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May 02, 2013 JBudget & Spending, Taxes
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 [...]
April 29, 2013 JBudget & Spending, Taxes
–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 [...]
April 26, 2013 JBudget & Spending, Taxes
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 The bill would have repealed a motor vehicle [...]
April 22, 2013 JTaxes, Budget & Spending
–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 [...]
April 20, 2013 JBudget & Spending, Taxes
–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 [...]