Florida TaxWatch Releases Report Looking at Manufacturing’s Impact on the State’s Economy
On Thursday, Florida TaxWatch (FTW) released an economic commentary entitled “Built for Success: Manufacturing’s Role in Florida’s Economy.”
The report evaluates the significant impact of...
Mark Brnovich: Joe Biden’s Progressive Energy Agenda is Soaring Prices
Middle-class Americans don’t need an economist or political scientist to tell them there’s something wrong with the economy. They realize it every time they...
Jimmy Patronis Showcases Florida Home Hardening Initiative Sales Tax Exemption
This week, state Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis highlighted the Florida Home Hardening Initiative, a two-year sales tax exemption on the retail sales...
Florida’s Leaders React to Ron DeSantis Signing Almost $110 Billion Budget
Leaders from across the Sunshine State weighed in after Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Florida’s $109.9 budget and vetoed more than $3 billion in spending.
Both...
Ron DeSantis Showcases Florida’s Disaster Preparedness Sales Tax Holiday
On Thursday, Gov. Ron DeSantis and the Florida Division of Emergency Management (FDEM) encouraged Floridians to purchase disaster preparedness items during Florida’s Disaster Preparedness...
People From New York, California Propelling Florida’s Growth, Report Finds
At the end of last week, moveBuddha released its Florida state migration report includes the latest 2022 search data to see which cities are...
Florida TaxWatch Releases Report Comparing Sunshine State’s 67 Counties
This week, during Florida TaxWatch’s (FTW) spring meeting in Tampa, the taxpayer research institute released “2022 How Counties Compare.”
Complementing the larger “How Florida Compares”...
Charlie Crist Wants Tax Incentives for Seniors, Disabled to Modify Their Home
Last week, U.S. Rep. Charlie Crist, D-Fla., introduced a bill “that provides tax incentives for home modifications so seniors and those with disabilities can...
Jimmy Patronis: Elon Musk Should Move Twitter From San Francisco to Florida
This week, Florida Chief Financial Officer (CFO) Jimmy Patronis doubled down on his call for Elon Musk to move Twitter to Florida.
Patronis weighed in...
Florida TaxWatch Looks at Public Safety Net Programs, Economic Impact of Reducing Benefits Cliffs
This week, Florida TaxWatch (FTW) released a new report entitled “At the Cliff’s Edge: How Reducing Benefits Cliffs Can Stimulate Workforce Participation and Economic...
Florida TaxWatch: Sunshine State Needs Better Census Counts
On Thursday, Florida TaxWatch (FTW) released an economic commentary entitled “The Economic and Fiscal Significance of the U.S. Census and American Community Survey (ACS).”
The...
Florida Legislature Approves DeSantis’ Proposal to Eliminate Disney’s Reedy Creek Improvement District
This week, during a special session in Tallahassee, the Florida Legislature passed a proposal backed by Gov. Ron DeSantis to end the Reedy Creek...