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A sign alerts passersby to a home for sale in Newberry, Fla., on Oct. 7, 2025. Governor DeSantis is hoping to eliminate property taxes for 5.7 million homeowners in Florida- but the ballot measure he's envisioning has a lot of roadblocks ahead. (Riley Beiswenger/Fresh Take Florida)

Lawmakers sort through proposals to eliminate property taxes

The Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis are sniping at each other over how to reduce property taxes in Florida.…

By Michael Orlando - Fresh Take Florida

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Waffle Cone employee Aiden Postema scoops ice cream Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, at the business in Five Points. | Mike Mendenhall, Jacksonville Today

How might Five Points change with new ‘business improvement district’?

Most business owners say they are willing to pay more to increase security and beautification.…

By Mike Mendenhall

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A home for sale in Fleming Island. | Randy Roguski, Jacksonville Today

October 28, 2025

UNF poll finds Floridians split on eliminating property taxes

Forty-nine percent of people support a proposal to eliminate property taxes, and 43 percent are opposed.…

By Randy Roguski

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