Gov. Ron DeSantis releases a nearly $114.8 billion budget proposal on Wednesday. (Photo/Tom Urban, News Service of Florida)

Gov. Ron DeSantis releases a nearly $114.8 billion budget proposal on Wednesday. (Photo/Tom Urban, News Service of Florida)

DeSantis signs bills to tamp down local taxes

News Service of Florida — Governor Ron DeSantis has made a large property tax cut ballot measure central to his message in his last year in office, and Wednesday signed two bills in line with that priority.
Osceola News Gazette e-Edition
Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia appeared in St. Cloud last week, touting his office’s FAFO method of calculating that Osceola County had grown at a rate he called “excessive, wasteful spending.” (Photo/Office of the Chief Financial Officer)

Florida Chief Financial Officer Blaise Ingoglia appeared in St. Cloud last week, touting his office’s FAFO method of calculating that Osceola County had grown at a rate he called “excessive, wasteful spending.” (Photo/Office of the Chief Financial Officer)

Guns a-Blaise-ing: State CFO weighs in on County’s budget, complaint against Espinosa as part of FAFO tour

State CFO weighs in on County’s budget, complaint against Espinosa as part of FAFO tour Those in...