ORLANDO, Fla. – With headlines swirling around property tax reform in Florida, it’s easy to get lost in the politics.

But behind the soundbites and proposals lies a critical question: If the state cuts lifelines to local governments, what happens to the services you rely on every day?

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Gov. Ron DeSantis has made it clear — he wants sweeping changes to Florida’s property tax system. In a recent statement, he asked provocatively, “Is the property yours, or are you just renting it from the government?”

Florida CFO Blaise Ingoglia echoed that sentiment in an interview earlier this year, saying, “I would love to get rid of property taxes altogether, but the proposal is to eliminate them on homesteaded properties.”

But what does that mean for counties, cities, and th

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