Jesse SchecknerJanuary 10, 2022
8min680
Woodson wants to use politics as a 'channel to benefit people, to help people and impact others’ lives.'
Tag: tax credits(L-R) Michael Hartline, Adam Hasner and John Volin. Images via Florida State University, Florida Atlantic University and University of Maine.
Jesse SchecknerJanuary 10, 2022
Scott PowersSeptember 23, 2021
12min1427
Democrats prepare to put Joe Biden's social and climate agenda into the budget.
Ryan NicolMay 5, 2021
10min1876
The Coral Springs Democrat tried to cut through the 2021 Session controversies to secure several policy objectives.
Ryan NicolMarch 1, 2021
10min1613
The freshman Senator spoke to Florida Politics about his top priorities this Session.
Christine Jordan SextonApril 10, 2019
4min298
The House is primed to pass a boost to the industry on Thursday.
Guest AuthorMarch 13, 2017
5min496
For three decades, Florida has offered insurance companies a highly effective, performance-based tax credit that has resulted in tens of thousands of good jobs being created or imported to our state. Not only does this credit bolster our state’s economy in a transparent, accountable way, it also helps ensure insurance rates for Floridians stay as […]
Associated PressMarch 6, 2017
7min165
House Republicans on Monday released their long-awaited plan for unraveling former President Barack Obama‘s health care law, a package that would scale back the government’s role in health care and likely leave more Americans uninsured. House committees planned to begin voting on the 123-page legislation Wednesday, launching what could be the year’s defining battle in […]
Larry GriffinJanuary 6, 2017
3min394
Senator Randolph Bracy, newly elected to District 11, is taking initiative in his role on the Senate Criminal Justice Committee with a new bill that would give tax credits to businesses which hire felons. The bill, SB 276, amends the Florida statute on state work opportunity tax credits to include a new section, which offers […]
Jim RosicaApril 21, 2016
7min223
POLITICO, the primarily online political news outlet, has been granted $205,000 in tax credits to expand its California operation. And while one commentator lambasted the move, a trio of journalism ethicists applauded the company’s decision to apply. POLITICO, which already has a presence in California, has a five-person Tallahassee bureau and political writer Marc Caputo based in South Florida. (There […]
Bob SparksApril 10, 2015
7min216
For years Florida governors and legislators stressed the need to diversify Florida’s economy. A state’s financial well-being so heavily dependent upon tourism and agriculture is a disaster or recession away from economic calamity, they said. They, and their successors who toe the same line, are right. Resorts, parks and Fresh From Florida are great for […]