Florida polls show housing affordability is the top issue for Floridians.
Florida GOP gubernatorial candidate and former Florida House Speaker Paul Renner just released his Florida First Affordability Plan. The campaign states that the plan focuses on five critical areas: property taxes, insurance and litigation abuse, healthcare, education, and creating more jobs with better incomes.
Key Components of the Florida First Affordability Plan:
Property Tax Relief That Protects Homeowners.
Renner calls for the immediate rollback of property taxes via legislative action and caps future taxes to ensure the government cannot grow faster than Floridians’ incomes.
Require a 2/3 supermajority vote of local government for any new or increased tax or fee with subsequent referendum, for voters to approve or reject measure, also protect seniors through property tax abatement (Save Our Seniors).
Property tax protection for first-time homebuyers. This would offer voters a plan to fully eliminate homestead property taxes while protecting funding for essential local services such as public safety and schools.
Stop private equity from buying up homes and raising prices.
The candidate also says he wanted to reduce insurance costs and end litigation abuse. Some of those include ending nuclear verdicts and lawsuit abuse that increase premiums
Reform litigation financing. Expand home hardening programs to provide premium reductions and enforce insurer accountability to protect consumers and expedite claims payment
Accessible, Affordable Healthcare
Renner calls for Congress to repeal Obamacare and return healthcare back to the states
Implement the Florida Health Freedom and Wellness Initiative
Promote high-quality healthcare options that put patients in control and reduce costs without expanding government
Expand the healthcare workforce for better access and lower costs.
. World-Class Education that Prepares Students for High-Value Careers
No in-state tuition increases
End admissions for international students from adversarial countries (e.g., China)
Require universities to adjust degree programs disrupted by AI, so all degrees lead to a great job
Protect universal school choice scholarships that reduce education costs for Florida families
More Jobs, Better Wages, Stronger Florida
Regulatory reforms to unleash small business hiring
Protect Florida workers by ending H-1B visa hires for state employees and procurement
Expand vocational, technical, and trade education for higher wage jobs
Support apprenticeships for all skilled trades
