Jacksonville Mayor Donna Deegan’s budget proposal remains a hot topic at City Hall, as the fight over taxpayer money intensifies.

City Council President Kevin Carrico is hosting a news conference on Monday where he is expected to lay out his “bold plan” to lower property taxes and eliminate what he calls unnecessary government spending.

Deegan and Carrico have been trading jabs over the proposed property tax cuts and what Carrico calls “politician perks.”

Carrico is pushing legislation to reform how city-owned venue tickets are handed out after introducing his own DEEGAN amendment, taking a direct swipe at the mayor.

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But Deegan has said she would consider legislation that would elim

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