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Mitch PerryFebruary 13, 2017

A new report issued Monday urges state lawmakers in Florida to expand initiatives in community-based treatment for wayward youth, saying it is less expensive and results in better outcomes than going through the incarceration route. “Florida is spending tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to run state and county youth detention centers, while evidence shows that locking […]

Joe HendersonDecember 19, 2016

Last April, in a news release by his office after signing HB-7099, Gov. Rick Scott bragged, “Over the past two years, Florida has cut more than $1 billion in taxes.” What a happy day that must have been for the governor. He has never met a tax he wouldn’t cut or gut, and that bill […]

Scott PowersMarch 16, 2016

The Florida Policy Institute says the state’s new 2016 budget is better than Gov. Rick Scott’s initial proposal. The nonprofit’s report, though, says the spending plan still lacks adequate investment in health care, public education, prisons and other state services. The report praised the Legislature for killing Scott’s proposed $1 billion tax cut, saying it […]

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New non-profit report says incarcerating non-violent youth in Florida is costly and often ineffective

Rick Scott wants it both ways: cut taxes, fund services. Can it be done?

Policy institute calls final state budget better than Rick Scott’s, but still lacking