DeSantis calls special session aimed at eliminating homestead property taxes in Florida

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. But, the governor said, the proposal will have to be “phased in” to ensure support from the Legislature and voters. “And so the proposal… will begin with an initial raising of the homestead limit to $250,000 for all...