY 

WFTV 

Orange County Government Delays Sales Tax Vote to 2028 Amid Affordability Concerns  

ORANGE COUNTY, Fla. — Orange County commissioners voted Monday to table discussions regarding a local sales tax increase until 2028. 

 

GROWTH MANAGEMENT 

Orlando Sentinel 

Brodeur supports plan that could gut rural boundaries 

TALLAHASSEE — Powerful Central Florida state Senator Jason Brodeur is backing a measure that critics say would undermine Seminole County’s rural boundary, undercut local government control and put taxpayers on the hook for compensating landowners whose efforts to build in the protected area are turned down. 

 

TC Palm 

Florida Blue Ribbon Projects bill allows large developments 

Once the Florida Department of Commerce approves a “Blue Ribbon Project,” local governments have few choices. 

 

PROPERTY TAXES 

Tampa Bay Times 

Will Florida Supreme Court review lawmakers’ property tax proposal? Only if someone sues 

PolitiFact | A legislatively passed ballot measure generally goes straight to voters without the court’s review. 

 

LEGISLATION 

Click Orlando 

Here’s everything you should know about Florida’s massive tax proposal 

If approved, HB 7031 takes effect on July 1 

 

Florida Bar 

Senate panel backs revised plan to address $75 million clerk funding gap 

A Senate panel on Monday approved a revised proposal for addressing what the court clerks say is a $75 million shortfall in their operating budgets statewide. 

 

WTXL 

‘We’ve really lost the plot’: Florida session could drag into overtime again 

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida lawmakers are running out of time, and signs are mounting they could once again blow past their 60-day deadline as budget negotiations lag and major priorities stall. 

 

Florida Politics 

Senate panel primes third Live Local Act update for full floor vote 

Florida could further limit local zoning powers to accelerate construction of workforce housing developments statewide.