Ron DeSantis, property taxes
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Gov. Ron DeSantis signs coaches' pay legislation at news conference Friday at Ribault High School. (WJXT) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis is scheduled to hold a news conference at 9:15 a.m. Wednesday in Tampa.
The governor needs 60% of the legislature to approve a ballot question, which would then require approval by 60% of voters.
The plan falls short of eliminating property taxes entirely, which DeSantis has been talking about for more than a year.
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said he would call a special legislative session for Monday to get an initiative on the November ballot to eliminate homestead property taxes. “And that will be historic,” he said at a news conference in Tampa on Wednesday.
The governor is speaking at 9:15 at the Hilton Garden Inn Tampa Airport Westshore.
Florida Commerce Secretary Alex Kelly and Major General John D. Haas Adjutant General of Florida join the governor’s press conference after Hurricane Helene ravaged the Southeast.