In every state where I have lived, folks have told the same story. Either during or immediately after the Civil War, two old ladies were visiting a cemetery in that state, and one said to the other, “Wouldn’t it be nice to have a day to remember the men who gave their lives?”
Who knows how […]
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TALLAHASSEE - Florida TaxWatch applauds the Legislature for including key economic stimulus components in the proposed fiscal year 2009 budget. Last week, the legislative stimulus package - which originated from within the business community and was supported by Governor Charlie Crist and many in the Legislature - was shown to be an important priority […]
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We spoke with the communications director of the Florida Democratic Party, Mark Bubriski, about the current situation with delegates to the Democratic convention late this summer.
Mr. Bubriski says that while the delegate situation is up in the air, DNC Chairman Howard Dean assures him that the delegates from Florida will be seated. He […]
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Today marks the fifth anniversary of the fall of Baghdad. We can remember the toppling of the statue of Sadam Hussein, and the children chasing along hitting it with their shoes as a sign of disrespect. Then came five years of fighting against insurgents. Where are we now?
General David Petreaus testified on Capitol […]
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TALLAHASSEE — While state officials are working to cut over $2 billion from the upcoming 2009 budget – including via cuts in state education spending – a Florida TaxWatch Center for Educational Performance and Accountability report released today finds that there are tremendous cost-savings opportunities from within the state education system through the […]
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State budget writers have been given some more bad news. The state’s Consensus Estimating Conference met today to revise its forecast of Florida’s general revenue collections and the economists reduced their revenue estimates for FY 2007-08 and FY 2008-09 by a combined $2.945 billion, including almost $2 billion for the upcoming state budget year.
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With the ascension of Raul Castro to power in Cuba, a lot of folks are talking about the possibility of a change in the relationship between that country and the United States. Before the Castro revolution, the port of Jacksonville was the largest trader with Cuba. March 13th, however, reminds us of an event […]
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The Democratic presidential primary in Florida has been a mess. Now the taxpayers may be called on to pay for the party’s actions.
Last year, the Florida legislature decided to move the state’s presidential primary to January 29, 2008 - too early for party rules. The Republicans decided to punish the state by taking away […]
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