968 | 2018 Budget Turkey Watch | The $88.7 billion budget passed by the Florida House and Senate for FY2018-19 contains 87 appropriations items qualifying as Budget Turkeys worth $147.5 million. Since projects were not added to the budget during conference this year, most of these were flagged because they circumvented established selection processes. This includes 56 local transportation projects worth nearly $120 million. These member projects, for which there is no formal evaluation and selection process, bypass the transportation planning process, potentially diverting funds from projects that are in the DOT work program.
| 04 | 2018 | budget,budget turkeys,capitol,taxpayer guide | /researchareas/turkeys.aspx |
966 | 2018 Legislative Wrap Up | Find out all about what happened this Session with the TaxWatch Legislative Wrap Up. | 03 | 2018 | appropriations,bills,budget,budget turkeys,capitol,cost savings,legislative,legislature,local government,taxpayer guide | /portals/3/pdfs/2018LegWrapUpFINAL.pdf |
960 | Budget Watch - More Revenue for the Next Budget | As the Florida Legislature prepares to go into conference budget negotiations to finalize the FY2018-19 budget, state estimators gave lawmakers a bit of good news. Florida’s General Revenue (GR) Estimating Conference met on February 9 and forecast that the state would collect an additional $461.8 million in FY2017-18 and FY2018-19. | 02 | 2018 | budget,budget turkeys,capitol,cost savings,legislative,legislature,spending,taxation,taxes,taxpayer guide | /library/periodicals/budgetwatch/february2018-2.aspx |
945 | 2017 Session Wrap-Up | The 2017 Legislature passed only 249 bills, the second lowest number in at least the last 15 years. This wrap-up details the issues TaxWatch followed this year. | 05 | 2017 | appropriations,bills,budget,budget turkeys,capitol,spending,taxation,taxes,taxpayer guide | /researchareas/legupdate.aspx |
928 | Budget Watch - Analyzing the Governor's FY2018 Budget Recommendations | Governor Rick Scott recently released his $83.474 billion proposed budget, which will be considered by the Legislature as it crafts the state’s new spending plan. | 02 | 2017 | budget,budget turkeys,capitol,spending,taxation,taxes | /library/periodicals/budgetwatch/february2017.aspx |
897 | 2016 Budget Turkey Watch Report | Each year, the Budget Turkey Report consists of only a very small percentage of the state budget and this year represented just over 0.1 percent. The $82.3 billion budget passed by the Florida House and Senate on March 11, 2016 contains 143 appropriations items worth $104.9 million qualifying as Budget Turkeys. | 03 | 2016 | budget,budget turkeys,capitol,cost savings,public,spending,taxpayer guide | /resources/pdf/2016TurkeyWatchFINAL.pdf |
861 | 2015 Budget Turkey Watch Report | Despite lawmakers' efforts to increase transparency while crafting the 2015-16 Florida state budget, 189 projects worth $167 million were inserted into the budget without sufficient public scrutiny, or circumventing established budget processes, and found their way to the Budget Turkey Watch list. | 06 | 2015 | budget turkeys,capitol,legislative,legislature,spending,taxpayer guide | /resources/pdf/2015TurkeyWatchFINAL.pdf |
778 | 2014 Budget Turkey Report | This years Budget Turkey Report finds $120 million in projects slipped into the budget without a full and transparent review. | 05 | 2014 | taxation, taxes, budget, spending, legislature, appropriations, legislative, legislature, capitol, bills, budget turkeys | http://www.floridataxwatch.org/resources/pdf/2014BudgetTurkeyFINAL.pdf |
727 | 2013 Turkey Watch Report with Governors Vetoes | UPDATED: With Vetoes
The 2013 Florida TaxWatch Turkey Watch Report identifies $106.8 million in Budget Turkeys. This annual Report identifies appropriations that appear in the budget at the last minute, bypassing the legislatively-established competitive process and receiving little or no public review. This years Report highlights 107 projects that deserve extra consideration for veto by the Governor. | 05 | 2013 | taxation, taxes, budget, spending, legislature, appropriations, legislative, legislature, capitol, bills, budget turkeys | http://floridataxwatch.org/resources/pdf/2013TurkeyWatchFINALVetoes.pdf |
726 | 2013 Turkey Watch Report | The 2013 Florida TaxWatch Turkey Watch Report identifies $106.8 million in Budget Turkeys. This annual Report identifies appropriations that appear in the budget at the last minute, bypassing the legislatively-established competitive process and receiving little or no public review. This years Report highlights 107 projects that deserve extra consideration for veto by the Governor. | 05 | 2013 | taxation, taxes, budget, spending, legislature, appropriations, legislative, legislature, capitol, bills, budget turkeys | http://floridataxwatch.org/resources/pdf/2013TurkeyWatchFINAL.pdf |
683 | 2012 Turkey Watch Report | "The final report of the 2012 Turkey List, including criteria" | 04 | 2012 | budget turkeys | http://www.floridataxwatch.org/resources/pdf/2012turkeysFinal.pdf |
684 | 2012 Turkey Watch List | "The 2012 Turkey List organized by budget line item. NOTE: Designed for 11x17 paper, will print at 50% on 8.5x11." | 04 | 2012 | budget turkeys | http://www.floridataxwatch.org/resources/pdf/2012TurkeyListFinalLineItems.pdf |
685 | 2012 Turkey Watch List by Counties | "The 2012 Turkey List organized by county. NOTE: Designed for 11x17 paper, will print at 50% on 8.5x11." | 04 | 2012 | budget turkeys | http://www.floridataxwatch.org/resources/pdf/2012TurkeyListFinalCounty.pdf |
647 | 2011-12 Florida TaxWatch Turkey (with Governor's vetoes noted) | | 05 | 2011 | budget turkeys | http://www.floridataxwatch.org/resources/pdf/201112FloridaTaxWatchTurkeyListwithGovsVetos.pdf |
648 | The 2011 Florida TaxWatch Turkey Watch Report | "Despite this being a tight budget year, a large number of projects known as 'turkeys' found their way into the state budget. " | 05 | 2011 | budget turkeys | http://www.floridataxwatch.org/resources/pdf/TURKEYWATCHREPORT2011.pdf |