Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will visit Jacksonville International Airport Wednesday.
Ribbons and flags hung on the memorial for the 33 lives claimed in the tragic El Faro cargo ship incident at seaAn seasonal September recorded weather highs and lows in Jacksonville Noah Michael Urban, 21, Palm Coast, a/k/a “King Bob,” “Sosa,” “Elijah,” and “Gustavo Fring,” was sentenced to 10 years in federal prison for conspiracy to commit wire fraud, wire fraud, and aggravated identity theft.
How a Florida man, 21, went from ‘citizen hero’ to ‘hacker’ who stole $13M in cryptocurrencyDemolition begins for Hagan Ace Hardware store destroyed by fire, plans to rebuild at same location– Gov. Ron DeSantis and Florida Chief Financial Officer Jimmy Patronis visited Jacksonville International Airport on Wednesday to highlight what they called “wasteful local spending” and to push for changes to property taxes. DeSantis pointed to the state’s financial reserves and continued to assert that property tax burdens are forcing some residents, especially seniors, out of their homes. “When I became governor to now, we’ve more than tripled the state’s rainy day fund,” DeSantis said. “We have elderly people that are having to sell their homes because they can’t afford to keep paying the property tax.”. He singled out Mayor Donna Deegan, criticizing a $75,000 airport hologram system as an example of the city’s misuse of its multibillion-dollar budget.The hologram, located inside the airport terminal, is a digital display system that greets travelers and provides information about the facility. Deegan said it was part of airport operations and not wasteful, while Patronis mocked it as “$75,000 of waste, fraud and abuse,” even dubbing it “Donna Deegan’s TSA — Taxes Squandered Again.” ‘Unfortunate that it’s been made a political tool’: Deegan speaks on airport hologram, says removal is Wi-FI related Patronis also pointed to other projects across the state — from a $600,000 neon sign in Pensacola to $70,000 for hot yoga in Orlando — arguing they show a broader trend of taxpayer dollars being misspent. St. Johns County approves $1.8 billion 2026 budget with property tax reduction, public safety expansion Both leaders called for lawmakers to consider reforms that could lead to property tax relief, with DeSantis suggesting changes be placed on the 2026 ballot. “The best way we can provide relief is to deal with property taxes at the local level,” DeSantis said.Ajay Uppaluri graduated from George Washington University and worked in political consulting in Washington, D.C., before joining the News4JAX team as a Content Gatherer.
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