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Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterApril 18, 2016

Move to Florida to save some cash. That’s the pitch Gov. Rick Scott made Monday as he encouraged families and business owners to consider a move to the Sunshine State. The annual state and local tax collections per capita in Florida was $3,365 in fiscal 2012, according to the Tax Foundation, a Washington, D.C.-based tax […]

Jenna Buzzacco-FoersterMarch 29, 2016

Yale University should move to Florida. At least, that’s what Gov. Rick Scott thinks should happen. In a news release Tuesday, Scott called on the Ivy League university to consider moving its operations to the Sunshine State. The proposition comes as Connecticut lawmakers are proposing a 7 percent tax on the net investment profits of […]

Gary FineoutMarch 11, 2016

The Florida Legislature is expected on Friday to approve a more than $82.3 billion budget for 2016-17 that is roughly 5 percent larger than this year’s budget. Here are a few key items you should know about: – EDUCATION: The new budget increases day-to-day public school spending by $458 million, which translates into a 1 […]

Associated PressJanuary 2, 2016

Laws taking effect at the start of the new year show states diverging on some hot-button issues. Restrictions on carrying guns eased in Texas, for example, but got tighter in California. It is easier to register to vote in Oregon, but there is another step to take at the polls in North Carolina. The opposing […]

Staff ReportsNovember 25, 2015

As last-minute shoppers scarf up pre-cooked turkey breasts, pumpkin pies and canned veggies for Thanksgiving, it’s not always clear what they’ll pay tax on and what they won’t. No surprise, then that Florida TaxWatch has a quick guide to clue in those hapless supermarket-goers. Dominic M. Calabro, president and CEO of TaxWatch, says his group is […]

Associated PressSeptember 30, 2015

Republicans came into this presidential campaign with painful memories of how, in the last one, Democrats blasted Mitt Romney’s tax plan as a giveaway to the rich. Yet Donald Trump‘s tax plan adds to the number of major GOP presidential candidates who propose to cut all taxes — but especially those for the wealthy — […]

Guest AuthorSeptember 23, 2015

Gov. Rick Scott has certainly been proactive when it comes to criss-crossing the globe in his efforts to relocate businesses and resulting jobs to Florida. But because millions of taxpayer dollars are spent annually to lure various corporations to the Sunshine State through agencies such as Enterprise Florida, it’s hard to fathom why our elected […]

Guest AuthorJuly 6, 2015

We expect state government to provide public goods and services. Elected officials bear the burden of deciding which services are offered and setting the tax rates and fees necessary to fund them. A look at Florida’s fragile revenue structure demonstrates the state will struggle to sustain the quality and scope of its current offerings. As […]

Guest AuthorJuly 5, 2015

We expect state government to provide public goods and services. Elected officials bear the burden of deciding which services are offered and setting the tax rates and fees necessary to fund them. A look at Florida’s fragile revenue structure demonstrates the state will struggle to sustain the quality and scope of its current offerings. As […]

Daniel TilsonJune 23, 2015

The tall, thin man stood surveying the inside of the giant warehouse full of forgotten, misbegotten and just plain old rotten rejects and has-beens. He stood frozen a few moments before looking up at countless 50-foot-high rows of hopelessly overloaded dark metal shelving and storage units as far as the eye could see. His head […]

Tag: taxes

On Tax Day, Rick Scott tells families, businesses to move to Florida to save on taxes

Rick Scott to Yale University: Come to Florida

Highlights from Florida’s new $82.3 billion budget

New laws in 2016 show states are diverging on guns, voting

Florida TaxWatch talks taxes and Thanksgiving

Republican field pushes tax cuts bound to drive up debt

Bill White: Florida could “decouple” horse racing, breeding right out of business

Dale Brill: State faces decisions about providing government services, managing expectations

Dale Brill: State faces decisions about providing government services, managing expectations

Daniel Tilson: Rick Scott phones it in with 2015 tax-cutting "victory tour"