This report was originally published on Sept. 10, 2026. FPI updated the report on Sept. 11, 2026, to add in an additional graphic (Figure 1). ‍ ‍Key takeaways: Amendment 3 would put local funding at ...

Property taxes help fund the crucial local services that families rely on in Florida, including disaster response, hospitals and health services, public safety, fire and rescue, waste management, ...

In response to Gov. Ron DeSantis’ call for a special session on property taxes, [1] the Florida Legislature passed House Joint Resolution (HJR) 1-F — and its companion Senate Bill (SB) 4-F — which ...

FPI today released a statement* from FPI CEO Sadaf Knight after the Joint Administrative Procedures Committee (JAPC) sent a powerful letter to the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE), questioning ...

Ahead of Gov. Ron DeSantis’ special session on property taxes, the Senate announced and filed SJR 2-F (2026), reflective of the governor’s proposal, to create a $250,000 homestead exemption for ...

In 2014, Governor Rick Scott signed a bill into law that allows undocumented students who attended Florida high schools to receive in-state tuition, stating himself that "Students that grew up in our ...

For all except a wealthy few, the days when one income supported an entire family in the United States ended long ago. As the COVID-19 pandemic brought to light, parents are often working full-time to ...

According to the Florida Department of Education (FLDOE), charter schools “are public schools that operate under a performance contract, or a 'charter' which frees them from many regulations created ...

Florida’s Department of Corrections (DOC) faces several challenges— ranging from budget cuts, understaffing, an aging population that requires intensive and specialized medical care, and aging ...

At least twenty-two school districts in Florida have received letters of intent from charter school operators looking to claim space in public schools under the Schools of Hope expansion, a law that ...

On September 9, 2025, the Census Bureau released reports on income, poverty, and health insurance coverage changes in the United States between 2023 and 2024. Per the Census Bureau’s findings, while ...

This blog post was last updated on April 16, 2026. FPI updated the post to reflect 2025 Florida Statute 252.37(5)(a) governing how disaster recovery costs for federally-declared disasters will be ...