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2015-16 Government Efficiency Task Force Report

Cost Savings, Research
/ Cost Savings, Research / 5 minutes of reading

Pursuant to Article III, section 19(i) of the Florida Constitution, the Government Efficiency Task Force (“Task Force”) is pleased to submit its final recommendations to the Governor, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, the Chair and Vice Chair of the Legislative Budget Commission. The enclosed report includes 29 recommendations which, if implemented, will significantly improve the efficiency of government operations and will reduce the costs of government by more than $2 billion annually.

Budget Watch – Budget Process Underway for FY2017-18

Budget & Appropriations, Research
/ Budget & Appropriations, Research / 2 minutes of reading

The FY2017-18 budget process is now underway. The Governor’s office recently provided budget instructions to state agencies to use in formulating their legislative budget requests (LBRs), which are due on October 14. The Governor will then use the LBRs to develop his budget recommendations, which must be provided to the Legislature at least 30 days before the start (March 7) of the 2017 Legislative Session.

2016 Budget Turkey Watch Report

Budget & Appropriations, Budget Turkeys, Cost Savings, Research, Taxpayer Guide
/ Budget & Appropriations, Budget Turkeys, Cost Savings, Research, Taxpayer Guide / 1 minute of reading

Each year, the Budget Turkey Report consists of only a very small percentage of the state budget and this year represented just over 0.1 percent. The $82.3 billion budget passed by the Florida House and Senate on March 11, 2016 contains 143 appropriations items worth $104.9 million qualifying as Budget Turkeys.

Budget Watch – 2016-17 Legislative Budget Requests

Budget & Appropriations, Corrections/Judicial, Education, Energy & Environment, Health Care, Research, Retirement, Transportation
/ Budget & Appropriations, Corrections/Judicial, Education, Energy & Environment, Health Care, Research, Retirement, Transportation / 2 minutes of reading

Florida’s state government agencies have requested $77.835 billion in funding from the Legislature for FY2016-17, which is $1.2 billion (1.6 percent) more than these agencies are expected to spend in the current year. The total request is made up of $29.481 billion in general revenue (GR) and $48.354 billion in trust funds. The GR request is an increase of $854.5 million (3.0 percent). The latest revenue estimates forecast $31.653 billion in GR will be available for FY2016-17 meaning that the agency requests would leave GR reserves of $2 billion.

“Why Human Trafficking Is More Than Just A Moral Issue.”

Blog, Research
/ Blog, Research / 7 minutes of reading

January 2022 marked the 12th Annual Human Trafficking Awareness Month. A recognized memorial since 2010, the designation seeks to raise human trafficking awareness and educate the public about the crime’s heinous impact on millions of people across the world. Given the criminal enterprise nature of human trafficking, there is also an inherent economic cost to communities and the state of Florida when exploitation prevents victims from leading dignified, generative lives. What are the costs and implications of human trafficking in Florida?

Did Florida Undercount in the 2020 Census, Potentially Missing Out on Federal Dollars?

Blog
/ Blog / 5 minutes of reading

The 2020 Census is finally over, capping off a historic effort to accurately count every person in the United States during a pandemic. A few interesting stories emerge from the latest enumeration of the nation, such as the growing population shift to the South and New York losing a congressional House seat by only 89 people. Although Florida was one of the so-called “winners” in the current census because it secured an additional seat in Congress, the result was not as spectacular as expected.

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