Scott PowersMarch 23, 2021
6min1550
The bill would allow tourist tax dollars to be spent on flood mitigation.
Tag: House Ways and Means Committee
Scott PowersMarch 23, 2021
Associated PressFebruary 9, 2021
10min515
Ways and Means also seeks to expand tax credits for families with children, others.
A.G. GancarskiJanuary 13, 2021
4min702
COVID-19 creates big budget challenges in 2021.
Scott PowersJanuary 15, 2019
3min538
She sends the White House regrets on border wall talk due to a schedule conflict.
Danny McAuliffeNovember 7, 2017
6min724
After hearing support from Gov. Rick Scott, the House Ways and Means Committee on Tuesday cleared a measure that would amend Florida’s constitution to require a legislative supermajority in each chamber to create or increase a tax or fee. The proposed language defines a supermajority as two-thirds of membership and would require 60 percent voter […]
Scott PowersApril 18, 2017
5min205
Taxes that Florida and many local governments collect on phone, cable and other communication services are in steady decline for the same reasons as land-line telephones: people are finding different, better, and cheaper ways to consumer communications. An explosion in popularity of Internet video services such as Netflix and Hulu, combined with other technology and consumer choice advances, […]
Michael MolineMarch 21, 2017
6min266
The House Ways & Means Committee voted Tuesday for legislation that would extend Indian gambling in Florida but otherwise restrict the growth of the industry in Florida. The bill (HB 7037), by Rep. Mike La Rosa, passed out of the committee on an 11-7 vote. La Rosa argued the bill is the key to negotiating a gambling compact with […]
Michael MolineFebruary 14, 2017
5min405
Gov. Rick Scott may be overreaching with his plan to cut state taxes by $618.4 million, the chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee said Tuesday. “I would consider it a little bit ambitious, in light of our current financial situation,” chairman Jim Boyd told reporters after Scott’s aides briefed his committee. “We certainly share […]
Staff ReportsJune 7, 2016
3min257
The U.S. House is expected Tuesday to pass Congressman Vern Buchanan‘s legislation to preserve Medicare Advantage plans for thousands of older people in Sarasota and Manatee counties. “Medicare Advantage plans have a proven track record of improving health, reducing costs and offering much-needed personal choice to seniors,” Buchanan said in a statement. “I am committed to […]
Martin DyckmanFebruary 1, 2016
9min235
An important member of Congress had a simple prescription for what ails health care in America: “Medicare for everyone.” “Everyone is in Medicare now,” he said. “Some of us get it. Others pay.” The year was 1991, and had it been Bernie Sanders saying that, nobody would have paid attention. He was a House freshman […]