Building a Better Florida
Archive/Pre-2000, ResearchThis Florida TaxWatch publication, Building a Better Florida, is available for download via the document link attached to this post.
Federal Grant Program Shortchanged Floridians $1.5 Billion in 1985
Archive/Pre-2000, ResearchThis Florida TaxWatch publication, Federal Grant Program Shortchanged Floridians $1.5 Billion in1985, is available for download via the document link attached to this post.
The 1986 Florida TaxWatch Turkey Watch Report: 1986 Legislature Passes Budget with Thinned Flock of “Turkeys.” Governor Vetoes Four Big Ticket Strays
Budget & Appropriations, Budget Turkeys, ResearchThis report evaluates the Florida Legislature’s $16.5 billion FY 1986-87 budget for unnecessary or special-interest appropriations, which TaxWatch terms “turkeys” or “pork barrel” projects. Florida
Abolishing or Modifying Joint and Several Liability Would Not Likely Increase Florida Government Budget and Taxes
Legal Policy, Research, Tort ReformThis report addresses tort reform, the most publicized issue facing the 1986 Florida Legislature, and specifically the legal doctrine of joint and several liability. Under
State Leaders Must Focus Comprehensively on Paying For Florida’s Growth
Archive/Pre-2000, ResearchThis Florida TaxWatch publication, State Leaders Must Focus Comprehensively on Paying For Florida’s Growth, is available for download via the document link attached to this
Improving Internal Auditing Will Help Government Manage Better – Save Taxpayers Over $70 Million
ResearchThis report is a follow-up to a 1983 Florida TaxWatch analysis of the state’s internal audit function, examining whether Florida had acted on its earlier
Turning the Welfare System Around
Archive/Pre-2000, ResearchThis Florida TaxWatch publication, Turning the Welfare System Around, is available for download via the document link attached to this post.
An Opportunity to Put Forgotten Floridians to Work
Archive/Pre-2000, ResearchThis Florida TaxWatch publication, An Opportunity to Put Forgotten Floridians to Work, is available for download via the document link attached to this post.
Government Performance Update: Florida’s Judicial System
Archive/Pre-2000, ResearchThis Florida TaxWatch publication, Government Performance Update: Florida’s Judicial System, is available for download via the document link attached to this post.
Sales Tax Exemptions: A Prescription to Help Pay for Growth in Florida’s Dynamic Economy?
Research, TaxesThis report addresses whether Florida should broaden its sales tax base by reducing exemptions as a funding mechanism for growth. Chairman Philip D. Lewis and
How Florida Schools Stack Up: Weighing Our Relative Financial Commitment to Public Education
Archive/Pre-2000, Education, ResearchThis Florida TaxWatch publication, How Florida Schools Stack Up: Weighing Our Relative Financial Commitment to Public Education, is available for download via the document link
1986 Annual Report
Annual Reports, ResearchBy 1986, Florida TaxWatch was firmly established as the state’s sole nonpartisan tax-and-spending watchdog, operating without lobbying and funded entirely by voluntary member contributions. The
Paying For Florida’s Future:111 More Ways To Save Taxpayers Over $1.2 Billion
Archive/Pre-2000, Cost Savings, ResearchThis Florida TaxWatch publication, Paying For Florida’s Future:111 More Ways To Save Taxpayers Over $1.2 Billion, is available for download via the document link attached
Grading Florida Government Productivity: The1985 Report Card
Archive/Pre-2000, ResearchThis Florida TaxWatch publication, Grading Florida Government Productivity: The1985 Report Card, is available for download via the document link attached to this post.
Counties Tackle Growth Management with Major Revenue Increases
Archive/Pre-2000, Local Government, ResearchThis Florida TaxWatch publication, Counties Tackle Growth Management with Major Revenue Increases, is available for download via the document link attached to this post.
The Taxpayers Guide to Local Budgeting
Archive/Pre-2000, Local Government, ResearchThis Florida TaxWatch publication, The Taxpayers Guide to Local Budgeting, is available for download via the document link attached to this post.
Paying Florida’s Destiny: Will State Plane Help or Cripple Goose That Laid the Golden Egg?
Archive/Pre-2000, ResearchThis Florida TaxWatch publication, Paying Florida’s Destiny: Will State Plane Help or Cripple Goose That Laid the Golden Egg?, is available for download via the
Tax Amnesty: Florida Can Capture Missing Millions
Archive/Pre-2000, Research, TaxesThis Florida TaxWatch publication, Tax Amnesty: Florida Can Capture Missing Millions, is available for download via the document link attached to this post.
Florida’s Gas Tax Shortfall: How Bad is it Really?
Archive/Pre-2000, Research, TaxesThis Florida TaxWatch publication, Florida’s Gas Tax Shortfall: How Bad is it Really?, is available for download via the document link attached to this post.
1985 Annual Report
Annual Reports, ResearchFlorida TaxWatch’s sixth fiscal year, ended January 31, 1985, marked the organization’s rename from Citizens Council for Budget Research, Inc. to Florida TaxWatch, Inc. Board
