FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, May 7, 2026 CONTACT: Christina Johnson Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Florida TaxWatch (FTW) released its report, Florida Manufacturing: A Highly Productive and Integral Economic Driver, […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, March 6, 2025 CONTACT: Florida TaxWatch: Christina Johnson, christina@on3pr.com, 850.339.5773 St. Thomas University: Dr. Daniel Axelrod, daxelrod@stu.edu, 305.474.2418 Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Florida TaxWatch unveiled its
Introduction The 2026 Legislative Session, and its attendant special sessions, are finally over. For the second year in row, the Legislature could not complete its
Introduction Fueled by a strong global presence in tourism, trade, and real estate development, Florida’s economy has grown to $1.87 trillion in 2025. If Florida
Introduction Many in the Florida Legislature have been rightly criticizing local governments for rapidly increasing property taxes and budgets. The property tax debate and the
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, January 8, 2026 CONTACT: Christina Johnson Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Florida TaxWatch (FTW) released a list of 10 Taxpayer Priorities for the 2026 Legislative
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, August 28, 2025 CONTACT: Christina Johnson Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Florida TaxWatch released a report Government Efficiency Should Not Be Something We Only Do Every
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, July 10, 2025 CONTACT: Christina Johnson Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Florida TaxWatch released How Childcare Costs Impact Florida’s Economy updating its July 2022 briefing entitled How Childcare
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, April 11, 2025 CONTACT: Christina Johnson, christina@on3pr.com, 850.391.5040 Tallahassee, Fla. – Today, Florida TaxWatch released Fair Share Taxes Driven Away by Electric Vehicles. Florida TaxWatch
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Florida TaxWatch (FTW) released Florida Voters Continue to Say Yes to Proposed Tax Increases, a briefing examining the trend of Florida voters approving tax increases at the local level. This report builds on FTW’s February 2021 analysis, A Decade of Self-Taxing, which found that Floridians increased their own taxes 142 times since 2010. The new report focuses on voting patterns in the 2021 and 2022 elections, including voters’ propensity for authorizing county-wide sales and property tax increases, and more.
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