2017 Budget Turkey Watch Report

Friday, May 26, 2017 / Categories: Research, Budget Turkeys

The $82.4 billion budget passed by the Florida House and Senate for FY2017-18 contains 111 appropriations items qualifying as Budget Turkeys worth $177.8 million. Most of these (79 projects worth $139.4 million) are transportation projects that are not in the Department of Transportation Work Program.

Budget Watch - Analyzing the Governor's FY2018 Budget Recommendations

Wednesday, February 15, 2017 / Categories: Research, Taxes, Budget/Approps, Budget Turkeys

Governor Rick Scott recently released his $83.474 billion proposed budget, which will be considered by the Legislature as it crafts the state’s new spending plan.

2016 Budget Turkey Watch Report

Thursday, March 17, 2016 / Categories: Research, Budget/Approps, Cost Savings, Budget Turkeys, Taxpayer Guide

Each year, the Budget Turkey Report consists of only a very small percentage of the state budget and this year represented just over 0.1 percent. The $82.3 billion budget passed by the Florida House and Senate on March 11, 2016 contains 143 appropriations items worth $104.9 million qualifying as Budget Turkeys.

2015 Budget Turkey Watch Report

Wednesday, June 24, 2015 / Categories: Research, Budget Turkeys, Taxpayer Guide

Despite lawmakers' efforts to increase transparency while crafting the 2015-16 Florida state budget, 189 projects worth $167 million were inserted into the budget without sufficient public scrutiny, or circumventing established budget processes, and found their way to the Budget Turkey Watch list.

2014 Budget Turkey Report

Thursday, May 22, 2014 / Categories: Research, Taxes, Budget/Approps, Budget Turkeys

This years Budget Turkey Report finds $120 million in projects slipped into the budget without a full and transparent review.

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