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Florida lawmakers have placed a ballot measure to exempt the first $150,000 of a home's value from property taxes, which could significantly impact local government funding. This measure is part of a broader national trend where states are putting tax, abortion, and transgender-related issues before voters in the November elections.

Florida abortion rights advocates rallied outside the Capitol urging the Legislature to pass the Reproductive Freedom Act, which would roll back restrictive policies like the six-week abortion ban. Despite Democratic support, the GOP supermajority controlling the Florida Legislature is unlikely to pass the bill in the near future, continuing the state's trend of restricting abortion access since Roe v. Wade was overturned.