COUNTY 

WESH 

Demings backs more than $800M in tourism-tax projects, including $46M for UCF 

Orange County Mayor Jerry Demings is proposing more than $800 million in tourist development tax funding for 13 projects and programs across the county, including $46 million for a soccer stadium and track facility at the University of Central Florida. 

 

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT  

The Capitolist 

122,000 still without power in Florida after Hurricane Isaias  

Over 122,000 Florida customers remained without power Monday after Hurricane Isaias ripped through over the weekend, claiming the lives of four people. 

 

Wink 

Lee County first responders’ home after Hurricane Isaias 

LEE COUNTY, Fla. — First responders from Southwest Florida are back home after spending four days helping communities hit by Hurricane Isaias. 

 

PROPERTY TAXES 

Orlando Sentinel 

Florida property tax Amendment 3: The latest poll results 

The most recent round of public, preelection polls show Florida voters are stressed about affordability and the cost of living. 

 

Tallahassee Democrat 

The real price of Amendment 3 shows up close to home | Opinion 

Most people don’t spend much time thinking about community planning. 

 

Tallahassee Democrat 

Amendment 3 is a ‘shell game’ Florida can live without | Opinion 

I’m a retiree on a fixed income and a virtual life-long Florida resident having moved here at the age of 5. 

 

Midflorida Newspaper 

Property tax reform: How about a little common sense? | Opinions 

“I consider Amendment 3 a political stunt.” 

 

WFLA 

St. Pete renter says no on Amendment 3; Florida Realtors say yes  

  1. PETERSBURG, Fla. (WFLA) – The effort to raise the homestead exemption in Florida during the midterm political cycle will come to an end on Nov. 3.

 

FEDERAL 

Florida Politics 

Could a proposed Census rule cost Florida billions in aid — or even a House seat? 

A POGO report said Florida suffers from an undercount, which will hurt worse if counts exclude undocumented immigrants.