Florida Trib/File
Lawmakers on Tuesday approved a sweeping tax cut for homestead property owners pushed by Gov. Ron DeSantis, sending it to the November ballot. The measure increases the existing $50,000 exemption for homestead properties to $150,000 starting in 2027, and it increases to $250,000 in 2028. The exemption, though, doesn’t apply to school taxes, after lawmakers changed DeSantis’ plan Monday to protect districts from drastic cuts.
Mike Walcher
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WGCU
Farmland and woods are disappearing, but some rural-focused businesses are finding ways to survive, even as more housing and business developments move inland across Southwest Florida.
WGCU Arts Reporter Tom Hall
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WGCU Arts Reporter Tom Hall
For the third consecutive year, Cypress Lake High School students will take part in the Fort Myers Fringe Festival. The first of their two fringe productions is “Why Won’t Zee Quack?” a children’s show by local playwright Wayne Keller about a nonverbal duck. The other is "Elektra, A Modern Retelling."
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- Gulf Coast Symphony's 'Sounds of America' celebrates 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence
- 'Queen of Bingo' headlines shows onstage this week at SWFL theaters
- 'Sweeney Todd' a triumph for Florida Rep Education cast and crew
- Organizer Bill Taylor curates lineup of internationally touring shows for this year's Fringe Festival
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