–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 [...]
– Voters support pension reform, oppose taxpayer-funded incentives for businesses and sports teams – Tallahassee, Florida—Americans for Prosperity (AFP), the nations premier grassroots advocate for economic freedom, released a statewide poll of likely voters this morning that shows Florida voters have strong opinions on pension reform and taxpayer-funded incentives. The poll, conducted by the Tarrance [...]
There are multiple bills working their way through the Florida legislature this year that all aim to secure taxpayer money to renovate professional sports facilities. The front runner is SB 306/HB 165 which aims to give the Miami Dolphins $3 million a year from state general revenue funds for the next 30 years, in addition [...]
Passage of HB 7011 marks great step forward for responsible use of taxpayer dollars Tallahassee, Florida—Today, Americans for Prosperity’s Florida chapter (AFP-FL) applauds the passage of HB 7011, which reforms the current state pension plan to place all new state employees into 401(k) style retirement plans. This legislation will stop placing state employees into the [...]
Stop giving tax dollars to professional sports teams rather than vital services Tallahassee, Florida—Today the Florida Senate Committee on Commerce & Tourism unanimously passed SB 922, a bill that doubles the amount of taxpayer subsidies professional sports teams can receive from $2 million to $4 million a year. This is the second bill that increases [...]
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