Tristan Wood

Under the plan, homeowners whose primary residence has a taxable value of $150,000 or less would pay property taxes only for schools beginning next year.

That exemption would rise to $250,000 in 2028, an increase with inflation after that.

Supporters, including sponsor Republican Senator Brian Avila, say the measure would force local governments to better prioritize spending.

It will need support from 60% of state voters to be approved.

Over a dozen states are exploring reducing or eliminating property taxes in recent years.

For NPR News, I'm Tristan Wood in Tallahassee.

It still needs his signature, but Republican Governor Ron DeSantis' office drew the map that divides Democratic votes in Central and South Florida.

DeSantis says Florida's population growth requires redistricting, but also indicated it would create four new Republican-leaning districts.

Democratic Florida State Senator Carlos Guillermo Smith said the motivation for the redraw is partisanship.

The map's passage came just hours after the U.S.

Supreme Court weakened the Voting Rights Act in a Louisiana redistricting case.

DeSantis predicted that would help Florida's redistricting hold up in court.

For NPR News, I'm Tristan Wood in Tallahassee, Florida.

State Attorney General James Othmeyer says an initial review of chat logs shows that the accused gunman consulted ChatGPT for advice, including asking the chatbot what type of gun to use, what ammo went with it, and a time to go to campus to encounter a higher population.

An OpenAI spokesperson called the FSU shooting a tragedy, but says the company is not responsible.

The company maintains ChatGPT gave factual responses to questions with information that could be found broadly across public sources on the internet.

For NPR News, I'm Tristan Wood in Tallahassee.

Florida's Constitution prohibits partisan mapmaking, but state GOP leaders have said maps could be drawn to help Republicans win up to five more seats in the House.

This was the first committee meeting on redistricting.

Although hundreds came to speak, committee leaders didn't allow public comment.