Opinion

DeSantis, Legislature move too quickly on property taxes, make fiscal folly

Gov. DeSantis wants a special session of the Legislature to create a constitutional amendment to cut property taxes. A special session is for emergencies. This issue is too big for that.

By Jeff Brandes
| 2:45 p.m. March 23, 2026

The Florida State Capitol in Tallahassee

Opinion

Editor’s Note: Former Florida state Sen. Jeff Brandes makes a compelling case, similar to one we have been arguing. He notes how a special legislative session on cutting the state’s property taxes is a bad idea. Not the property-tax issue, but the means — a special session. Hopefully, state lawmakers will wake up. — MW