Florida renters could bear the burden of DeSantis tax plan

Florida renters could bear the burden of DeSantis tax plan

As Florida Governor Ron DeSantis says he'll no longer campaign for his proposed constitutional amendment to eliminate property taxes on owner-occupied homes (homesteads), cities and counties are bracing for staggering budget cuts. The property tax plan would raise the homestead exemption cap from $50,000 to $250,000. According to an article by [WLRN Public Media](https://www.

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Welcome to High Center

Editorial Today is the 55th anniversary of 403 U.S. 713 (1971), the Supreme Court decision that allowed the New York Times and Washington Post to publish the Pentagon Papers. I was a child then, but the significance of the ruling and what followed did not escape me. It meant my Uncle Jimmy shouldn’t have been drafted, let alone sent to Viet Nam. My family was lucky. Uncle Jimmy came home and led a relatively normal life. For other families, the revelation came much too late for that. If i

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