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4/24/2017

Budget Watch - Proposed Budgets for FY2017-18 Far Apart

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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4/25/2017

Budget Negotiations Take a Turn for the Worse

The Legislature needs to put aside their differences and negotiate a fiscally responsible budget all Floridians can be proud of.

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4/28/2017

Help Along the Road to Independence

Legislation aims to make it easier for Florida's foster children to obtain their first driver's license
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5/21/2017

Q3 2017 Broward Schools SMART Program Report Review

Presented to the Bond Oversight Committee on May 22, 2017, this report examines the SMART program quarterly report for Q3 of FY2017.

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5/26/2017

2017 Budget Turkey Watch Report

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.

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5/30/2017

2017 Session Wrap-Up

The 2017 Legislature passed only 249 bills, the second lowest number in at least the last 15 years. This wrap-up details the issues TaxWatch followed this year.
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