Scott PowersSeptember 23, 2021
12min1427
Democrats prepare to put Joe Biden's social and climate agenda into the budget.
Tag: TAX INCREASESHomicide counts between 2020 and 2024 in Miami-Dade (A), and firearm-related homicide counts over the same span for 80 ZIP codes in the (B). ZIP code 33147, which researchers said has had the highest rate of homicides, historically, dropped to the 10th ranking overall in 2024. Image via Scaling Safety.
Scott PowersSeptember 23, 2021Scott PowersOctober 16, 2018
3min292
The Republican political committee that brought Florida Democratic U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson’s “empty suit” commercials running constantly for weeks released a new ad that fills the suit with everything from tax increase votes to a confused mind. The new 30-second spot, “Lining,” from New Republican Political Action Committee, the committee Republican Gov. Rick Scott set up […]
Guest AuthorMay 29, 2018
7min257
Thanks to legislative action, Floridians will vote this fall on a constitutional amendment subjecting any increase in fees or taxes — whether state or local — to a 2/3 supermajority vote by the requisite legislative body. Florida is already one of 17 states imposing at least some sort of supermajority requirement on tax increases. But […]
Guest AuthorApril 22, 2015
5min173
“Severe negative fiscal impact.” For more than five decades, local governments and utility companies have had a very good arrangement that works well for everyone. When a private utility needs to run such things as transmission or cable lines, the utility enters into an agreement with a local government and the agreement allows the privately […]