Catherine Welch

DeSantis is calling for future legislation that would fully eliminate taxes for Floridians who own the homes they live in.

But to start, he's proposing a new calculation on property taxes that exempts the first $250,000 of the value.

He says that would eliminate property taxes for 60 percent of homeowners.

DeSantis says this will help new homeowners, the middle class, and those on a fixed income.

The Florida League of Cities is against the plan, saying many cities would struggle to fund public safety at the same level.

For NPR News, I'm Catherine Welch in Orlando.

Catherine Welch reports.

The new law bans data centers from shifting the cost of electricity to the public and instead pay their own costs.

It also allows local water management districts to deny permits to large-scale data centers if the water needs are harmful to the local area,

or already prohibited by local zoning and planning regulations, and it keeps land regulations in the hands of local governments.

The new law is part of DeSantis' push to regulate AI in Florida.

The law does allow local governments and tech companies to enter into confidential agreements that keep proposals from the public for 12 months.

For NPR News, I'm Catherine Welch in Orlando.

The new law bans data centers from shifting the cost of electricity to the public and instead pay their own costs.

It also allows local water management districts to deny permits to large-scale data centers if the water needs are harmful to the local area,

or already prohibited by local zoning and planning regulations, and it keeps land regulations in the hands of local governments.

The new law is part of DeSantis' push to regulate AI in Florida.

The law does allow local governments and tech companies to enter into confidential agreements that keep proposals from the public for 12 months.

For NPR News, I'm Catherine Welch in Orlando.

The new law bans data centers from shifting the cost of electricity to the public and instead pay their own costs.