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Mara Liasson is a national political correspondent for NPR. Her reports can be heard regularly on NPR's award-winning newsmagazine programs Morning Edition and All Things Considered. Liasson provides extensive coverage of politics and policy from Washington, DC — focusing on the White House and Congress — and also reports on political trends beyond the Beltway.
Lee County voters are reminded that the deadline to request a vote-by-mail ballot for the 2026 primary election is 5 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 6. The early voting period for the election begins Saturday, Aug. 8.
If passed, proposed Florida constitutional amendment three would significantly reduce Floridians' property tax burdens by increasing what's known as the homestead exemption, or the amount of property value exempt from being taxed.