Florida TaxWatch
Publications: 1979-2002

Reports from 1997 to 2002 are readily available. Reports from 1979 to 1996 have been archived. Reports requested from 1997 to 2002 are free of charge -- those marked with an "Aqua" marker. A fee of $5 per report (for postage and handling) is requested for reports dated 1979 to 1996 -- those marked with a "Red" marker. Please send a check for $5 per report made payable to Florida TaxWatch to P.O. Box 10209, Tallahassee, FL 32302. Please specify which reports you wish to receive. Some reports may no longer be available and your fee will be refunded in those cases. Please allow 2 to 4 weeks for delivery. Thank you.

Every year, Florida TaxWatch produces more than thirty research reports and other publications to help keep you informed. Some these include annual publications such as:

Florida TaxWatch Annual Report,
published 1979 through 2001.

 

Florida Taxpayer Independence Day,
published 1981 through 2002.

How Florida Compares,
published 1982 through 2002.

 

Budget Turkey Watch,
published 1986 through 2002.

Davis Productivity Awards Booklet,
1989 through 2001.

 

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RESEARCH REPORTS

Preliminary Report: Comparative Evaluation of CHILD: Phase III , October 2002.
Amendment 9 on Class Size Reduction is Structurally Unsound; Putting at Great Risk Revenues, Costs, Quality Teachers and Florida's Future, October 2002.
A Dangerous Idea: Amendment 5 Would Put the Power to Raise Taxes in the Hands of Too Few, September 2002.
The 2002 Turkey Watch Report, June 2002.
Improved Efficiency = $22 Million for Hillsborough County; Florida TaxWatch and Blue Ribbon Committee Recommendations Prompt Service Delivery Improvements; Much Remains to be Done, May 2002.
Taxpayer Independence Day 2002, May 2002.
Tax Reform Proposal's Claims Questionable; Revenue Neutrality: Just an Illusion?, February 2002.
A Tax on Services Does Not Belong in br the Constitution, February 2002.
Florida Sales Tax Exemptions Overstated , February 2002.
Florida TaxWatch Position Paper: Modernizing Florida's Tax System, February 2002.
How Florida Compares, December 2001.
How Florida County's Compare, November 2001.
Adaptation and Implementation of 2001 Davis Productivity Awards Achievements Can Save $140 Million, November 2001.
Florida TaxWatch's Comparative Evaluation of Project CHILD: Phase II, November 2001.
Assessment of Prevention Services of the Florida Network of Youth and Family Services, September 2001.
Florida Joins the Streamlined Sales Tax Project: An Important First Step In Modernizing Florida's Tax System, August 2001.
The 2001 Turkey Watch Report, June 2001.
Fully Re-engineered State Agency Purchasing Systems Can Save $300 Million by 2004, June 2001.
Special Report: "TRIM" and Property Taxes: A Primer, May 2001.
Florida Taxpayer Independence Day 2001, May 2001.
Using Multiple Bundled Providers Adds Competition and Needed Choice to Florida's New Optional Retirement Program, April 2001
Adaptation and Implementation of 2000 Davis Productivity Awards Achievements, November 2000.
Florida TaxWatch's Comparative Evaluation of Project CHILD: Phase 1, September 2000.
Florida's High Tech Corridor: Opening the Door to Florida's Future, September 2000.
Florida TaxWatch Study of Leon County's One-Cent Local Option Infrastructure Sales Tax, July 2000.
The 2000 Turkey Watch Report, May 2000.
Taxpayer Independence Day 2000!, May 2000.
The Final Report of the Florida TaxWatch Ad Valorem Tax Task Force, April 2000.
Florida TaxWatch's Comparative Evaluation of Project CHILD, March 2000.
A Unified Communications Tax Should Increase Taxpayer Fairness and Understanding, Reduce Compliance Costs and Remove Anti-Competitive Barriers, March 2000.
How Florida Compares, February 2000.
Statewide Implementation of 1999 Davis Productivity Award Achievements Can Save Florida Taxpayers $250 Million, November 1999
Hosing the Taxpayers of Florida: The Truth About Florida's Gas Taxes, October 1999
Crime In Florida's Counties: Community Cohesion Makes A Difference, July 1999
Anticipating the Effects of an Economic Recession on Florida's Budget, July 1999
Full Cost Analysis Procedures and Development of Request for Proposals for Management of Non-Instructional Educational Services, May 1999
1999 Turkey Watch Report, May 1999
1999 Florida Taxpayer Independence Day, May 1999
Optional Retirement Plan is Essential First Step, April 1999
Research Update:Governor & Legislature Agree with both TaxWatch Task Forces as part of $1 Billion Tax Reform / Reduction Plan, April 1999
Final Report of the 1999 Florida Taxpayers Bill of Rights Task Force, April 1999
PB2 -- "Diamond in the Rough" or Just A "Zirconium Bauble"?, March 1999
Final Report of the 2nd Intangibles Tax Task Force, March 1999
Hillsborough County Study: Volumes One and Two, Deliverables One through Six, January 1999
How Florida Compares, November 1998
The Governor's Transition Decision Handbook, November, 1998
Federal Grants Still Shortchanging Florida, September, 1998
Legislative Scorecard, August, 1998
Supermajority Votes on Taxes and Constitutional Amendments Will Promote Public Consensus and Voter Confidence While Slowing the Trend Toward Governing by Referendum, July 1998
A Study of Non-Instructional Services: Contracting for Services/Competition Options Available to Florida's Public Schools, April 1998
1998 Turkey Watch, April 1998
1998 Florida Taxpayer Independence Day, April 29, 1998
Florida's Investment in High Technology Can Produce Significant Benefits, April 1998
Final Report of the Intangibles Tax Task Force, March 1998
Retirement Provision for Elected Officials Should be Reformed, February 1998
Incentives are Essential to PB2's Continued Success in Florida Government, February 1998
Profile of the Florida Government Workforce, December 1997
Special Report: Assessment of Florida Government Cost Savings Reported by Florida TaxWatch (1980 - 1997) by the Office for Needs Assessment and Planning, Florida State University, November 1997
How Florida Compares Summary, August 1997
State Incentives for Employment of Floridians With Disabilities Should Promote Competition, August 1997
Everglades Construction Project Report, August 1997
Municipal Police and Firefighters Pension Funds: An Analysis of Current Status, July 1997
Changes to Intangibles and Doc Stamp Tax Treatment of Credit Transactions Will Benefit Tax Payers, Consumers, and Lenders, April 1997
Putting Tax Payers First: Steps to Improve Florida's Performance Based Budgeting, April 1997
An Analysis of the Tax Treatment of Credit Unions: Florida and the Nation, February 1997
Florida's State Lands Program Needs Legislative and Administrative Overhaul, January 1997
Florida House Government Benefits and Tax Burden, September 1996
Property Tax Burden of Proof Reform Adds Fairness and Accountability, May 1996
Legislation Would Help Add Much Neded Certainty to Sales Taxation of Groceries, April 1996
Florida's Tourism Promotion Effort Could "Eat the State's Seedcorn", April 1996
Potential Economic Impact of Tax preferences for Florida's Manufacturing Sector, April 1996
Why Florida Should Not Apply Tangible Personal Property Tax to Software, April 1996
Cost Effective Electronic Benefits Could Be Derailed, March 1996
State Government Information Resource Management: Taxpayer Resources Could Be Better Used, January 1996
Florida's Manufacturing Job Losses Can Be Stemmed with A More Competitive Tax Structure, December 1995
Truth in Property Taxation Often Hard to Come By, October 1995
Florida's Job Training Programs: What is the Return on Taxpayers' Investment?, August 1995
The Potential Economic Impact of Tax Preferences for Florida's Manufacturing Sector, June 1995
Taxpayers Win at the Wire, May 1995
Equal Application of Intangibles Taxes on Home Equity Lines of Credit, April 1995
Crime in Florida and the Nation: A Symptom of Cultural Decay, March 1995
1994's Government Performance and Accountability Act - A Beginning Framework, December 1994
Florida - The Bankruptcy Friendly State, March 1994
AFDC - The Facts and the Fears, March 1994
Rulemaking, February 1994
Public Education Capital Outlay, February 1994
Presidential Compensation at Florida's Community Colleges, December 1993
Managing Growth In Government, September 1993
What's Ahead for the 1994 Legislature?, September 1993
Predicting The Costs Of Early Intervention Services, July 1993
Current Legislation Falls Short of Total Implementation of Amendment 4, March 1993
Amendments 4, 5 and 6 Deserve a Yes Vote From Floridians, October 1992
Amendment 10: More Harmful Than Helpful, October 1992
The State Must Better Control Its Casualty Losses: Unfunded Liabilities Approaching One-Half Billion Dollars, September 1992
When Looking for Additional Revenue, Florida Should First Reduce its $1 Billion Plus Tax Gap, June 1992
Recessions in Florida: An Analysis of Job Sector Growth During Recessions and Implications for State Tax Policy, May 1992
Budget Reform Past Due, March 1992
Florida's Legal Representation: A Report on the Growth of State Contracted Legal Services, January 1992
An Examination of Florida's and Georgia's Highway System, December 1991
Rightsizing Florida Government to Improve Citizen Confidence, Boost Performance & Productivity, August 1991
Making Our Correctional Education Investment Payoff, April 1991
Are the Rules Different Here or Should Legislators Account for District Office Expenses?, February 1991
A Municipal Budget Guide, September 1990
Taxpayers' Bill of Rights: The Time Is Right For Florida, May 1990
Internal Auditing in State Government: A Good System in Need of Some Fine Tuning, May 1990
Taxing Economic Business Groups (Unitary Tax), May 1990
THE COST OF NOT ACTING: The Economic Impact of Implementing Concurrency Without Funding Transportation, April 1990
Florida's Water Management Districts, March 1990
South Florida Water Management Districts, January 1990
Paving The Way: Funding Transportation in Florida, November 1989
Cost Savings In Florida Government 1980-89 TaxWatchers Make Billion Dollar Difference, October 1989
A Municipal Budget Guide, October 1989
PRIDE: Is Florida's Prison Industries Experiment Succeeding?, September 1989
State Health Plan Runs Deficit, Again, May 1989
Pension Legislation is an Injustice for All, December 1988
Taxation and Budget Reform Commission Can Help Floridians Get the Future They Pay For, October 1988
New Law is a Balanced Approach to Taxing Insurance Premiums, June 1988
Improving Compliance of Internal Audit Law to Safeguard $20 Billion State Spending, March 1988
Halt Overspending on DOT Park and Ride Project, December 1987
Sales Tax on Services: A Call for Statesmanship, September 1987
Government Performance Review: Florida's Prison Health Care - Hemorrhaging From Carte Blanche Spending, May 1987
More Than Doubling Insurance Field Offices is an Unnecessary $1 Million Expense, May 1987
Improving The Internal Management of the Florida Legislature, May 1987
Sales Tax on Services: A Three Point Plan Floridians $1.5 Billion in 1985, April 1987
Building a Better Florida, December 1986
Federal Grant Program Shortchanged Floridians $1.5 Billion in 1985, September 1986
Abolishing or Modifying Joint and Several Liability Would Not Likely Increase Florida Government Budget and Taxes, May 1986
State Leaders Must Focus Comprehensively on Paying For Florida's Growth, May 1986
Improving Internal Auditing Will Help Government Manage Better - Save Taxpayers Over $70 Million, May 1986
Turning the Welfare System Around, April 1986
An Opportunity to Put Forgotten Floridians to Work, April 1986
Sales Tax Exemptions: A Prescription to Help Pay for Growth in Florida's Dynamic Economy?, April 1986
Government Performance Update: Florida's Judicial System, April 1986
How Florida Schools Stack Up: Weighing Our Relative Financial Commitment to Public Education, March 1986
Paying For Florida's Future: 111 More Ways To Save Taxpayers Over $1/2 Billion, December 1985
Grading Florida Government Productivity: The 1985 Report Card, December 1985
The Taxpayers Guide to Local Budgeting, September 1985
Counties Tackle Growth Management with Major Revenue Increases, September 1985
Tax Amnesty: Florida Can Capture Missing Millions, May 1985
Paying Florida's Destiny: Will State Plane Help or Cripple Goose That Laid the Golden Egg?, May 1985
Florida's Gas Tax Shortfall: How Bad is it Really?, March 1985
Save $ Florida: 222 Ways To Save Taxpayers Over $1/2 Billion, December 1984
Legislative Dilemma: Energy Tax Contradicts State Conservation and Development Policy, November 1984
The Six Million Dollar Trainer: HRS Goes High Tech, October 1984
The Unitary Tax: Florida's Albatross - Does it Add Up?, September 1984
State Employees Health Insurance: Improvements Made, Problems Persist, August 1984
Public Sector Employment in Florida, June 1984
Crises in Confidence: A Responsible Alternative to Citizens Choice, May 1984
State Attorneys and Public Defenders Need to Improve Fiscal Management, May 1984
Improving the Equity of Florida's Sales Tax Collection, May 1984
Analysis of County Operating Revenues: How do Your County's Taxes Compare?, December 1983
Save $ Florida: "101" Cost Saving Ideas, December 1983
Florida Insurance Field Offices Should Be Streamlined, October 1983
The New Florida Gas Tax - When is a Sales Tax Not a Sales Tax?, October 1983
Diverting Funds From Vital Public Services: Special Interest Items Cost Florida Taxpayers Over $100 Million, August 1983
Improving Florida's Internal Audit Function Should Save Taxpayers $12,000,000, June 1983
The Florida Tax Index Hits 162: Florida Tax Bite Rises 17.2% in 1981, February 1983
Universities Overestimate Enrollments - Again, January 1983
Revenue Estimating: The Basis for State Spending and Gauging the Economy, December 1982
State Employees: How Many, Where They Are and What it Costs, November 1982
Enrollment Shortfalls Send Five Universities a Warning: Deep Budget Cuts Forthcoming, October 1982
Good News for Florida Taxpayers: DOT Prices Drop 24% in last 18 months, October 1982
Florida Employment Improving: Unemployment Lower than Nation's, September 1982
Proposed USF Computer System: Costly Duplication Continues, August 1982
FAMU/FSU Engineering School: Costly Program Duplication, August 1982
Evaluating the Procurement of Florida's $65 Million Medicaid Claims Contract, June 1982
Analysis of County Operating Revenues: How Real is the County Tax Crunch?, March 1982
Pay Plan Provides 18% - 39% Increases Recurring Audit Criticisms: The Buck Stops Where?, February 1982
Local Option: How Much Would Your County Raise?, November 1981
A Case of Poor Judgement, November 1981
State Health Insurance: Administrative Fiasco No. 2, November 1981
How Much Have Florida's Appropriations Grown?, October 1981
Clouds Over Interstate Highway Completion, July 1981
State Health Insurance: Administrative Fiasco, July 1981
Improving D.O.T. Consultant Contract Procedures, June 1981
What is GAAP... and How Does it Save the Taxpayers' $$$, May 1981
Expansion of Upper Level Universities, May 1981
1981 Review of Taxing and Spending in Florida: Is a Tax Increase Necessary?, May 1981
State Contracted Services: Proposed Rule Inadequate, March 1981
The $100,000 `Temporary' Attorney, March 1981
OPS--The Hidden Work Force, March 1981
Should Florida Have a Biennial or Annual Budget?, March 1981
State Contracted Services: Panacea of Boondoggle?, February 1981
Governor Unveils Energy Proposal, February 1981
Florida Economy: Sluggish, Then Bright, January 1981
State Contracted Legal Services (How a $13,000 lawsuit cost the State over $200,000), December 1980
Florida Population Up 34%, November 1980
State/Local Employees Up 60%, November 1980
The Florida Tax Index Hits 449 in 1979, October 1980
The Graying of Florida, September 1980
The Making of University Waste, September 1980
A Comparative Analysis of Florida's Public, August 1980
School Expenditures and Teacher's Salaries, August 1980
Inflation: Up 90% Florida Spending: Up 202%, August 1980
Poor Planning Describes DPR Move, July 1980
Florida Energy Assistance Act, May 1980
Cost Saving Recommendations for Mail Services in the Capital City, March 1980
The Department of Professional Regulation's Relocation: Was the Right Decision Made?, March 1980
Significant Fiscal Issues of the 1980 Legislative Session, Spring 1980
Review and Analysis of the Division of Motor Pool, Department of General Services, February 1980
Current Transportation Problems in Florida, February 1980
The Florida Banking Industry: Issues and Opportunities, February 1980
Florida's Judicial Branch: Improving it's Administration, February 1980
The Florida Pension Fund, January 1980
Expenditure Limitation and Budget Stabilization, November 1979
Financial Analysts to Make Assessment of Retirement Fund Investments, October 1979

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BRIEFINGS

Florida Legislators Should Take Their Salaries Off Auto-Pilot , October 2002.
Voters Approve 8 of 9 Proposed Local Taxes - With More to Come , October 2002.
<The First Constitutional Amendment Estimating Conference Puts an Official Price Tag on Class Size Initiative , July 2002.
Sales Tax Holiday Provides Real Benefits to Consumers and Florida's Economy, May 2002.
Florida Should "Piggyback" Its Corporate Tax Code With the New Federal Economic Stimulus Provisions, April 2002.
2002 Legislative Wrap-Up, March 2002.
New Sales Tax Exemption Review Proposal Has Serious Flaws, March 2002.
House and Senate Take Different Approaches to Sales Tax Exemption Review, March 2002.
Florida is Not Alone in 9/11 Revenue Shortfalls , March 2002.
Legislation Should Result in Improved Driver License Services for Floridians, March 2002.
Legislature Balances Budget With a Mix of Cuts, Trust Funds and Taxes, December 2001.
A Clarion Call for Statesmanship of the Highest Order: Veto the Post-Session Spending Plan and Start Over!, November 2001.
Bold Actions are required to Get Air Tourists Back to Florida!, October 2001.
Estate Tax Phase-Out a Formidable Challenge to Florida's Budget: Initial Estimate Shows $174.3 Million Impact In 2003, May 2001.
Accelerated Estate Tax Changes Pose Threat to Florida: First Year Impact $460 Million Additional on Florida, May 2001.
Florida's Economic Outlook: Just A Bad Case of the Hiccups?, May 2001.
Reinstatement of the Federal Income Tax Deduction for State and Local Sales Taxes Would Restore Equity Across the States, May 2001.
Florida's Ongoing Budget Battle Over Shrinking Revenues: Everglades or "Nevermoreglades?" Is That The Question?, April 2001.
Requiring Supermajority Vote on Constitutional Amendments: Changing Florida's Fundamental Governing Document Should Require a Broad Consensus, April 2001.
Modernizing Florida Taxes: Capping the Documentary Stamp Tax on Unsecured Loans Would Limit the Practice of Closing Such Transactions Out of State , April 2001
Sharing State Government Productivity Earnings, Tax Savings "Dividends" for Employees and Taxpayers Alike, April 2001.
Delivering on the Promise of Government Performance and Accountability: Outcome-Based Total Accountability Act and Quality Unit Cost Analysis Critical Next Steps , March 2001
Florida's New Retirement Program Should Offer More, Not Fewer, Informed Choices for Employees, January 2001
Modernizing Florida's Civil Service: A Necessary Beginning for Meaningful Change, January 2001
State Constitution Is Not the Appropriate Destination for Proposed High Speed Rail, October 2000
Problems Facing Florida's Workers' Compensation Program, April 2000
The Intangibles Taxation of Trust Operations and Out-of-State Assets Managed by Florida Investment Advisors is Penny Wise - Pound Foolish, March 2000
Health Care Insurance Mandates: Good Intentions/Bad Outcomes, April 1999
Sales Tax Exemption for Repair of Equipment is a Positive Step in the State's Effort to Promote Florida's Lagging Manufacturing Sector, April 1999
Water Management District Continues to Draw Concern of Auditor General, April 1999
Can Limited Government Intervention Improve Market Competition?, March 1999
Alleged Non-controversial Revision 13 Carries Hidden Issue of Which Taxpayers Should be Aware, October 1998
Constitutional Revision 10: Local and Municipal Property Tax Exemptions and Citizen Access to Local Officials Deserves the Voters' Approval, October 1998
Constitutional Amendment Seven Deserves A YES Vote, October 1998
Including Phosphate in the New and Expanding Business Incentive is Fair and Economically Sound, April 1998
Proposed Change in Battery Tax Law is Proper, April 1998
Reducing Funding and Restricting Options for Lottery Advertising May be Penny-Wise and Pound-Foolish, April 1998
Alternative Regulatory Policy, October, 1997
'Primary Source of Supply' Law Would Add Needed Safeguards to Cigarette Regulation in Florida , May 1997
Governor Lawton Chiles Should Appoint a Special Task Force to Review Lottery Contract, December 1996
Addressing Telecommunications Taxation, November 1996
Unfunded Mandates Would Cost Cities Millions, May 1996
Proposed Battery Tax Law is Proper, May 1996
Stop Delaying Cost Saving EBT Plan, April 1996
Unfunded Mandates/Cost Cities Millions, May 1996
Proposed Change in Battery Tax Law is Proper, April 1996
Taxing Magazine and Newspaper Subscriptions, April 1996
The Florida Lottery - A Fiscal Retrospective, December 1995
Florida Lottery On-Line Games Contract Up for Bid, September 1995
Amendment 10, September 1995
Revisiting the Need for a Supermajority Vote, August 1995
Truth-In-Millage, July 1995
State Employees Health Insurance: Two Excellent Options Made Better By Competition, June 1995
Subsidized Child Care Vouchers: High Potential for Abuse and Fraud, March 1995
The State Should Limit Taxpayers' Exposure to Derivative Investments, April 1995
A Supermajority Vote on all Taxes Can Stop the Trend of Governing by Referendum, March 1995
Subsidized Child Care Vouchers: High Potential for Abuse and Fraud, March 1995
International Faculties Rate Educational Environments, February 1995
Amendment 4: Will it Help or Hurt Florida's Taxpayers?, November 1994
Amending the Constitution: The Peoples' Consent by Supermajority, September 1994
Costly Contracts, Bad Board Oversight Keep Community College President, in Office for Three More Years, August 1994
TaxWatch 'Turkey' Report Guaranteed to Ruffle Some Political Feathers, June 1994
"Anti-Tobacco Law" Needs a Public Airing, June 1994
State Agency Fines Should Go To General Revenue, April 1994
Three Water Management Districts Propose Tax Increases for 1993-94, September 1993
Some Bold Strokes for Better HRS Management, September 1993
Special Corrections District Act: A Proposal That Warrants Consideration, March 1993
Low Level of Educational Attainment Hinders Florida'a Ability to Compete, February 1993
Promoting Economic Considerations in the State's Rule Making Process: Public Benefits Should Outweigh the Costs, March 9, 1992
Lease, Build or Buy? An Analysis of Florida DOT's Options, September 6, 1991
Pros and Cons of the New Professional Sports Franchise Subsidy Bill, May 24, 1991
Building an Adequate Working Capital Fund, April 3, 1991
Florida TaxWatch Survey Shows Strong Public Support for State Budget Reform Before Tax Increases, April 1991
TaxWatch Offers Mixed Review of Pride Bill, March 1991
Help Break the Crime Cycle - Fund CESA, June 1990
The SCHA: Who'll Stop the Drain?, May 29, 1990
Tax on Cogeneration Serves No Legitimate Purpose and Harms Energy Conservation and Economic Development, May 25, 1990
Vacant Positions Cost State Government over $200 Million, May 4, 1990
Cost Savers for the 1990-91 Proposed Budget, May 4, 1990
Florida TaxWatch Survey: Transportation Funding with Increased DOT Performance, April 1990
Enough is Enough!: Working Capital Fund Shortfall, April 20, 1990

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BUDGET WATCH SERIES

Use of Non-Recurring Revenue to Fund Recurring Expenses An Impending Moment of Truth Facing Florida's Budget, May 2002
Guiding Florida through Our Fiscal Storm: TaxWatch Offers $1 Billion Budget Cuts, November 2001
Florida TaxWatch Offers Additional Ideas to Deal With Budget Shortfall, October 2001
Guiding Florida through Our Fiscal Storm: TaxWatch Offers $700 Million Budget Cuts , October 2001
Florida Must Continue to Be Open for Business, October 2001
Two Possible Scenarios Prescribed by State Law for Resolving A Projected Budget Deficit and Putting Things in Perspective, September 2001
Revenue Estimates Cut by $228 Million Setting Stage for House and Senate Budget Battle, March 2001
Analysis of the Governor's 2001-2002 Budget Recommendations , February 2001
Florida's 2001-2002 Budget Squeeze: Slowing Revenue Growth Slams Into Higher Demands for Services and Spending Commitments, December 2000
Numerous Tax Changes Among Issues Still to Be Decided by Legislators, April 2000
State Budget Will Reach the $50 Billion Mark; House and Senate Have Some Major Differences to Resolve Before Final Budget is Passed, April 2000
The Florida Retirement System Should Offer Employees and Taxpayers Alike A Meaningful and Affordable Optional Retirement Plan -- Not Add Long-term Liabilities to Taxpayers, April 2000
Governor's 2000-2001 Budget Recommendations Total $49.8 Billion - Up $1.1 Billion, February 2000
Governor Bush Proposes $46 Billion Budget and Tax Cuts, March 1999
State Economy Sets Stage For 1999 Legislative Session, March 1999
Legislative Outlook 1998-99: Forecasting the Unforcastable, February 1998
Governor's 1998-99 Budget Recommendations, February 1998
TaxWatch Recommends $1/2 Billion in Short and Long Term Cost Savings, March 1995
Ten-Year Budget Growth: 1984-85, 1994-95, November 1994
Analysis of the Florida Legislature's Proposed Constitutional Revenue Limit, September 1994
Highlights of the Governor's Budget, January 1994
Why Increasing Fla's Cigarette Tax to Fund Expanded Prison System is Unsound, July 1993
Improved Compliance with Existing Intangible Tax Law Can Help Fund Education Technology Initiative, March 1993
A Spending\Revenue Cap for Florida's Government Essential in Rebuilding Citizen Confidence, March 1993
Refinancing Strategies: Getting the Max Through Matching Smarter Revenue Use Could Add $200 Million in Value, February 1993
Governor's 1993-94 Budget Recommendations Total $34.9 Billion, January 1993
State Agency Request Total $39.6 Billion for 1993-94, Up More Than 24.2% Over 1992-93 Spending: Requested General Revenue Increases 46.3%, December 1992
1992 Legislature Enacts $725 Million in Tax and Fee Increases, July 23, 1992
State Budget for 1992-93 Totals $31.8 Billion; Nearly $3 Billion, or 10%, More Than Last Year, July 8, 1992
Let the People Decide: Public School Funding Can Be Increased - The Power of the Vote, April 8, 1992
When Will HRS Rightsize?, April 6, 1992
Update of Public School Employment, March 12, 1992
An Overview of Budget Problems in Other States, March 1992
Florida's Economy is Faring Considerably Worse Than the Nation's, February 1992
Five-Year Trend in Public School Employment, January 31, 1992
Florida Ranks Dead Last in Per Capita Federal Grants Received, January 1992
State Agencies Request $8.5 Billion More in 1992-93; General Revenue Request up $6.1 Billion - A 53% Increase Over 1991-92, November 15, 1991
1991-92 General Revenue Shortfall: Statesmanship Demands Cutting Administration First and Essential Services Last, October 17, 1991
Fiscal Year 1990-91 Ends as it Began - Continued Decline in General Revenue, July 26, 1991
Laying the Tracks for New Initiatives and Accountability in HRS, April 23, 1991
1991 General Revenue Estimate Cut by Another $164.7 Million; Growth from Previous Year is Only 3.4%, Despite Tax Hikes of 1990 Legislature, 4/19/91
School Construction Funding Plans - The Education Commissioner's Plan Saves $400 Million, 4/18/91
The new state budget could be the first in ten years to grow slower than Floridians' ability to pay, 4/15/91
1991-92 Recommended Cost Savings, Reallocations and Efficiency Issues, 2/21/91
State Financial Outlook Worsens - Chiles Calls For Additional $270 million Spending Cut, 12/14/90
Florida Spending and Taxing: The Decade of the Eighties, 10/31/90
Governor and Cabinet Play Budget "Hide & Seek" and the TaxPayer is "It", 10/12/90
State Financial Outlook - Revenues Cut by $545 million, 9/11/90
State Revenues Plummet Six Percent, 8/24/90

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IDEAS IN ACTION

Florida voters know where the bullet train should go, March 2001
David B. Hill
Measuring Academic Program Performance and Accountability by Student Achievement and Progress, October 2000
by Steve Uhlfelder
Proposed Tobacco "Securitization" Legislation: Financing Options Should Retain Flexibility, April 2000
by Arnold Greenfield
Florida's College Preparatory Program: The Access Challenge, November 1999
by David Armstrong
Florida's Teacher of the Year says Students Must Use the "Power of Knowledge" to Compete, December 1998
by Grace Williams
Twenty Years Too Long a Period Between Examinations of Critical Tax and Budget Issues, October 1998
by Dr. Henry Thomas
Revision #7: Closing the Loophole!, October 1998
by John Smith
Consideration of Some Proposals by the Constitution Revision Commission, October 1998
by Arnold Greenfield
The Private Sector Can Offer Remedial Options to Community Colleges, September, 1998
by Robert Hackworth
Constitutional Revision 10 - Providing Opportunities for Equal Tax Treatment Among Taxpayers and Providing Citizen Access to Local Elected Officials, September 1998
by Bonnie Basham
High Speed Rail: Two Opinions, September 1998
by David Gedney and J. Stanley Marshall
Principal Leadership in Education, June 1998
by Dr. Elaine Sullivan
Counting Results, March 1998
by Virginia Wetherell
Drive Safe..., Drive Free, February 1998
by Representative Bob Starks
Florida's Education Financing Problems: A Constitutional Solution, Febuary 1998
by Arnold Greenfield
Persistent Myths of Florida Taxation, July 1997
by Arnold Greenfield
Utilities Deregulation, May 1997
by Joseph Cresse
Miami's Financial Crisis, April 1997
by Dr. Frank Sherwood
Students, Universities and Graduation Rates, March 1997
by Dr. John Lombardi and Dr. Betty Capaldi
Keeping America Competitive, March 1997
by Leon Hebert
Florida State University Commencement Address, February 1997
by Steve Uhlfelder
Privatization: Two Opinions, April, 1996
by Dr. Keith Baker and Dr. Roger Kaufman
School Vouchers, April 1996
by John Ryor and Pat Tornillo
Performance and Accountability: What we must Demand from Florida's Budget, January 1996
by Rep. Allen Boyd and Dominic M. Calabro
Flat Tax, December 1995
by Rep. Dick Armey
1995 Inaugural Address (Condensed), March 1995
by Governor Lawton Chiles
Greater Local Control Requires Enhanced Citizenship and Accountability, February 1995
by Dr. Neil S. Crispo, Senior V.P, Research and Operations, Florida TaxWatch
The Save Our Homes Amendment Could Cause Some Problems, October 1994
by Dean H. Gatzlaff
Congress Should Thoughtfully Deliberate the Nation's Health Care, September 1994
by Tom L. Rankin, LYKES Bros.
Educational Programs and Initial Student Earnings, June 1994
by Jay J. Pfeiffer, FETPIP
Politics and the Media, March 1994
by Tom Fiedler, Political Editor, The Miami Herald
A Look at Crime, February 1994
by Senator Rick Dantzler
Preparing Tomorrow's Workforce, December 1993
by Dr. Lanny Larson, Director, Division of Vocational, Adult and Community Education, Florida Department of Education
Restructuring Within Florida's Executive Branch, November 1993
by William H. Lindner, Secretary, Department of Management Services
A Value Engineer That Added Real Value, October 1993
by Dominic M. Calabro, President, Florida TaxWatch
The Budget, The Deficit and the Debt: Products of Unresolved Social Policies, October 1993
by Dr. Neil S. Crispo, Senior V. P. Research and Operations, Florida TaxWatch
To Cure an Ailing Economy, Fix Government's Predilection for Welfare and Elitism, October 1993
by Dr. Neil S. Crispo, Sr. V.P. Research and Operations, Florida TaxWatch
Daylight of a Free Society, September 1993
by Dr. Neil S. Crispo, Sr. V.P. Research and Operations, Florida TaxWatch
Certainty vs. Knowledge, September 1993
by Dr. Neil S. Crispo, Sr. V.P. Research and Operations, Florida TaxWatch
Government Information Technology and Growth Management, August 1993
by Keith G. Baker and Dr. Craig E. Reese
A Clear and Present Danger, June 1993
by Walter Dartland
CCMS Funding and Organization, June 1993
by Maxene Kleier
Florida Leads the Way in Health Care Reform, June 1993
by M. Clayton Hollis, Chairman, Florida Retail Federation and Director of Government Affairs, Publix Super Markets
Non Tax Capital Funding Alternatives, May 1993
by Pat N. Groner
The Vision Thing: Florida's Salvation, April 1993
by Dr. Roger Kaufman
The Tenth University, March 1993
by Judge Harold Crosby
Lessons of Hurricane Andrew: State & Local Government Failures and Successes, December 1992
by Keith G. Baker and Dr. Craig E. Reese
A University for Florida's Future, October 1992
by Dr. Roger Kaufman
State Tax Policy and Constitution Amendments, October 1992
by Dr. Craig E. Reese
Amendment 10 Homestead Valuation Limitation: Yes or No?, October 1992
by Ken Wilkinson and Michael Sittig
Supreme Court Rules on Land Use, August 1992
by Joseph R. Boyd
Back to Basics: Reexamining the Mission of Florida's Higher Education, August 1992
by Stanley G. Tate
Response to Rankin letter on Growth Management, August 1992
by Governor Lawton Chiles
What is Wrong With Florida's Tuition Structure?, July 1992
by Pat Groner
Letter to Governor Chiles on Growth Management and Concurrency, June 1992
by Tom Rankin
Tax Reform and Tax Fairness\How Correct is Politically Correct?, May 1992
by Dr. Craig E. Reese and Dr. Neil Crispo

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Partners in Productivity Makes The $3 Billion Difference, May 1998
Productivity Improvement in FL Government (Executive Summary), June 1995
Productivity Improvement in FL Government, June 1995
Improving Florida Government's Performance, July 1992
Report Cards on Productivity in Florida Government, January 1991
New Directions for Florida Education, May 1989
Meeting Florida's Human Services Challenges, April 1989
Florida Transportation: A System At Risk, December 1988
The Future of Florida's Prisons, September 1988

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