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Florida House Speaker proposes historic, permanent state sales tax cut

The change would need approval from the full Legislature and the governor. If adopted, it would save consumers money but likely lead to state spending cuts.

Tallahassee Democrat on MSN · 4h

Florida residents would pay $5 billion less in sales taxes under House speaker's plan

Under Perez’s plan, the state sales tax would be cut from 6% to 5.25%. He couched the move as part of an effort to restrain state government spending. The House budget, due out Friday, will be lower than the current spending plan of $118.6 billion, he said.

Miami Herald on MSN · 6h

Florida House speaker wants to lower the state sales tax, saving consumers billions

Florida’s House speaker said his chamber will recommend cutting the state’s sales tax from 6% to 5.25%, resulting in “the largest state tax cut in the history of Florida.” In a surprise announcement Wednesday, Speaker Daniel Perez, R-Miami, said cutting the state sales tax will save Floridians nearly $5 billion each year.

Johnson, House and federal courts

USA TODAY on MSN · 1d

House Speaker Mike Johnson: 'We do have authority over the federal courts'

House Speaker Mike Johnson said Congress has broad authority over the federal courts Tuesday, as lawmakers search for a response to district judges who have blocked President Donald Trump's actions. "We do have authority over the federal courts,

Reuters on MSN · 1d

US House Speaker Johnson says Congress can 'eliminate' district courts

Reuters, the news and media division of Thomson Reuters, is the world’s largest multimedia news provider, reaching billions of people worldwide every day. Reuters provides business, financial, national and international news to professionals via desktop terminals, the world's media organizations, industry events and directly to consumers.

FOX News on MSN · 6h

Inside Mike Johnson's meeting with judiciary hawks over Trump court standoff

La., huddled privately with House Judiciary Committee members on Tuesday afternoon for what was described as a "brainstorming" session on how to take on "activist judges" blocking President Donald Trump's agenda.

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'Pandora's box': House Republicans battle over proxy voting for new parents

Rep. Anna Paulina Luna and a bipartisan group of lawmakers are pushing for new parents to be able to vote by proxy. House GOP ...

House revisits prescription drugs but drops Healey tax plans

The House Democrats redrafting Governor Maura Healey’s budget won’t adopt her plan to add new taxes on prescription drugs, ...

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Texas speaker says House has more than enough votes to pass school vouchers

Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows on Tuesday said more than enough House members are lined up in support of private school ...

Ohio House passes bills to ax coal fees, attract new energy to the state

Ohio must create more energy to avoid blackouts and high electric bills while still powering new data centers and technology.

Watch: House GOP leaders hold press conference amid group chat blowback

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) and his GOP leadership team will hold a press conference Tuesday morning, as the Trump administration faces a chorus of criticism over a war plans group chat ...

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