DeSantis: Budget will cover rural property tax losses

By SKYLER SWISHER

Orlando Sentinel

  • Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis discusses the state’s 2026–27 budget proposal during a news conference at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando on Wednesday. (RICH POPE/Orlando Sentinel/TNS)
    Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis discusses the state’s 2026–27 budget proposal during a news conference at the Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts in Orlando on Wednesday. (RICH POPE/Orlando Sentinel/TNS)

    ORLANDO — Gov. Ron DeSantis rolled out his “Floridians First” budget proposal Wednesday in Orlando, saying his $117 billion spending plan includes funding to offset property tax losses for rural, fisc…