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Florida Senate President Ben Albritton on condo reform
Senate President Ben Albritton is emerging as the most influential player in Tallahassee this session as he is the swing vote ...
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Florida Senate leader lays out bill that explores implications of permanently reducing property taxes
The bill directs the Office of Economic and Demographic Research to conduct a study to establish a framework to reduce, or ...
Florida Senate President Ben Albritton on eliminating FEMA
Senate President Ben Albritton is emerging as the most influential player in Tallahassee this session as he is the swing vote ...
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Ben Albritton is confident Legislature will pass Hope Florida bill this Session
Senate President Ben Albritton said he is optimistic that the Legislature will pass a bill codifying Hope Florida this ...
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Ben Albritton voices caution on spending cuts, wants to study property tax rebates after Session
Albritton has leaned into a proposal to eliminate sales tax completely on clothing and shoes priced at or under $75. While ...
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‘Bought and paid for’: Ben Albritton unveils roadmap to end property taxes — with voter OK
Albritton said he appreciates Gov. Ron DeSantis’ proposal March 31 to provide a one-time tax rebate of about $1,000 per ...
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Florida's tax cut battle intensifies as Senate President proposes 'All of the Above' approach
The battle over tax cuts in Florida continues to heat up this week as lawmakers in Tallahassee push competing ideas on how ...
Senate President Albritton releases $2.1B tax relief bill
Senate President Ben Albritton laid out a $2.1 billion tax relief bill (SB 7034) Monday that, if passed by the Legislature, ...
Here’s where Florida House, Senate stand on budget — and tax cuts
The Tampa Bay Times e-Newspaper is a digital replica of the printed paper seven days a week that is available to read on ...
Florida Senate expands its tax cut proposal
New proposal includes one-time credit on annual vehicle registration fees and extending freeze on cellphone taxes.
Florida House, Senate pass budget plans, let the negotiations begin
The Senate budget proposal (SB 2500) totals $117.36 billion. The House proposal (HB 5001) has a bottom line of $112.95 ...
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Florida's proposed cell phone driving, and shotgun purchasing, bills among those struggling as end of session approaches
Shortly after the Senate passed her bill (SB 1318) to ban individuals from hands-on cellphone use while driving, Vero Beach ...