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1/29/2015

Florida Sees Solid Job Growth in All Sectors in 2014

For the past four years, the January edition of the monthly Florida TaxWatch Economic Commentary has analyzed the annual Florida employment figures for the previous year. Since the first such analysis in January 2011, Florida has gained approximately 710,200 nonfarm jobs, which equates to a 9.9 percent growth.
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2/2/2015

Improving the Value of Florida's Enterprise Zone Program to Taxpayers

This report highlights several often overlooked benefits to the program, including that it is one of the only economic development programs available to retailers and that companies in Enterprise Zones provided necessary services to their communities, such as access to food and medications.
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2/4/2015

Budget Watch - Governor's Recommended Budget

This Budget Watch analyzes Governor Scott's FY2015-16 budget recommendations.
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2/11/2015

Options for Reforming Class Size Limits

This report, the third in a series, outlines options to reform Florida's class size limits that have cost taxpayers more than $30 billion since voters approved them in a 2002 constitutional amendment.
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2/16/2015

The Communication Services Tax: Time for a Change

Easing the tax burden for Florida families and businesses would also attract business investment, create Florida jobs and grow the state's information-based economy, according to this report, which highlights the state's Communications Services Tax, the fourth highest in the nation.
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3/5/2015

The Lionfish: Threatening Native Fish and Florida's Fishing Industries

The lionfish, native to the Indo-Pacific region, is an invasive species in the Atlantic Ocean and Caribbean that devours native fish and competes for food with native predators, and represents a threat to several important industries in Florida, including sport and commercial fishing, and to the health of coral reefs and the biodiversity in our waters.

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