﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><!--RSS Genrated: Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:44:24 GMT--><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:ev="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/event/"><channel><title>Florida TaxWatch - Budget Turkeys</title><link>https://floridataxwatch.org:443/Research/Full-Library/rss/category/38678/budget-turkeys</link><atom:link href="https://floridataxwatch.org:443/Research/Full-Library/rss/category/38678/budget-turkeys" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><description>RSS document</description><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Communications FL TaxWatch]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[2025 Budget Turkey Watch Report]]></title><link>https://floridataxwatch.org/Research/Full-Library/ArtMID/38678/ArticleID/19465/2025-Budget-Turkey-Watch-Report</link><description><![CDATA[      

 
 Florida TaxWatch’s  2025 Budget Turkey Watch Report  delivers an independent, line-by-line review of Florida’s conference budget worth $115.1 billion. It identifies  238 appropriations ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 14:05:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://floridataxwatch.org/Research/Full-Library/ArtMID/38678/ArticleID/19465/2025-Budget-Turkey-Watch-Report</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[b4a903b4-7452-4de4-9cb4-11e346ef290f-19465]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Communications FL TaxWatch]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[The What, Why, and How of the Florida TaxWatch Budget Turkey Watch Report]]></title><link>https://floridataxwatch.org/Research/Full-Library/ArtMID/38678/ArticleID/19451/What-Is-A-Budget-Turkey</link><description><![CDATA[ 
      
 

 
 Florida TaxWatch’s annual Budget Turkey Watch Report for 2025 meticulously examines the state budget to identify appropriations that deviate from sound fiscal management ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 12:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://floridataxwatch.org/Research/Full-Library/ArtMID/38678/ArticleID/19451/What-Is-A-Budget-Turkey</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[b4a903b4-7452-4de4-9cb4-11e346ef290f-19451]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[George Kantelis]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[2024 Budget Turkey Watch Report]]></title><link>https://floridataxwatch.org/Research/Full-Library/ArtMID/38678/ArticleID/19390/2024-Budget-Turkey-Watch-Report</link><description><![CDATA[     

 Florida TaxWatch is proud to present the 2024 Budget Turkey Watch Report, an annual independent review that has been a staple since 1983. This report scrutinizes the Florida FY2024-25 ...]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2024 13:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://floridataxwatch.org/Research/Full-Library/ArtMID/38678/ArticleID/19390/2024-Budget-Turkey-Watch-Report</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[b4a903b4-7452-4de4-9cb4-11e346ef290f-19390]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[FTW Admin]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[2023 Budget Turkey Watch Report]]></title><link>https://floridataxwatch.org/Research/Full-Library/ArtMID/38678/ArticleID/19309/2023-Budget-Turkey-Watch-Report</link><description><![CDATA[     This is Florida TaxWatch’s annual independent review of Florida’s FY2023-24 budget.    The report was started in 1983 to promote oversight and integrity in the state’s budgeting process based on ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2023 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://floridataxwatch.org/Research/Full-Library/ArtMID/38678/ArticleID/19309/2023-Budget-Turkey-Watch-Report</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[b4a903b4-7452-4de4-9cb4-11e346ef290f-19309]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kayley Cox]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Florida taxpayers deserve transparent budget process]]></title><link>https://floridataxwatch.org/Research/Full-Library/ArtMID/38678/ArticleID/19300/Florida-taxpayers-deserve-transparent-budget-process</link><description><![CDATA[    The state budget is the only law that the Florida Legislature is constitutionally required to pass every year. The process begins with the agencies’ budget requests, and then the governor submits ...]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2023 14:51:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://floridataxwatch.org/Research/Full-Library/ArtMID/38678/ArticleID/19300/Florida-taxpayers-deserve-transparent-budget-process</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[b4a903b4-7452-4de4-9cb4-11e346ef290f-19300]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kayley Cox]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[$670 Million Added to the New State Budget Through the Sprinkle Lists Deserves Close Scrutiny During the Governor’s Veto Deliberations]]></title><link>https://floridataxwatch.org/Research/Full-Library/ArtMID/38678/ArticleID/19294/670-Million-Added-to-the-New-State-Budget-Through-the-Sprinkle-Lists-Deserves-Close-Scrutiny-During-the-Governor’s-Veto-Deliberations</link><description><![CDATA[    There is much to applaud in the new budget. It is record-breaking in many ways, but it is not all positive, including funding the largest number of local member projects in history—more than ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 May 2023 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://floridataxwatch.org/Research/Full-Library/ArtMID/38678/ArticleID/19294/670-Million-Added-to-the-New-State-Budget-Through-the-Sprinkle-Lists-Deserves-Close-Scrutiny-During-the-Governor’s-Veto-Deliberations</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[b4a903b4-7452-4de4-9cb4-11e346ef290f-19294]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Comms Staff]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Budget Sprinkle Lists Diminish Confidence in the Budget Process and Should Be Discontinued]]></title><link>https://floridataxwatch.org/Research/Full-Library/ArtMID/38678/ArticleID/19286/Budget-Sprinkle-Lists-Diminish-Confidence-in-the-Budget-Process-and-Should-Be-Discontinued</link><description><![CDATA[ 
      
 

 
 It has become routine for the budget conference process to end with each chamber accepting the other’s supplemental funding list, or sprinkle list, worth more than an average of ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2023 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://floridataxwatch.org/Research/Full-Library/ArtMID/38678/ArticleID/19286/Budget-Sprinkle-Lists-Diminish-Confidence-in-the-Budget-Process-and-Should-Be-Discontinued</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[b4a903b4-7452-4de4-9cb4-11e346ef290f-19286]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Comms Staff]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[The What, Why, and How of the Florida TaxWatch Budget Turkey Watch Report]]></title><link>https://floridataxwatch.org/Research/Full-Library/ArtMID/38678/ArticleID/19287/The-What-Why-and-How-of-the-Florida-TaxWatch-Budget-Turkey-Watch-Report</link><description><![CDATA[ 
      
 

 
 Budget Turkeys are appropriations, usually local member projects, placed in individual line-items or accompanying proviso language that are included in the final appropriations ...]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2023 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://floridataxwatch.org/Research/Full-Library/ArtMID/38678/ArticleID/19287/The-What-Why-and-How-of-the-Florida-TaxWatch-Budget-Turkey-Watch-Report</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[b4a903b4-7452-4de4-9cb4-11e346ef290f-19287]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Kayley Cox]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[Water Turkeys: Despite Increased Funding for Florida’s Water Resources and the Creation of New Competitive Grants Processes, Local Member Earmarks are Proliferating]]></title><link>https://floridataxwatch.org/Research/Full-Library/ArtMID/38678/ArticleID/19269/Water-Turkeys-Despite-Increased-Funding-for-Florida’s-Water-Resources-and-the-Creation-of-New-Competitive-Grants-Processes-Local-Member-Earmarks-are-Proliferating</link><description><![CDATA[    In 2020, the Governor and Legislature created the Wastewater Grant Program, which has received funding of $741 million. They also created the Office of Resilience and Coastal Protection to help ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 23 Mar 2023 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://floridataxwatch.org/Research/Full-Library/ArtMID/38678/ArticleID/19269/Water-Turkeys-Despite-Increased-Funding-for-Florida’s-Water-Resources-and-the-Creation-of-New-Competitive-Grants-Processes-Local-Member-Earmarks-are-Proliferating</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[b4a903b4-7452-4de4-9cb4-11e346ef290f-19269]]></dc:identifier></item><item><dc:creator><![CDATA[Comms Staff]]></dc:creator><title><![CDATA[2022 Budget Turkey Watch]]></title><link>https://floridataxwatch.org/Research/Full-Library/ArtMID/38678/ArticleID/19161/2022-Budget-Turkey-Watch</link><description><![CDATA[    THIS IS FLORIDA TAXWATCH’S ANNUAL INDEPENDENT REVIEW OF FLORIDA’S FY2022-23 BUDGET. The report was started in 1983 and promotes oversight and integrity in the state’s budgeting process based on ...]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2022 05:30:00 GMT</pubDate><guid>https://floridataxwatch.org/Research/Full-Library/ArtMID/38678/ArticleID/19161/2022-Budget-Turkey-Watch</guid><dc:identifier><![CDATA[b4a903b4-7452-4de4-9cb4-11e346ef290f-19161]]></dc:identifier></item></channel></rss>