Florida Bill Increasing Current Retiree Benefits Faces Backlash

Florida Bill Increasing Current Retiree Benefits Faces Backlash

Liv Caputo
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January 12, 2024
TALLAHASSEE, FL --- A new Republican-backed bill altering cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) for retirees is dividing conservative voters. Despite passing its first committee unanimously, Florida citizens worry about unequal benefits and slowed pension funding. HB 151, proposed by Rep. Demi Busatta Cabrera (R-Coral Gables), aims to reset the annual COLA to 3 percent for all retired […]
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The  'Single LARGEST TAX INCREASE in the History of the State of Florida' Heads To A vote

The 'Single LARGEST TAX INCREASE in the History of the State of Florida' Heads To A vote

Javier Manjarres
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March 8, 2021
If it looks like a tax, smells like a tax, and reads like a tax, then it’s probably a tax, but don’t tell Sen. Joe Gruters (R) and all of the members of the Senate Appropriations Committee who last week unanimously voted (18-0) to pass the SB 50 Sales and Use Tax measure, or as some would call it, a...
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DeSantis praises Fifth Third Banks decision to support scholarship fund

DeSantis praises Fifth Third Banks decision to support scholarship fund

Javier Manjarres
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February 9, 2020
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis praised Fifth Third Bank for reversing its decision to stop funding the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program.
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