
kim marie
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kim marie
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Florida citizen protecting rights of all, We are all equal in eyes of God "When the world is silent, even one voice becomes powerful.”- Malala Yousafzai. ...


🧵 Lots of debate on this tax issue, but let me make a technical suggestion I think we all can agree on. Nerd out with me for a second- Florida’s 95% Rule (FS 200.065) is why your property taxes feel higher than needed. When setting millage rates, counties, cities, and schools must calculate taxes using only 95% (or less) of the certified taxable value…even though they’ll actually collect more. Built-in cushion by design. #FloridaTaxes 1/4





Buying a car without knowing the price is reckless. Voting on a constitutional amendment without knowing the cost is worse. Florida is being asked to fundamentally redesign local government finance before anyone can tell us the full fiscal impact. That’s not reform. That’s a leap of faith. My latest: yourobserver.com/news/2026/jun/…


Two years from now, the most repeated sentence in the Florida Capitol will be: “That’s not what we intended.” Public policy isn’t judged by what supporters hope will happen. It’s judged by what actually happens after everyone starts reacting to it.





56% of people in state prisons have a mental health problem, yet only 26% have received professional help Prisons & jails are not made to accommodate serious mental health needs, yet the system continues to respond to mental illness like it’s a crime #MentalHealthAwarenessMonth


DeSantis wants to use millions of dollars in state money to alert voters about his proposed property tax amendment. Lawmakers last year banned public money being used to discuss amendments, but DeSantis' bill says the notices are factual info. tampabay.com/news/florida-p…









