May 27, 2009
TALLAHASSEE - Gov. Charlie Crist signed into law a $1-per-pack cigarette tax hike Wednesday - the biggest of its kind in Florida history — saying he hopes to kill the habit that results in thousands of deaths every year.
Archive for May, 2009
Orlando Sentinel- Crist signs cigarette-tax hike, calls it a ‘health issue’
Thursday, May 28th, 2009Associated Press- Cigarette Tax Increase
Thursday, May 21st, 2009May 21, 2009
Tallahassee-Gov. Charlie Crist says he will not stand in the way of a cigarette tax increase in Florida.
Herald Tribune- Florida’s new gambling landscape
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009May 18, 2009
Florida politicians have haggled over how much gambling to allow for nearly 20 years.
Palm Beach Post- State spending plan approved with fee, cigarette tax increases
Tuesday, May 19th, 2009May 08, 2009
TALLAHASSEE - Foreclosure fees, court costs and a slew of expenses for drivers will increase in Florida after a divided state legislature approved a $66.5 billion budget on Friday.
Ocala Star-Banner- Crist signals OK on cigarette tax
Thursday, May 7th, 2009May 06, 2009
TALLAHASSEE - Motor vehicle registration, driver’s license and court fees will be going up and tobacco taxes will increase, but Florida also will join every other state in waiving court filing fees for poor people through a series of budget conforming bills approved Tuesday by top House and Senate negotiators.
Associated Press- Legislators agree on plan to expand Seminole casino gambling
Thursday, May 7th, 2009May 07, 2009
TALLAHASSEE - Legislative negotiators agreed on what Gov. Charlie Crist called a “great” deal to expand gambling at Seminole Indian casinos today, some six hours after their talks were on the brink of collapse.
Miami Herald- Florida Legislature reaches compromise on Seminole gambling revenues
Thursday, May 7th, 2009May 07, 2009
TALLAHASSEE — Florida’s historic Hialeah Park racetrack would return. The Seminole Tribe’s Hard Rock casinos would keep their slot machines and card games. South Florida’s parimutuels would bear a lower tax burden. And tracks around the state could seek bingo-style slot machines in the future.
Miami Herald- Fla. budget negotiators OK increased fees
Thursday, May 7th, 2009May 06, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Motor vehicle registration, driver license and court fees will be going up and tobacco taxes will increase, but Florida also will join every other state in waiving court filing fees for poor people through a series of budget conforming bills approved Tuesday by top House and Senate negotiators.
Associated Press- Florida lawmakers reach agreement on state budget
Tuesday, May 5th, 2009May 04, 2009
House and Senate negotiators Monday settled their difference over the next state budget and now will turn to related issues including the expansion of gambling as well as tax and fee increases to generate many of the dollars needed to balance the spending plan.
Miami Herald- Last call for bills as Florida legislative session winds down
Friday, May 1st, 2009May 01, 2009
TALLAHASSEE — Hear that whimpering? That’s the sound of bills dying as the 2009 legislative session winds down.
