Scott PowersSeptember 23, 2021
12min1427
Democrats prepare to put Joe Biden's social and climate agenda into the budget.
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Scott PowersSeptember 23, 2021
Jacob OglesSeptember 29, 2020
4min600
America First Action SuperPAC will spend more than $20 million in Florida before Election Day.
Jacob OglesApril 14, 2019
3min440
April 14 first day Floridians earn money for themselves, group says.
Mitch PerryApril 27, 2016
3min349
Anti-tax activist Grover Norquist, who once infamously said he’s like cut government down to the size “where we can drown it in the bathtub,” is publicly endorsing a small business tax cut proposal offered by Sarasota area Republican Rep. Vern Buchanan. The bill, dubbed the Main Street Fairness Act, would establish that businesses that file taxes as passthrough income – […]
Guest AuthorJanuary 27, 2016
6min248
GE announced on Jan. 13 that it had chosen Boston as the new destination for 800 employees who now work in its Connecticut headquarters. Although pending tax increases had been blamed for the Fortune 8 company’s wandering eye, it appears GE’s deliberations had started three years earlier. Evidence is leaking out that suggests the decision […]
Guest AuthorJanuary 26, 20166min191
GE announced on Jan. 13 that it had chosen Boston as the new destination for 800 employees who now work in its Connecticut headquarters. Although pending tax increases had been blamed for the Fortune 8 company’s wandering eye, it appears GE’s deliberations had started three years earlier. Evidence is leaking out that suggests the decision […]
Associated PressOctober 30, 2015
7min219
In proposing the U.S. adopt a flat tax coupled with a levy similar to a European-style value added tax, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz is contributing to a division in the Republican presidential field. Some simply want to cut existing rates. But others — Cruz among them — suggest scrapping the nation’s tax code entirely and […]
Martin DyckmanOctober 7, 20158min248
Relativity describes not only the immensity of the universe but also the small world of American politics. George Washington was everyone’s choice for the presidency, but ever since elections to posts high and low have as often been about who might do the least harm rather than the most good. The race for the Republican […]
James CallMarch 16, 20152min266
A measure that could help Gov. Rick Scott fulfill his promise to cut taxes by $670 million continues to roll through the Legislature. The Senate Finance and Tax Committee on Monday approved on a 7-0 vote to reduce a communications tax by 3.6%. “This is broad-based and consumer friendly,” said Sen. Dorothy Hukill who is sponsoring the $431 million tax […]
Guest AuthorAugust 5, 20144min184
Politicians love to lavish tax breaks on potential voters, especially in election years — nowhere more than in Florida. Promoting the state’s Aug. 1-3 Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday this year, Gov. Rick Scott boasted that “families will be able to save money on school supplies and other back-to-school items that will set students up for […]