A new survey from Florida TaxWatch finds that Florida voters are unaware of the Constitution Revision Commission (CRC) and its activities. Florida Trend June 28, 2017 A Florida TaxWatch survey finds that Florida voters are unaware of the Constitution Revision Commission (CRC)and its activities. The non-partisan, non-profit government watchdog and research institute partnered with Tallahassee-based Cherry Communications to conduct […]
TaxWatch: Fewer Turkeys, Less Transparency
by The News Service of Florida’s Brandon Larrabee May 26, 2017 Reforms to the way the Legislature puts its budget together lowered the number of “turkeys” wedged into the spending plan, but there are still some items Gov. Rick Scott should consider vetoing, a Tallahassee-based think tank said Friday. Florida TaxWatch included $177.8 million worth […]
We must fight to protect access to public notices
Tallahassee Democrat by Dominic M. Calabro and Pat Neal, My View March 19, 2017 The cornerstone of our constitutional democratic republic is protecting citizens’ right to full and public notice when their elected officials are discussing or making decisions that could affect the taxpayer’s daily lives. As a non-partisan government watchdog and taxpayer research institute […]
