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Florida House Should Stand Up for Florida’s Voters, Oppose Sports Incentives
Eighty percent of voters oppose taxpayer subsidies for professional sports stadiums TALLAHASSEE—Today Americans for Prosperity’s Florida chapter (AFP-FL), with more than 150,000 activists, sent letters to House Speaker Will Weatherford opposing S.B. 306 and an identical amendment that was put on S.B. 1828 by Senator Oscar Braynon, the sponsor of S.B. 306. The language would [...]
Florida Senate’s Passage of SB 306 Shows Disregard for Voters
–Eighty percent of voters oppose taxpayer subsidies for professional sports stadiums– TALLAHASSEE — Today the Florida Senate passed SB 306, by Senator Oscar Braynon (R-Miami Gardens). The bill passed 35-4 with Senators Rene Garcia, Anitere Flores, John Legg and Senate President Don Gaetz voting against it. Americans for Prosperity’s Florida chapter (AFP-FL), with more than [...]
The Florida House Should Support Senate’s Version of SB 1832
Legislature Should Eliminate Politically Favored Tax Breaks Tallahassee, Florida—This morning the Florida House Appropriations Committee watered down SB 1832, a bill introduced by Senate Appropriations Chairman Joe Negron (R-Palm City). The bill would have repealed a motor vehicle [...]
Finance & Tax Conference Committee Should Adopt Senate Version of SB 406
–House amendment to SB 406 shows disregard for accountability & transparency– Tallahassee, Florida—Americans for Prosperity (AFP), the nations premier grassroots advocate for economic freedom, was disappointed when the House of Representatives placed a special interest filled, strike-all amendment on SB 406 sponsored by Senator Andy Gardiner (R-Orlando). The Finance & Tax Conference Committee is negotiating [...]
Has the Senate Folded to Pressure from Enterprise Florida Board Members?
–Increased incentive funding goes against the interest of voters and taxpayers– Tallahassee, Florida—Last night the Florida Senate Transportation & Economic Development Appropriations Conference Committee did an about-face on incentive funding, tripling their original funding offer from $20 million to more than $70 million. This money will be dispersed through Enterprise Florida (EFI) to use as [...]
