Kirby Wilson

6 days ago | tampabay.com | Kirby Wilson

As the 60-day Florida legislative session wound to a close, lawmakers had a chance to address the growing prevalence of 7-hydroxymitragynine products in Florida. They did nothing. A proposal by state Sen. Jay Collins, R-Tampa, to ban the products died in a Senate committee days before lawmakers closed up shop until 2026. Researchers who study 7-hydroxymitragynine, or 7-OH, liken the products to opioids such as morphine. They argue they should not be available to consumers.

6 days ago | yahoo.com | Kirby Wilson

As the 60-day Florida legislative session wound to a close, lawmakers had a chance to address the growing prevalence of 7-hydroxymitragynine products in Florida. They did nothing. A proposal by state Sen. Jay Collins, R-Tampa, to ban the products died in a Senate committee days before lawmakers closed up shop until 2026. Researchers who study 7-hydroxymitragynine, or 7-OH, liken the products to opioids such as morphine. They argue they should not be available to consumers.

6 days ago | elnuevoherald.com | Kirby Wilson

No todos los días un republicano de Florida se manifiesta en contra de una reducción de impuestos. Pero eso fue lo que sucedió el miércoles en una conferencia de prensa en Tampa, cuando Ron DeSantis expresó su oposición a un plan de la Cámara de Florida para reducir el impuesto estatal sobre las ventas. “Necesitamos una política fiscal que priorice a Florida”, dijo DeSantis. La amenaza de veto de DeSantis surge mientras los líderes legislativos estatales discuten sobre las finanzas de Florida.

1 week ago | gazettextra.com | Kirby Wilson

By Kirby Wilson - Tampa Bay Times (TNS) TAMPA, Fla. - It's not every day that a Florida Republican comes out against a tax cut. But that's what happened Wednesday at a Tampa news conference when Gov. Ron DeSantis voiced his opposition to a Florida House plan to cut the state sales tax. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Kirby Wilson

TAMPA — It’s not every day that a Florida Republican comes out against a tax cut. But that’s what happened Wednesday at a Tampa news conference when Gov. Ron DeSantis voiced his opposition to a Florida House plan to cut the state sales tax. “We need to have a Florida first tax policy here,” DeSantis said. “Any Florida last tax package is going to be dead on arrival.”The veto threat from DeSantis comes as state legislative leaders haggle over Florida’s finances.