Special session needed for property tax, DeSantis says

By JIM TURNER
News Service of Florida

Gov. Ron DeSantis said the effort to offer voters property tax relief will require time beyond the regular session.
With the regular 60-day session set to end March 13, DeSantis claimed that despite the House approving property tax relief legislation (HJR 203), the Senate agrees with him that the creation of a November ballot item on homestead property taxes will be addressed after that date.

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Weekly Roundup: A weekend off

By JIM TURNER
News Service of Florida

Most lawmakers got a somewhat unexpected weekend off as the House and Senate didnโ€™t begin the budget conference phase at the conclusion of the regular sessionโ€™s seventh of nine scheduled weeks.
With talks growing that extra time will be needed on a property tax cut amendment to put before voters, a top priority of Gov. Ron DeSantis, the chambers did release tax cut packages this week. And while the size of the cuts isnโ€™t as large as in prior years, there are still significant differences between the chambers that could complicate budget talks.

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Thanks for helping us celebrate TheWakulla Sun

By WILLIAM SNOWDEN
Editor

As we prepared to host an open house last week, I looked over at the conference table where a lot of food was laid out โ€“ too much food, it seemed to me at the time.
I was wrong.
A couple of hours later, all that food was gone.
Thanks to all the people who came out on Thursday evening for an Open House/Chamber After Hours event. It was an opportunity for us to say thanks to so many people in the community who have supported the newspaper over these four years.
There was a good crowd, good food and conversation.

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