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Drew WilsonJuly 9, 2018

President Donald Trump announced his nominee to replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy Monday night: Brett Kavanaugh. Kavanaugh, 53, has been a judge on the federal appeals court in Washington since 2006. And depending on which side of the aisle is asked, his nomination is either a godsend or a nightmare. For conservative group […]

Peter SchorschJuly 6, 2018

Conservative group Americans for Prosperity-Florida has long criticized taxpayer-funded sports stadiums, and the Tampa Bay Rays’ new ballpark is no exception. A recent report found that the preferred site for the new stadium is in a tract of land that was recently designated as an “economic opportunity zone,” making it eligible for federal tax breaks. […]

Drew WilsonJune 6, 2018

Americans for Prosperity-Florida on Wednesday released its scorecards grading Florida lawmakers on their votes during the 2018 Legislative Session. AFP-FL examined more than 6,000 individual votes on 66 different issues in crafting its “Economic Freedom Scorecard.” Each bill where AFP kept score relates to one of the tentpoles of the group’s “Five for Florida” plan, […]

Drew WilsonMay 24, 2018

Americans for Prosperity-Florida on Thursday launched a three-pronged attack on Democratic U.S. Reps. Stephanie Murphy and Debbie Wasserman Schultz for voting in favor of a $1.3 billion spending plan in March. “Both Representatives Murphy and Wasserman Schultz once touted the need for reigning in our enormous deficits, but their vote for this enormous spending bill […]

Drew WilsonMarch 12, 2018

Americans for Prosperity-Florida, the free market fighters, are celebrating a long list of legislative accomplishments as the 2018 Legislative Session comes to an end. Among their top priorities this year was a bill to allow direct primary care contracts, SB 80, and the House education package which includes a requirement that teacher unions to have […]

Drew WilsonMarch 5, 2018

After going back and forth with similar bills, the Legislature cleared a proposal Monday that would require nursing homes to have backup generators on site to keep the air conditioning running during power outages. The bill, HB 7099, is a priority of Gov. Rick Scott, who issued a similar requirement via an emergency rule following […]

Peter SchorschFebruary 28, 2018

Americans For Prosperity-Florida on Tuesday thanked lawmakers who voted against film industry incentives bills sponsored Miami Democratic Sen. Annette Taddeo. SB 1606 would set up a “Florida Motion Picture Capital Corporation” to “encourage the use of this state as a site for scripted productions by providing financing to such productions,” but does not immediately fund […]

Drew WilsonFebruary 26, 2018

Americans for Prosperity-Florida announced Monday it would send out direct mail in support of state lawmakers who backed the “school choice” package favored by House Speaker Richard Corcoran. The group said it would amp up digital outreach in addition to the mailers to support lawmakers who supported HB 7055, which cleared the Senate Education Committee […]

Drew WilsonJanuary 19, 2018

Miami made the cut when Amazon announced its top-20 shortlist for its second headquarters Thursday, but Americans for Prosperity Florida says the retail giant shouldn’t get any state incentives if it chooses to set up shop in South Florida. “Miami would be a fantastic choice for Amazon’s HQ2, but not if it means having taxpayers […]

Peter SchorschJanuary 16, 2018

Conservative group Americans for Prosperity-Florida released its priority list for the 2018 Legislative Session, giving favorable marks to legislation that would cut “corporate welfare” and regulations and voicing strong opposition to proposals that would add new regulations or incentives silos. “We believe that Florida lawmakers have an unprecedented opportunity to push through policy objectives that […]

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Florida political groups split on SCOTUS nominee Brett Kavanaugh

Americans for Prosperity blasts Bob Buckhorn over Tampa Bay Rays deal

AFP Florida releases 2018 lawmaker scorecard

Americans for Prosperity criticizes two Stephanie Murphy and Debbie Wasserman Schultz for spending bill vote

Free market fights end in wins for 2018, AFP-Florida says

Capitol reax: Nursing homes, first responders, arming teachers, busting unions

AFP-FL praises Senators who voted against film incentives

AFP-FL mailers thank lawmakers for supporting House education plan

AFP-FL says ‘no way’ to Amazon HQ2 incentives

Americans for Prosperity-Florida releases priority list for 2018 Legislative Session