Donalds rises as Florida’s property tax reform champion

Rep. Byron Donalds has emerged as the leading booster of Florida’s Amendment 3, spending millions on ads and framing property tax relief as essential to affordability, while Gov. DeSantis remains largely on the sidelines. Donalds has pledged to craft a funding formula to shield smaller counties if the measure passes, and to pursue alternative relief if it fails, all amid lawsuits and opposition about the proposal’s broader impact on local governments and services.