DeSantis signs bill to make gold and silver legal tender in Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday signed a bill that begins the process of recognizing gold and silver as legal tender in Florida. The law will go into effect in July 2026. It requires all coins to be clearly stamped with their weight, purity,
Rulemaking will be required, along with further legislation. Precious metals are closer to being usable for legal tender, with Gov. Ron DeSantis receiving a bill he says he is on board to sign. HB 999 “recognizes gold and silver coin as legal tender for payment of debts,” but also mandates “additional requirements regarding privately ensuring deposits’ security, record keeping,
The proposed land swap that could have transferred 600 acres of land in the Guana Wildlife Management Area may have been defeated, but those who fought the last-minute proposal say the battle isn’t over. For the second time in as many years, the residents of St. Johns County celebrated the defeat of a plan they
Front of the Florida Capitol Building, taken on April 25, 2025. (Photo by Mitch Perry/Florida Phoenix) Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis continued his full-fledged campaign on Friday to get the Florida Legislature to back his idea of providing immediate targeted property tax relief this year to Floridians, and for lawmakers to jettison their proposed sales tax
Cryptocurrency scams cost Americans more than $5.6B last year: FBI The FBI announced on Monday, Sept. 9, that Americans lost more than $5.6 billion in cryptocurrency scams in 2023. Straight Arrow News Floridians lost over $1 billion to online scams in 2024, with seniors being the most targeted group. Investment and cryptocurrency scams led to
Florida leaders address plan to lower state property taxes A proposed property tax cut in Florida could get a lot smaller. Gov. Ron DeSantis said he’d like to cut $5 billion out of the budget. That could give each homeowner a $1,000 reduction in property taxes. It’s smaller than his prior proposal to eliminate property
DeSantis scales down property tax proposal amid criticism Gov. Ron DeSantis is paring down his promises to eliminate property tax proposals as he faces rising criticism from within his own party. Monday, the governor proposed cutting $5 billion in property taxes from homesteaded properties only. It would amount to approximately $1,000 per household. The focus,
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis on Monday argued Floridians aren’t “clamoring” for a sales tax cut as House Speaker Daniel Perez proposed last week and said they would prefer reducing homeowners’ property taxes. DeSantis said during an appearance at the industry group Florida Realtors in Orlando that the House sales-tax proposal should be swapped for a
A new report shows that a push to end property taxes in the Sunshine State wouldn’t come without some pain for consumers. Florida’s taxpayers will be whacked with the highest sales taxes in the nation if the state follows through with Gov. Ron DeSantis’ proposal to ditch property taxes, a think tank’s analysis reported Monday.