Can Florida Stop Amendment 3? The Real Options, and the Odds
Lawmakers watered down the Class Size and voting-rights amendments. Amendment 3 is different: its authors will carry it out. Here are the real options to fight it, and the odds.
Amendment 3: Tax Cut, No Replacement Plan
Amendment 3 would pull an estimated $11.86 billion a year from Florida's local budgets, with no replacement plan. In Hillsborough, we ran the numbers: $366.9 million a year, and even cutting every service but sheriff and fire to zero leaves the county short.
How Florida's Property Insurance Crisis Began: From Hurricane Andrew to the 2022 Reforms
Hurricane Andrew in 1992 set off decades of state intervention, from a catastrophe fund to Citizens Property Insurance to the 2022 special sessions.
Florida's Sunshine Law: A History of Open Records and Open Meetings
From a 1909 records law to a 1992 constitutional right, here is how Florida opened government to the public, and how exemptions get made.
How Tallahassee Became Florida's Capital, and How the Old Capitol Was Saved
Tallahassee was picked in 1824 as a midpoint between two colonial capitals. A 1977 tower nearly cost the state its historic Capitol.
Florida's Constitution Revision Commission Meets Every 20 Years. Here's What It Does
A 37-member panel can put constitutional changes directly on Florida’s ballot. Its last round in 2018 drew lawsuits over bundling. It returns in 2037.
Florida's Line-Item Veto: How the Governor Cuts the Budget, and Why Overrides Are Rare
The governor can strike single items from Florida’s budget. This year’s veto list cut nearly $810 million, and overrides remain uncommon.