Scott PowersNovember 19, 2019
4min815
Seeking reform after reports that the program has offered tax breaks to rich tracts
Tag: Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017A doctor performs an ultrasound scan on a pregnant woman on Aug. 7, 2018, at a hospital in Chicago. Complaints about pregnant women being turned away from emergency rooms spiked in the months after states began enacting strict abortion laws following the 2022 U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade. The cases are detailed in federal documents obtained by The Associated Press and raise serious questions about the state of emergency pregnancy care in the U.S. Image via AP/Teresa Crawford.
Scott PowersNovember 19, 2019Scott PowersNovember 14, 2019
6min747
The tax breaks were designed to spur development in impoverished areas.
Scott PowersApril 19, 2018
4min697
Gov. Rick Scott unveiled his administration’s recommendations of 427 communities across Florida designated as “Low Tax Opportunity Zones,” aiming to use federal tax advantages to encourage business development. The zones target low-income census tracts in all 67 counties, making businesses and developers working there eligible for deferred capital gains taxes under the newly-approved federal Tax Cut […]