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House tax chairman says banking tax loophole will likely live another year
A banking tax break that has become a well-known loophole is likely to be preserved for another year – but could be repealed in 2014, a top lawmaker said Monday. Rep. Ritch Workman, the Melbourne Republican who chairs the House Finance & Tax...Tags: Politics, Melbourne, Citigroup Incorporated, Taxation, Bank of America Corp.
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Negron says health care deal 'unlikely'
TALLAHASSEE -- The Florida Senate tomorrow will vote on a plan to expand health care to 1 million low income Floridians with $51 billion of federal money, but that seems to be as far as the plan will go. Senate Budget Chairman Joe Negron, R-Stuart, said...Tags: Prices, Politics, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Joe Negron, Health Insurance
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Tax cuts, stadium deals, insurance reform, expressway changes all come down to session's final week
TALLAHASSEE — The last week of Florida's legislative session will settle fights on taxes, stadium subsidies from Orlando to South Florida, and the fading push from Gov. Rick Scott to win $2,500 pay raises for teachers and tax breaks for businesses....
Tags: Major League Soccer, Justice System, Sun Life Stadium, Politics, Orange County (Florida)
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Tourism lobbyists plead with House to kill hotel-tax legislation
Tourism industry officials scrambled through the weekend to out to members of the Florida House of Representatives to get them to kill a measure that would allow small coastal counties to spend their hotel taxes on lifeguards. "We have been in contact...Tags: Amusement and Theme Parks, Travel, Tourism and Leisure, SeaWorld, Orlando Hotels
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Mayo: Line up the tomatoes, it's Legislature's last week
Sun Sentinel ColumnistThere are various metaphors for the end of the Florida Legislature's annual session, and none of them are pretty: Sausage-making, for one. And then there's another, which comes at the tail end of the digestive process. The end of the 60-day session is...Tags: Tomatoes
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As Legislature limps to close, prepare for pain and little gain
Whenever I watch the Florida Legislature in action, I usually feel like hurling fruits, vegetables or footwear. So it's a good thing I no longer go to Tallahassee for the final week. Now I follow through the magic of the Internet, and it's much safer...Tags: Health Treatments, Elections, Medical Marijuana Therapy, Politics, Executive Branch
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Florida Legislature OKs $50M for cross-Florida trail
Orlando SentinelAccording to news reports, Florida legislators have agreed to allocate $50 million to buy right of way to connect scattered trails to create a 275-mile trail network that would span the state from St. Petersburg to Titusville. The $50 million still...Tags: Winter Garden, Bay Lake, St. Petersburg (Pinellas, Florida), Titusville, Ocoee
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Senate approves bill expanding the use of the bed tax
On a unanimous vote, the Florida Senate just unanimously approved legislation would permit small coastal counties around the state to spend their bed taxes on lifeguards and beach patrols. The issue now heads to the House of Representatives, where...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Amusement and Theme Parks, Safety of Citizens, Elections, Politics
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'Don't stop believing' moves the Senate to kill the loud stereo bill
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefTALLAHASSEE -- The Florida Legislature might be done trying to kill the music. The Senate killed a bill Friday (SB 634) that would make it a crime for people to play music in their vehicles that can be heard more than 25 feet away. The bill is a...Tags: John Thrasher, Politics, Miguel Diaz de la Portilla, Jacksonville (Duval, Florida), Crime, Law and Justice
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Senate passes scaled back 'sick-time' bill that leaves out House's 'living wage' preemption
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefTALLAHASSEE — The Florida Senate passed a response to Orange County's sick-pay battle Friday — a measure that would prevent local governments from adopting leave policies until after a state study. The bill (HB 655) cleared the Senate 25-13,...Tags: Eleanor Sobel, Elections, Gainesville, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace
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Gary Stein: $60,000 could really go a long way
Would you like to get $60,000 a year for doing nothing? Would that $60,000 be a nice little cushion as you head into retirement? For the average person, that money would pay the house payment and the car payment for a year, and plenty of food, with...Tags: Justice System, Values, Lawyers, Politics, Crime, Law and Justice
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House moves to save insurance industry tax break -- and make drivers wait for fee cuts
With insurance industry lobbyists looking on in approval, the Florida House of Representatives moved Friday to save a $220 million-a-year tax break for the industry – and make Florida drivers wait a little longer to save money on their...Tags: Healthcare Provider, Republican Party, St. Petersburg (Pinellas, Florida), Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace
Apr 29, 2013
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Apr 29, 2013
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Apr 27, 2013
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Apr 24, 2013
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Apr 28, 2013
|Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Apr 26, 2013
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