Florida voters have a BIG decision to make. Opinions are divided. Take a look at what’s brewing in the Sunshine State.
Meet Florida’s governor candidates: Their views on key issues
Pensacola News Journal, Florida Times-Union, Gainesville Sun, Palm Beach Daily News, The Daily Commercial & USA Today Florida newspapers
By Curt Anderson. July 28, 2026
Fraternal Order of Police Speaks Against Amendment 3
WNDB-AM, WVYB-FM, Spot on Florida, WLOV-FM, Ask Flagler
By Chris Gollon
July 27 & 28, 2026
Former Stuart mayor, others challenge Florida property tax amendment wording
WTVX-TV & WPEC-TV/CBS 12
By Katie Bente
July 28, 2026
The fight to make Florida more affordable
HousingWire Magazine
By Sarah Wheeler
July 28, 2026
Martin County fire chief warns tax plan may slow emergency response
The Traveler
By Oliver Lukas
July 28, 2026
Bill Carlson seeks East Tampa Drew Park and Downtown CRA changes in Rays Stadium deal
Florida Politics
July 28, 2026
West Palm commissioners want a tax rate cut. Mayor says he won’t help.
Bradenton Herald
By Andrew Marra
July 29, 2026
Small town leaders in Polk County push back against proposed Amendment 3
WTVT-TV
By Carla Bayron
July 28, 2026
In Lake City, a show of hands for Alachua County
Alachua Chronicle
Florida county and city divided on sales tax ballot question
TCPalm.com
By Tim O’Hara
July 29, 2026
Lawmakers may try to kill property tax, State Rep. warns in Palm Beach
Palm Beach Post & Palm Beach Daily News
By Diego Diaz Lasa
July 28, 2026
Florida’s property tax cut and Tampa’s proposed baseball stadium | Letters
Tampa Bay Times via MSN.com
July 29, 2026
Bad habits: By Craig Lewis, Tampa
True cost: By Susan Christensen, St. Petersburg
Supporters say this proposed property tax cut will rein in local government spending. But the real goal is to give Tallahassee control over local spending decisions. Gov. Ron DeSantis recently tipped his hand when he said the state would set up a fund to which local governments could apply for money. This is a time-tested way to control recipients’ behavior. Accountability for local spending is best accomplished at the local level. We lose that with this proposal….
Missed story: Doug Longfellow, Tampa
If you only read the recent headlines, you’d conclude Florida’s proposed property tax amendment is a fiscal disaster. One Tampa Bay Times headline warned it could “cost” local governments $12 billion.
That’s a true number. It’s just not the whole story.
The question isn’t how much local governments might lose. It’s how much they’ve gained.
Letter | Why one voter says Amendment 3 is a bad deal
Tallahassee Democrat & Bradenton Herald
By Connie Holzinger, Tallahassee
July 29, 2026
I’m not a policy wonk or political pundit-I’m just a retired, lifelong Floridian who’s alarmed by the consequences to Tallahassee and other communities if the ill-conceived property tax initiative passes. I see ominous parallels between Amendment 3 and DOGE, an entity that massacred vital agencies within the federal government with a figurative and literal chainsaw. Property taxes are the main revenue for city and county governments in Florida. Slashing assessed values with a $250,000 homestead exemption is fiscal carnage. Law enforcement, fire protection, emergency services, zoning and planning, animal control, courts, parks, building inspection, libraries, and community centers will fight for funding from a hemorrhaging tax base…
POLITICO Florida
By Gary Fineout
July 29, 2026
A circuit court judge will hear arguments over whether the property tax amendment put on the November ballot by the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature should be overhauled before it goes to voters.
Acting at the urging of DeSantis, lawmakers put a measure on the ballot that would create a “super-sized” tax break allowing Florida homeowners to shield their homes from local property taxes used to pay for everything from police and fire services to parks and libraries.
The proposed Amendment 3 — which needs a “yes” vote from 60 percent of voters — calls for increasing the current homestead exemption for Florida residents from $50,000 to $250,000 over a two-year period.
But three separate lawsuits contend the ballot title and summary are misleading and full of “political rhetoric.” If the legal challenges are successful, Uthmeier would be required to draft a new ballot title and summary.
Attorneys for the state are asking Judge DAVID FRANK to reject the lawsuits. Their court filing insists that Amendment 3 is not misleading and that it “fairly informs” voters about the potential impact of the measure.
Lawsuit challenges ballot language for Florida property tax amendment
Spectrum News 13
By Jason Lanning
July 29, 2026
A legal challenge over the wording of a proposed Florida property tax amendment is set to be heard in Leon County, with plaintiffs arguing
