‘Taxes are eating our lunch’: Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, other lawmakers promise to eliminate income tax during stop at Longstreet Cafe - Gainesville Times

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‘Taxes are eating our lunch’: Lt. Gov. Burt Jones, other lawmakers promise to eliminate income tax during stop at Longstreet Cafe

Lt. Gov. Burt Jones speaks with diners Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, at Longstreet Cafe. A senate special committee stopped by the cafe to hold its third hearing on eliminating the state income tax. - photo by Ben Anderson

INCOMEYAX 2 — Lt. Gov. Burt Jones speaks with diners Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2025, at Longstreet Cafe. A senate special committee stopped by the cafe to hold its third hearing on eliminating the state income tax. - photo by Ben Anderson

Lt. Gov. Burt Jones and other lawmakers stopped by Longstreet Cafe in Gainesville on Tuesday to discuss eliminating the state income tax and hear from residents.