Alexandra Glorioso

1 week ago | elnuevoherald.com | Alexandra Glorioso

Los líderes legislativos de Florida dijeron que este sería el año de la asequibilidad. Tenían planeado abordar los altos costos de la vivienda, el seguro de propiedad y los impuestos. El presidente de la Cámara de Representantes quería un alivio del impuesto sobre las ventas de $5,000 millones. El gobernador propuso un plan para eliminar los impuestos sobre la propiedad. El presidente del Senado solicitó cientos de millones de dólares en inversiones para impulsar un “renacimiento rural” en Florida.

1 week ago | miamiherald.com | Alexandra Glorioso

Florida’s legislative leaders said this would be the year of affordability. They had plans to tackle the high costs of housing, property insurance and taxes. The House speaker wanted $5 billion in sales-tax relief. The governor proposed a plan to eliminate property taxes. The Senate president called for hundreds of millions of dollars in investment to spark a “rural renaissance” in Florida. But in the end, their $115 billion budget mostly gave tax breaks to businesses.

1 week ago | orlandosentinel.com | Lawrence Mower |Alexandra Glorioso

TALLAHASSEE - Gov. Ron DeSantis touted last year's Governor's Cup charity golf weekend as a fundraising success for the fledgling Hope Florida Foundation, saying it raised "massive amounts of money."Yet few of the attendees - which included officials in the governor's administration, his former campaign advisers and state contractors - donated to it.

1 week ago | miamiherald.com | Alexandra Glorioso

It’s Monday, June 16 and Florida lawmakers are expected to pass the state budget this evening. They are a month-and-a-half late. Senate Committee on Appropriations Chairman Ed Hooper summed it up on Friday: “We thought this day would never come, but it did.”The $115.1 billion budget is smaller than last year’s as lawmakers prepare for a possible recession. Lawmakers agree not to fund DeSantis’ Hope Florida call line: It’s a critical blow to one of the governor’s signature priorities.

1 week ago | gazettextra.com | Lawrence Mower |Alexandra Glorioso

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Gov. Ron DeSantis touted last year's Governor's Cup charity golf weekend as a fundraising success for the fledgling Hope Florida Foundation, saying it raised "massive amounts of money."Yet few of the attendees - which included officials in the governor's administration, his former campaign advisers and state contractors - donated to it.