Jacksonville, Fla. – On Thursday, March 5, Florida TaxWatch (FTW) will honor Wayman Academy of the Arts principal Simaran Bakshi with the 2019-20 Principal Leadership Award. Florida TaxWatch established the Principal Leadership Awards program in 2014 to identify Florida’s most effective principals in high-risk K-12 public schools, recognize and reward their work, and promote their transformational practices throughout the state. Principal Bakshi is one of nine elementary, middle, and high school principals to be honored with the award this year.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Florida TaxWatch (FTW) released its latest briefing, HB 7087 — Proposed Merger of SUS Institutions warning against a legislative proposal in the Florida House of Representatives to merge Florida Polytechnic University and New College of Florida with the University of Florida.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Florida TaxWatch (FTW) released its latest briefing, Diverting Tourist Development Tax Revenue: Florida Shouldn’t “Eat Our Seed Corn” by Diverting Tourist Development Tax Revenue warning against continued expansion by the Florida Legislature of authorized uses for locally imposed tourist development taxes (TDT).

Tallahassee, Fla. – Florida TaxWatch President and CEO Dominic M. Calabro will be available to the media on Wednesday, January 15 at 5:30 p.m. at The Hotel Duval’s Level 8 Ballroom, eighth floor, prior to the State of the Taxpayer Dinner beginning at 6:00 p.m.

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Today, Florida TaxWatch (FTW) President and CEO Dominic M. Calabro released the following statement after the Supreme Court of Florida’s ruling on the proposed “Right to Competitive Energy Market for Customers of Investor-Owned Utilities; Allowing Energy Choice” ballot initiative.