Tag: Americans For Prosperity – Florida

Staff ReportsJuly 29, 2016
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Americans for Prosperity-Florida is tapping an expert to teach Floridians about team building. “If anyone can show us how to build and lead a winning team, that would have to be former Florida State Football Coach Bobby Bowden,” said Chris Hudson, state director of Americans for Prosperity-Florida. “Coach Bowden has been a proven leader on […]

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The list of backers is growing. Americans for Prosperity-Florida announced Tuesday more than 70 House and Senate candidates have endorsed the organization’s “Five for Florida” plan. “We want to make Florida the most prosperous state in the country for families and businesses,” said Chris Hudson, the state director for AFP-FL, in a statement. “Our Five […]

Mitch PerryMay 26, 2016
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Americans For Prosperity Florida is praising the Sarasota County Commission for rejecting a financial incentive to help lure an out-of-town private company to relocate their business in the county. “We’re thrilled to see Sarasota County reject the calls from special interests to take taxpayer dollars and give (them) away to a private company,” said state director, Chris Hudson. “These […]

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The report cards are out, and three dozen state lawmakers got top marks from one of Florida’s leading advocates for economic freedom. On Tuesday, Americans for Prosperity-Florida (AFP-FL) released its annual Economic Freedom Scorecard. To tabulate the grades, the organization recorded more than 4,300 individual votes on 59 legislative proposals. “A big part of our […]

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Americans for Prosperity-Florida is giving Gov. Rick Scott kudos for his decision to audit Enterprise Florida. According to POLITICO Florida, Scott told Enterprise Florida board members on Monday that he’s bringing in David Wilkins, the former head of the Department of Children and Families, to audit the organization. Wilkins will be tasked with finding savings […]

Drew WilsonMarch 12, 2016
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Conservative group Americans for Prosperit-Florida congratulated the Legislature for “standing firm against corporate welfare” as the 2016 Legislative Session came to a close Friday. AFP-FL spent the better part of the Session blasting Gov. Rick Scott’s controversial Florida Enterprise Fund plan, which asked lawmakers to set aside $250 million in economic incentives money in the […]

Staff ReportsFebruary 24, 2016
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The Florida House passed a wide sweeping economic incentives package (HB 1325) on Wednesday. The proposal includes the framework for Gov. Rick Scott’s proposed $250 million Florida Enterprise Fund. Chris Hudson, state director for Americans for Prosperity-Florida, said in a statement: “I want to start by commending the members of the Florida House that stood […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterFebruary 22, 2016
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With just a few weeks left in the 2016 Legislative Session, Americans for Prosperity-Florida is continuing its opposition to proposed economic incentive packages. The organization released a Web advertisement Monday that called on Floridians to call for their lawmakers to oppose economic incentive packages. The 30-second spot urges Florida voters to remind lawmakers “they work […]


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