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March 18, 2013 JBudget & Spending, Health Care & Entitlements
Show Citizen Support for Rejection of Medicaid Expansion and Pension Reform Tallahassee, Florida—Americans for Prosperity, the nations premier grassroots organization, is hosting a rally on the front steps of the Florida Capitol tomorrow at 1:30 pm. The rally marks the arrival of AFP-FL activists to Tallahassee for two days of lobbying their elected officials about [...]
March 14, 2013 JBudget & Spending, Taxes
This year the Miami Dolphins are trying to pass legislation that will give them $3 million a year from the state for the next 30 years, and also allow them to increase taxes in Miami-Dade County generating another $10 million a year. Why do they need all of this taxpayer cash? They want to spend [...]
March 11, 2013 JBudget & Spending, Health Care & Entitlements
–Expansion will hurt Florida businesses, not help them– Tallahassee, Florida— Last week two of Florida’s largest business advocates, the Florida Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Florida (AIF), came out in support of Medicaid expansion, despite the devastating effect expansion will have on Florida’s economy. Americans for Prosperity (AFP), the nations premier limited government [...]
March 04, 2013 JBudget & Spending, Health Care & Entitlements
Voters Don’t Think Expansion is the Right Direction for State Tallahassee, Florida— Today, the Florida House of Representatives’ Select Committee on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act voted to reject Medicaid expansion. Americans for Prosperity’s Florida State Director Slade O’Brien commented: “I applaud the Florida House’s decision to reject Medicaid expansion and urge the [...]
March 04, 2013 JBudget & Spending, Health Care & Entitlements
Medicaid will put an enormous financial burden on our state in the future. Expected costs have been all over the board ranging from $3 billion to more than $20 billion over the next ten years, but what is known is that Medicaid spending is expected to more than double by 2020 and Florida will be [...]