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In Florida, a GOP property tax initiative hits rough waters

A Republican deal to cut $11 billion in property taxes in Florida over four years looks to be in trouble. New numbers are showing the cuts could cost $1.7 billion over those four years — and GOP lawmakers pushing the effort had promised no harm to education spending.

Read the story out of Tallahassee here.

Democratic help is required in that state’s legislature to achieve the required super-majority — as it would be required in Georgia. In Florida, it was fading fast.

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