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Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks May 1, 2025, during a news conference about immigration enforcement at the South Florida office of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Enforcement and Removal Operations in Miramar. | Rebecca Blackwell, AP
6 hours ago

DeSantis signs tax cuts for businesses and shoppers

Gov. Ron DeSantis signed a package eliminateding a commercial-lease tax and providing several sales tax breaks.…

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Dean Black was Duval County GOP chairman when Republicans celebrated victories at the local and state levels on Nov. 5, 2024. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
May 7, 2025

Q&A | Rep. Dean Black says property tax reform will take time

As the Florida Legislature returns to session, the Republican lawmaker discusses taxes, charter schools, politics and more.…

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Senate President Ben Albritton announced his chamber will release a compromise package that includes adding clothes and shoes under $75 to the list of products exempted from sales tax. Various sales tax holidays would continue, and a study would determine the effects of eliminating property taxes. | © Vedran Vukoja AKA vepar5 vedran.vukoja@gmail.com/vepar5, stock.adobe.com
April 11, 2025

Senate president unveils compromise on tax relief

The compromise would make some clothes and shoes tax-free and would study whether to eliminate property taxes.…

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Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at VyStar Credit Union in Jacksonville on May 2, 2024. | Will Brown, Jacksonville Today
March 31, 2025

DeSantis proposes $1,000 tax rebates for homeowners

Gov. Ron DeSantis said property tax rebates could be issued in December if the Legislature acts now.…

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The 60-day Florida legislative session will begin next week. | Sam Thomas, Fresh Take Florida
February 25, 2025

10 issues to watch during Florida’s legislative session

Lawmakers will consider hundreds of bills during a session that begins next week.…

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August 29, 2024

St. Johns superintendent makes pitch for school taxes

St. Johns County Schools Superintendent Tim Forson makes the case for proposed new taxes that would help fund schools.…

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A forthcoming public school code-named "PP" sits in the heart of St. Johns County's Rivertown development. It's scheduled to open next year. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
August 26, 2024

School taxes will be on St. Johns ballots in November

St. Johns County voters will decide whether to extend a sales tax for school buildings and enact a new property…

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Lion statues guard St. Augustine's iconic Bridge of Lions. | Noah Hertz, Jacksonville Today
July 23, 2024

St. Augustine residents may get higher tax bills

City commissioners are proposing to leave the tax rate the same, but rising property values would lead to higher taxes.…

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The Latitude 360 entertainment venue operated near The Avenues mall. It closed in 2016. | News4Jax
April 11, 2024

Former Latitude 360 owner sent to prison over taxes

Brent Brown was sentenced to 30 months for failing to send the IRS money withheld from employees’ paychecks.…

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October 11, 2023

City Council approves potential PACE lending lawsuit

The Jacksonville City Council has moved to fight ‘predatory’ PACE home loans.…