Scott PowersSeptember 23, 2021
12min1427
Democrats prepare to put Joe Biden's social and climate agenda into the budget.
Tag: TAX INCREASES
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 […]