Property Tax Amendment Update, Rainfall, and more
September 12, 2026 Weekly Newsletter Amendment 3's New Name Amendment 3 is no longer called "Save Our Homes from Excessive Property Taxes." We used that title in last week's newsletter, and that was a mistake. The measure now appears on the November ballot as "Increased Homestead Exemption; Lower Cap on Increases in Non-Homestead Property Assessments." The correction matters more than a typo would, because of why the name changed. In an 18-page order, Leon County Circuit Judg
Proposed Constitutional Amendments, Youth Assembly, and more
September 5, 2026 Property tax isn't the only thing on your ballot Amendment 3 has soaked up all the oxygen, and fairly so. But when your sample ballot shows up in October, you'll find three state amendments, not one. All three were put there by the Legislature, all three need 60% to pass, and all three touch the money that pays for things like lagoon improvements. Amendment 1 (Budget Stabilization Fund). Raises the cap on the state's rainy day fund from 10% to 25% of net ge