‘Florida DOGE’ Unleashed by DeSantis in Bid to Kill Property Tax

Ron DeSantis is seeking to complete his project of remaking Florida into a conservative paradise with perhaps his riskiest wager yet: a campaign to largely wipe out property taxes.

In his nearly seven years in office, the governor has ushered in a cultural revolution for schools, embraced abortion restrictions and thrown state resources behind President Donald Trump’s deportation drives, among other moves. Now, his tax-slashing effort is targeting levies that help pay for everything from education to police.

It’s a move that would cement DeSantis’ status as a GOP standard-bearer and bolster his record if he were to ...