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Popular Budget and Taxes News
Florida Senate releases education spending plan
(Bradenton Herald)
House leaders present environmental funding plan
(Gainesville Sun)
House offers boost in education spending, but not as high as Gov. Rick Scott's proposal
(Political Fix Florida)
Governor's Tax Cut Takes Another Step In The Senate
(WFSU Newsroom)
Budget constraints could pinch UCF downtown plans
(Orlando Sentinel)
PolitiFact Florida: Medicaid and the Florida budget
(Tampa Bay Times)
Richard Corcoran, the money and Ma Barker
(The Fine Print)
Senate, House begin identifying plans to pay for Amendment 1
(Naples Daily News)
Clash Over Medicaid Expansion Could Lead To A Special Session For The Budget
(Health News Florida)
Florida Legislature 2015: Housing divides lawmakers
(Palm Beach Post)
Tax projections increase slightly amid budget questions
(Southwest Florida's News-Press)
House rejects bill cutting income tax to offset online tax
(Miami Herald)
Florida economists to draw up new budget forecast
(Sun-Sentinel)
Florida House, Senate could be building very different budgets
(Tampa Bay Times)
Budget, health care issues cloud Legislature's opening day
(Palm Beach Post)

Popular Budget and Taxes Bills
SB 0110 Taxes
SB 0140 Tax On Sales, Use, and Other Transactions
HB 0101 Taxation
HB 0451 Entertainment Industry Tax Credit Program
SB 0310 Streamlined Sales and Use Tax Agreement
SB 0302 Community Contribution Tax Credit Program
HB 0209 Emergency Fire Rescue Services & Facilities Surtax
HB 0245 Tax on Commercial Real Property
SB 0138 Tax-exempt Income
HB 0037 Voluntary Contributions for Public Education Facilities
Budget and Taxes Bills On The Move
HB 0229 Municipal Property Tax Exemption
Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 02/06/15, 9:00 am, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)
SB 0302 Community Contribution Tax Credit Program
SENATE Now in Appropriations
HB 0179 Public Records/Tax Collectors
HOUSE On Committee agenda - Finance & Tax Committee, 03/19/15, 3:00 pm, 17 H
SB 0200 Public Records/E-mail Addresses/Tax Notices
SENATE Read Second Time; Placed on Third Reading, 03/24/15
HB 0089 Original Works of Art
Bill to be Discussed During the Office of EDR's Revenue Estimating Impact Conference, 02/20/15, 1:00 pm, 117 K (No Votes Will Be Taken)
SB 0164 Crime Stoppers Trust Fund
SENATE Now in Community Affairs
SB 0140 Tax On Sales, Use, and Other Transactions
SENATE On Committee agenda - Finance and Tax, 03/23/15, 4:00 pm, 401 S
JUAS2 Sentencing
HOUSE Committee Bill Filed as HB 5203
JUAS1 Juvenile Detention Costs
HOUSE Committee Bill Filed as H 5201
SB 7014 The Corporate Income Tax
SENATE Referred to Fiscal Policy

Topic: Budget Requests

Taxwatch finds $121 million in 'turkeys', but problem is process not projects

 
by Gray Rohrer - 11 months ago - +
Think tank hits lawmakers for inserting projects into budget late in the process, but isn't taking issue with the merits of the projects on the annual "turkey" list.

Scott receives budget, veto watch commences

by Gray Rohrer - 11 months ago - +
Gov. Rick Scott has until June 4 to decide on the $77.1 billion budget for the 2014-2015 fiscal year, and special interests with favored projects will have their eyes peeled for his line-item vetoes.

2014 Session Summary: Economic Development and Transportation

by Gray Rohrer - 11 months ago - +
A $1.2 billion surplus enabled lawmakers to boost spending in several areas including transportation projects boost in funding. Also, the Senate confirmed the head of the Department of Economic Opportunity and lawmakers nixed a requirement that jobless benefit seekers must take a skills test . Read more . . .

Scott gets tax cut package on session's last day

by Gray Rohrer - 11 months ago - +
The last $105 million of Gov. Rick Scott's goal of $500 million in tax and fee cuts was passed by lawmakers on Day 60 of the 60-day legislative session.

House, Senate reach tax cut package deal

by Gray Rohrer - 11 months ago - +
The chambers reached a deal to trim $105 million in taxes but left out of the package were a reduction in a communications tax and a break for the Daytona International Speedway.

Budget talks slow down as negotiators wrangle over remaining issues

by Gray Rohrer - 12 months ago - +
Environmental funding for the Indian River Lagoon, higher education funding formulas and conflicting tax cut packages mark some of the biggest difference between the House and Senate as the session winds to a close.

Smaller sweep for affordable housing trust fund this year

by Gray Rohrer - 12 months ago - +
House and Senate budget negotiators have agreed to $167.7 million in funding for affordable housing programs next fiscal year. The figure is more for the programs than in recent years, but $58.5 million will swept from the affordable housing trust fund.

Senate adds a few House pieces to tax cut package

by Gray Rohrer - 12 months ago - +
The chambers are getting closer to an agreement on how to reach Gov. Rick Scott's goal of $500 million in tax cuts. Lawmakers have already passed a $395 million reduction in vehicle registration fees.

No time for 'fancy courting' as House and Senate kick off formal budget talks

by Gray Rohrer - 12 months ago - +
House Appropriations Committee Chairman Seth McKeel goes over budget documents Monday with his Senate counterpart, Sen. Joe Negron. Photo by Bill Cotterell The chambers embarked on the budget conference process Monday night as they haggle over how to spend about $75 billion in the 2014-2015 fiscal year.

Duval delegation warns of hospital cuts

by Gray Rohrer - 12 months ago - +
The eight-member delegation is worried a new funding formula for hospitals will lead to steep cuts in two Jacksonville-area hospitals.

Final weeks: Weatherford's big ideas, trains and budget talks

by Gray Rohrer - 12 months ago - +
The priorities of House Speaker Will Weatherford, large ominibus bills and the finalization of the budget will all be in play in the session's final weeks.

A 'patchwork of awesomeness' or 'broad-based' tax cuts?

by Gray Rohrer - 12 months ago - +
The House and Senate are still wrangling on how to cut up to $105 million in taxes. Lawmakers have already passed a $395-million cut in vehicle registration fees and now the debate is over a variety of carve-outs for industries or a broad-based cut for people.

Teamsters seek "pay parity" raises for prison staff

by Bill Cotterell - 12 months ago - +
Sen. Greg Evers, chairman of the Senate Criminal Justice Committee, supports efforts to include pay raises for prison officers in the state budget. Photo by Bill Cotterell. Correctional officers say they want "equal pay for equal risk" with state police. They say Florida can afford a $30 million pay increase when the state has a projected budget surplus of $1 billion.

House and Senate adopt separate plans to spend $75 billion

by Gray Rohrer - 12 months ago - +
Sen. Joe Negron talks about the state budget Thursday after the Senate approved its version of the spending plan for a fiscal year beginning July 1. Photo by Bill Cotterell. The chambers' spending plans are closer than in recent years as lawmakers enjoy a $1.2 billion projected surplus. The differences will be worked out over the next several weeks. Lawmakers have until early May to pass a spending plan.

House, Senate advance tax cut plans

by Gray Rohrer - 13 months ago - +

Scott signs $395 million vehicle fee cut

by Gray Rohrer - 13 months ago - +

At session's midway point, Scott, Legislature look to avoid controversy

by Gray Rohrer - 13 months ago - +

House, Senate budgets incredibly close - will Democrats get extremely loud?

by Gray Rohrer - 13 months ago - +

Unknown company to get $21 million to expand in Brevard

by Gray Rohrer - 13 months ago - +

House, Senate differ sharply over agricultural water spending in their budget proposals

by Bruce Ritchie - 13 months ago - +
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