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Legislation aims to make it easier for Florida's foster children to obtain their first driver's license
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About 26 percent of Floridians meet the USDA’s food desert distance criteria
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Florida’s Everglades is an American iconic national park known and revered throughout the world for its bio diversity. Floridians, regardless where they live, must join together to protect and restore this treasure before the Everglades reaches a point of no return. The Everglades is home to thousands of plant and animal species and draws millions of visitors to Florida. Unfortunately, decades of massive changes to the habitat’s water flow have resulted in unintended consequences that threaten Florida’s environment, residents, and economy. The situation requires immediate action. |
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Transparency in pharmaceutical pricing has the potential to save Floridians money while helping to control the rising cost of care via competition.
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It's the 2nd annual #reentryweek and we still have a long way to go
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The Legislature needs to put aside their differences and negotiate a fiscally responsible budget all Floridians can be proud of. |
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As we enter the penultimate week of the 2017 Legislative Session, the next state budget is still very much up in the air. The House and Senate spending plans are effectively $4 billion apart.
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Florida TaxWatch commends the House and Senate for passing this important bill. CS/CS/SB 80 now goes to Governor Scott for consideration.
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While TaxWatch believes Mayor Curry’s plan is a step in the right direction, there is still work left to be done.
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The proposed border-adjusted tax system could have a significant negative impact on Florida if reinsurance is included.
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SB 808 is now scheduled to go to the full Senate Appropriations Committee for consideration.
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This report is a look at the provisions in HB 7109, along with the Senate bills that contain one of these provisions and that have cleared at least one committee. Following this analysis is an examination
of several bills and proposed constitutional amendments dealing with property taxes
that could also impact the taxes Floridians pay.
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Currently more than eight million South Florida residents, almost one-third of the state’s population, directly rely on the Everglades system for freshwater supply. This report examines the cost of the status quo. |
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New rankings from U.S. News & World Report put Florida atop the list
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On April 17th, Floridians will celebrate Taxpayer Independence Day 2017, the first day of the year where taxpayers are no longer working to pay off their tax bill but are working for themselves. This symbolic date, calculated by Florida TaxWatch, assumes that every dollar earned from the start of 2017 went to pay taxes at all levels of government.
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Yesterday the governor announced that the Trump Administration had committed to $1.5 billion in LIP funding, solving a huge budget gap for Florida.
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It would be difficult to find a more clear and widespread competitive disadvantage faced by many Florida businesses than the Business Rent Tax (BRT). This report looks at how to provide relief.
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This annual report details how Florida stacks up against the rest of the nation in terms of taxes and fees.
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