Florida

DeSantis: slash the property tax. Counties: libraries, parks, the firehouse.

A Florida ballot measure. He says there is fat to cut. Local officials say the roof comes off.

The Rocket News · States · TallahasseeSeptember 16, 2026 · 4 min read

Gov. Ron DeSantis at a wooden podium, full color, Florida flag at his shoulder. Wire photograph.

Florida has a ballot measure to slash property taxes. Gov. Ron DeSantis says there is fat to cut. County officials say a sharp drop in revenue will hit libraries, parks, and emergency services. The States desk files Tallahassee, not Miami. The fight is the levy, not the beach.

The Washington Post put it on the national desk Wednesday. Homeowners hear a cut. Fire chiefs hear a hole. The midterms are 49 days out. DeSantis is not on the ballot for Congress, but the measure is on the ballot in a state Trump needs to look like a win.

Gov. Ron DeSantis says there is fat to cut.

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Diesel is $6.31. A nine-point generic. The States desk files Florida as it is: a governor selling a cut, and a county that still has to run the trucks.

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