Episode 353: WSLR News Wed., June 4: Property tax cut ripples; shrinking Manatee County government; FPL rate hike; hurricane hunters

The Florida legislature is in overtime this week, negotiating a budget for next year. Driving the delay is a fight over what taxes to cut, and the governor’s proposal to cut property taxes worries a lot of people. Noah Vinsky has a closer look.Next: Meanwhile in Manatee County, the all-Republican county commission was discussing how to shrink an already lean local government. Spoiler alert: It ain’t easy, and some commissioners are expressing frustration. Then: FPL is asking state regulators to give it the biggest base rate hike in Florida history, if not U.S. history. We are looking at some of the grassroots pushback.Finally: As the next storm season looms, our reporter Ramon Lopez caught up with hurricane hunters.