Tag: 2016-17 state budget

Gary FineoutNovember 23, 2015
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6min242
Florida Gov. Rick Scott, setting up a likely messy budget fight with the Republican-controlled Florida Legislature, on Monday released a nearly $79.3 billion spending plan that is heavy on tax cuts and help for businesses. Scott, in an event that was similar to campaign rallies he held during his successful re-election campaign, chose a sign […]

Staff ReportsNovember 9, 2015
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2min156
Gov. Rick Scott on Monday begins his “$1 Billion Tax Cut Tour,” which he says is intended to “grow small businesses and diversify” Florida’s more than $750 billion state economy. But already signs are that fellow Republicans in the GOP-controlled Legislature will push back. Scott says the dramatic tax cuts will help withstand the next economic downturn, whenever […]


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