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Tax Policy

  • Blogs

    May 23, 2012

    Allen West Says He'd Consider Raising Taxes: What's Going On? (Video) (Updated)

    Update, 1:17 p.m.: Added comment from Patrick Murphy, his Democratic opponent in the District 18 race.Allen West's unpredictability quotient is through the roof these days. The whole "communists in Congress" thing was off-the-wall, but it was at least in line with the rest of his statement ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 27, 2012

    Allen West Launches First Attack on Patrick Murphy

    The ugliness has started. Sort of.Until now, Congressman Allen West has remained almost silent when it came to actually having an opponent in the race for the District 19 congressional seat -- though Democrat Patrick Murphy followed him up there after West bailed on District 22 for friendlier demogr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2012

    Allen West Goes on CBS to Criticize Bill He Didn't Fight Against

    ​CBS News had a story today about a fee built into the two-month payroll tax cut extension approved by the House just before Christmas -- to help pay for the cut, legislators added a tenth of a percent fee to loans backed by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.Rep. Allen West was featured in the piece as " ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 27, 2011

    Allen West: Where Was Your Leadership in Opposing the Payroll Tax Deal?

    Whenever we point out the quirks of Rep. Allen West, there's always some dissent from his fans. In his defense, his supporters typically point out the leadership quality they see in the congressman.West was given a chance to be a leader this past week, as he's opposed the two-month extension of the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2011

    Rick Scott Approval Rating Climbing Out of the Toilet; Voters Don't Know if He Raised Taxes

    ​Gov. Rick Scott received his highest approval rating and lowest disapproval since April, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.The new survey shows 35 percent of respondents approved of the way the governor is handling his job, compared to 52 percent who said they disapproved." ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 29, 2011

    Orange Juice and Taxes Cause State Citrus Department Director to Resign

    Blame this guy.​The Ledger is reporting that Ken Keck, the Florida Department of Citrus executive director, will resign next week.That's consistent with the citrus commission's August 3 agenda, which states the third item is to consider "terms of resignation of acting executive director," and the ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 26, 2011

    Rick Scott Plays Armchair President on Debt-Ceiling Drama

    Gov. Rick Scott is a dreamer​Gov. Rick Scott seems to like the idea of being president of the United States -- he's hinted that he'd make a good president because of the "tough choices" he's made as governor, and now he's playing armchair president from the governor's mansion.Sunshine State News c ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 11, 2011

    Allen West Interview: Florida Tea Party Favorite Talks About Islam and Donald Trump (Part 2)

    ​Read the first installment of the Allen West interview here.New Times: Let's talk about the Ryan budget [introduced by Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wisconsin)], which you supported in the House. [This proposal was passed by the House and at presstime was awaiting a vote in the Senate, although House leader ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 4, 2011

    Rick Scott Upset About Minimum Wage Rising 6 Cents but Happy With $30 Million Corporate Tax Cut

    ​So, our tireless lawmakers finally came to an agreement on the state's budget yesterday. More than anything, it serves as a validation that Gov. Rick Scott is completely clueless. Sen. Mike Fasano actually called Scott clueless a few weeks ago, but he was talking about the governor's plans to eli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2010

    Rick Scott Property Tax Calculator Ignores Small Fact: Florida Law

    ​GOP candidate for governor Rick Scott released this pretty snazzy new website on Friday: It's a property tax calculator that figures out a Floridian's tax if Scott gets elected versus Democratic opponent Alex Sink. There's just one problem with his site: It ignores the Florida Constitution.Scott' ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 10, 2009

    Bueller? Pines Leaders Fumble Tax Calculations

    Flickr user: HeneghanCan you calculate your tax hike?​Pack City Hall with more than 150 angry citizens and any governing body would get a bit anxious. But at Wednesday night's budget hearing, the Pembroke Pines city commissioners appeared to be auditioning for Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader? An ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 26, 2009

    Legislators Pay Lip Service to Dreaded Compromise

    FLHouse.govHasnerCompromise is what distinguishes the effective, conscientious governments from the dysfunctional ones, and the lack of it has been a drag on the Florida Legislature for some time. One would think that this year's gaping, $6 billion budget hole would make compromisers out of the stub ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 18, 2009

    Schoolkids, State Workers: You're All Under the Bus for Tax-Shy Legislature

    Our Florida legislators have some budget-cutting to do, but they also need to improve the state's education system, which is fast becoming a national embarrassment. This will take some creativity. Republicans, as the majority party, you're up.flhouse.govAdam HasnerAdam Hasner, Republican from Delray ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 31, 2008

    Pulp O' The Mornin'

    Our Florida legislators have some budget-cutting to do, but they also need to improve the state's education system, which is fast becoming a national embarrassment. This will take some creativity. Republicans, as the majority party, you're up.flhouse.govAdam HasnerAdam Hasner, Republican from Delray ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 2, 2007

    'Broward Health' Czar Levine Sets Pulp Straight

    Our Florida legislators have some budget-cutting to do, but they also need to improve the state's education system, which is fast becoming a national embarrassment. This will take some creativity. Republicans, as the majority party, you're up.flhouse.govAdam HasnerAdam Hasner, Republican from Delray ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 17, 2007

    Ellen Dalton Keeps On Ticking

    Our Florida legislators have some budget-cutting to do, but they also need to improve the state's education system, which is fast becoming a national embarrassment. This will take some creativity. Republicans, as the majority party, you're up.flhouse.govAdam HasnerAdam Hasner, Republican from Delray ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 31, 2006

    For All You Political Junkies ...

    Our Florida legislators have some budget-cutting to do, but they also need to improve the state's education system, which is fast becoming a national embarrassment. This will take some creativity. Republicans, as the majority party, you're up.flhouse.govAdam HasnerAdam Hasner, Republican from Delray ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 27, 2006

    DeGroot DePants DeSentinel

    Our Florida legislators have some budget-cutting to do, but they also need to improve the state's education system, which is fast becoming a national embarrassment. This will take some creativity. Republicans, as the majority party, you're up.flhouse.govAdam HasnerAdam Hasner, Republican from Delray ... More >>

  • News

    April 7, 2005

    Curious George Sails the River of Red

    Following a long tradition, new Fort Lauderdale City Manager George Gretsas tries to tame the big spenders at City Hall

  • News

    August 14, 2003

    Peddling the Bush Agenda

    Ideas? The Bush boys have 'em. And are they whoppers!

  • News

    June 21, 2001

    Letters to the Editor

    Letters for June 21, 2001

  • News

    August 5, 1999

    Undercurrents

    A new ballgame

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